Data Centers in Italy

Italy – Southern Europe's Emerging Connectivity Hub

Italy is a primary connectivity hub for Southern Europe, the Mediterranean, and North Africa. Its dense network ecosystem and growing cloud presence provide a strategic location for businesses targeting these markets, offering low-latency access to millions of consumers and enterprise users.

Italy: At A Glance

Network & Connectivity Ecosystem

Italy's network fabric is rich and expanding, driven by its strategic position in the Mediterranean.

Carrier Density & Carrier Neutrality: With over 40 providers operating in the country, there is a healthy mix of local, regional, and global carriers, as of September 2025. This ensures competitive pricing and resilient connectivity options within carrier-neutral facilities.

Direct Cloud On-Ramps: Italy has more than 7 dedicated cloud on-ramps, providing direct, private connections to 20 cloud regions. Major providers with a presence include AWS, Google Cloud (GCP), Microsoft Azure, IBM Cloud, and Oracle Cloud.

Internet Exchange Points (IXPs): The Milan Internet eXchange (MIX) is the country's primary peering point, concentrating traffic from hundreds of networks. This hub is crucial for reducing latency and improving performance for traffic within Italy and Southern Europe.

Bare Metal: Bare metal server options are readily available from multiple providers. Global suppliers like phoenixNAP and OVHcloud offer dedicated server infrastructure for compute-intensive workloads.

Power Analysis

Average Cost Of Power: Industrial power costs typically range from €0.18 to €0.24/kWh, as of September 2025. This rate, influenced by a grid composed of approximately 60% fossil fuels and 40% renewables, is a key operational expense for high-density deployments.

Power Grid Reliability: The national power grid is reliable, particularly in the northern industrial centers where most data centers are located. Major facilities are supported by redundant power feeds from multiple substations, ensuring high levels of uptime.

Market Access, Business & Tax Climate

Proximity To Key Business Districts: Major data center clusters are concentrated around Milan, the nation's financial and industrial capital. This proximity provides low-latency connectivity for banking, manufacturing, fashion, and digital media industries.

Regional Market Reach: Italy serves as a digital gateway to Southern Europe and is a critical landing point for subsea cables connecting Europe to North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. This makes it an ideal location for content delivery and edge computing.

Tax Advantage For Data Centers: Italy offers tax incentives that reward investment in energy efficiency. Subsidies for implementing green technologies and improving systems can significantly lower the total cost of ownership for data center operators.

Natural Disaster Risk

Overall, Italy has a Low risk profile for natural disasters, with an INFORM Risk score of 3 out of 10, as of September 2025. While the overall risk is low, specific hazards are concentrated geographically and should be considered in site selection.

Key environmental risks include:

• Earthquake: The most significant national risk (7.7/10), primarily affecting the central and southern regions along the Apennine Mountains.
• Coastal & River Flood: Moderate to high risk in specific areas, including the Po Valley and along the extensive coastline (6.5/10 and 6.2/10, respectively).
• Tsunami: A regional risk (6.1/10) for coastal areas, particularly in Southern Italy, resulting from seismic activity in the Mediterranean.
• Drought: A growing concern (2.8/10), which can impact hydroelectric power generation and cooling resources.