European cloud company Scaleway has launched a cloud region in Milan, Italy.

Revealed by the company today, March 19, the cloud region is live but will eventually have three availability zones, and is part of the company's broader European growth strategy.

The first availability zone is located in the Settimo Milanese area of Milan, and is already operational. The other two zones will be in separate data centers located in Basiglio and Milan, and will be "completed" in the coming months.

It is likely that Scaleway is using colocation or third-party-owned data centers, rather than building for itself. DCD has asked for clarification. Data centers currently in the Settimo Milanese area include those operated by Data4, Retiliet, Vantage, and Equinix.

“As a European hyperscaler, we are expanding our presence across Europe and anchoring our ability to stay close to local markets. The launch of operations in Italy is a crucial step in this direction,” said Damien Lucas, CEO of Scaleway. “Europe cannot rely entirely on foreign hyperscalers to fuel its digital economy. European companies must have access to hyperscale cloud platforms built in Europe, managed in accordance with EU regulations, and aligned with European priorities.”

Scaleway is expanding its footprint across Europe as part of a €3bn ($3.5bn) investment program in cloud and AI by its owner, Iliad Group. The company has existing cloud regions in France, Poland, and the Netherlands, and will soon launch more in Sweden and Germany.

The company has an availability zone in Germany that launched in November 2025.

DCD interviewed Scaleway's Damien Lucas in the Zero Downtime podcast, published today. Tune in here, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Iliad spun out the data center assets of Scaleway in 2023 into a new company called OpCore, taking over facilities in France and Poland.