IP & bandwidth, native
The fabric is built around peering. Native peering and metro transport on every BareFABRIC port; Tier-1 + Tier-2 transit one cross-connect away. Connectivity is a first-class colocation service rather than a supplementary one.
[ About Data Facilities ]
Operating digital infrastructure since 2012.
Data Facilities operates THG1 in The Hague — a 3.50 MW carrier-neutral colocation site at the heart of the Dutch metro. Operated by network engineers, audited continuously, and designed for sustained operation through the second day of an outage.
- Founded
- 2012
- Total power
- 3.50 MW
- Fabric reach
- 10 locations
- Security
- VRKI 2.0 Class 4
[ Our story ]
Building trust through excellence.
Data Facilities was founded in 2012 with the acquisition of a former EDS HP data center in Spijkenisse, retrofitted from the ground up for modern colocation. From that first site, the operating model was defined: engineer-led, single-site focused, and audit-ready by design.
What differentiates the facility is not the hardware — it is the operational posture. Every facility decision, contract and audit cycle is owned by the same engineering team that operates the network and takes the on-call phone. There is no first-line ticket queue between the customer and the engineers who resolve the issue.
Today the focus is THG1, our anchor facility in The Hague: 3.50 MW gross capacity, distributed 2N+1 throughout, sealed cold-aisle, built to VRKI 2.0 Class 4. Phase 1 (1.75 MW) is built and live. Phase 2 (+1.75 MW) is scheduled for 2027. Capacity is added against demand rather than ahead of it.
Building the foundation for tomorrow's digital economy.
To provide businesses of all sizes with enterprise-grade infrastructure that is reliable, secure, scalable and sustainable, and to operate the critical infrastructure on which their operations depend.
Operator-grade infrastructure should be available to businesses of every size. The objective is to make that infrastructure accessible, accountable and audit-ready for engineering teams of every size.
Four principles that determine which engagements are accepted.
They are evident in the hardware choices, the contract structure and the operational runbook.
Security by design
An electrified perimeter, a VRKI 2.0 Class 4 certified alarm system, mantraps on every entry and multi-factor access on every door — designed in from the first drawing, not bolted on.
Scalability with discipline
3.50 MW gross at full build. Phase 1 lives today; Phase 2 scheduled for 2027. Capacity is not built ahead of need; it is added against committed demand and signed reservations.
Sustainability by design
Renewable-energy sourced, sealed cold-aisle for cooling efficiency, mechanical design distributed 2N+1 alongside electrical — capacity is sized to load rather than over-provisioned. Reporting available under NDA.
A focused operator, not a real-estate vehicle.
A condensed timeline of the progression from one acquired room to the THG1 build, with each step documented in audit and in the operational baseline.
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2012
The start
Data Facilities is founded with the acquisition of a former EDS HP data center in Spijkenisse, retrofitted for colocation. First customers were onboarded within months.
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2014
Second carrier in-building
A second dark-fiber carrier terminates inside the facility. Customers obtain physical path diversity within the building.
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2016
ISO 27001 — first cycle
First ISO 27001 audit cycle completed. Information security management documented end-to-end, evidence retained for procurement and audit teams.
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2018
Merger with Colohouse
Data Facilities merges with the Colohouse group. Operations scaled across a wider footprint while the engineering culture and customer relationships were retained.
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2023
Separation from Colohouse
Data Facilities separates from the Colohouse group. The business became a focused, independently-run operator with its own commercial roadmap.
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2024
Ellada and the 3.5 MW expansion
Ellada acquires the real estate of the The Hague data center and announces the 3.5 MW expansion program. A phased build to 3.50 MW gross, distributed 2N+1 throughout, designed to operator-grade standards.
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2025
Phase 1 completes
THG1 Phase 1 build completes — 1.75 MW live, sealed cold-aisle, distributed 2N+1, ready for tenants. ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 27001:2022 renewed in August; SOC 2 Type II audit window closes in November.
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2026
BareFABRIC launches. Zone B completes.
Public launch of BareFABRIC — a metro fabric spanning ten locations with native peering and metro transport included on every port. Zone B build completes the same year; perimeter, intrusion detection and access control upgrades land on the back of the Phase 1 footprint.
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2027
Phase 2
THG1 Phase 2 brings the build to 3.50 MW gross. Capacity reservations are open against the Phase 2 envelope.
How we operate.
Reliability, trust and excellence are commonly stated values. The following are the values applied when a contract clause or a runbook step is genuinely ambiguous.
Customer first
Solutions matched to the client's operational goals rather than to an internal sales mix.
Dependability
Consistent, reliable services that businesses can plan around.
Adaptability
Adapting to market shifts with scalable offerings.
Partnership
Collaboration with customers, partners and the wider ecosystem.
Sustainability
Responsible and environmentally sound practices applied end-to-end.
Innovation
Adoption of technologies that make a measurable difference.
Excellence
Maintaining the highest standards — in audit, in operations, in customer experience.
Security
Protecting data and systems with audited safeguards.
Transparency
Acting with integrity, clarity and accountability — in pricing, in reporting, in incidents.
Engineered for efficiency. Reported under NDA.
Data centers are energy-intensive by definition. The objective is to make every kilowatt productive: sealed cold-aisle containment, N+1 CRAC tuning, and capacity sized to load rather than over-provisioned. Procurement teams running RFP diligence can request energy mix, PUE and consumption reporting under NDA.
[ Visit ]
Walk the facility. Meet the engineering team.
Tours are conducted by an operations engineer. Engineering teams are welcome to attend, and detailed technical questions can be addressed during the tour.
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