European cloud and colocation provider OVHcloud has expanded its data center footprint into Italy.

The company this week announced the opening of a new facility in the Milan region.

The company didn’t provide further details, but as previously reported by DCD, it has likely taken over a former DXC data center.

A picture of the facility previously posted by OVH founder Octave Klaba matches 27010 Inverno e Monteleone in Pavia, to the southeast of Milan.

The site’s Google Maps listing has recently changed from DXC to OVHcloud. Other online listings suggest the site, prior to being operated by DXC, was operated by HP and EDS before that. It’s unclear when DXC left and whether OVH is buying or leasing the site.

The facility is set to be part of OVHcloud's forthcoming Availability Zone (3-AZ) in the Lombardy region. Announced in late 2024 and scheduled for the end of 2025, the 3-AZ region of Milan will offer highly secure public cloud services.

“We are very pleased to announce the opening of our 44th data center in the world and our first in Italy. This extension of our cloud infrastructure is part of a broader strategy for deployment in Europe and internationally,” said Benjamin Revcolevschi, CEO of OVHcloud.

OVH has more than 40 core data centers in operation and under construction in France, Canada, the US, Australia, Germany, Poland, Singapore, India, Italy, and the UK. These are a mix of self-built and leased locations. The company also has dozens of Local Zone Edge locations across Europe, the US, and North Africa, with more planned globally.