Cloud computing firm CloudFerro has launched a new cloud region from its data center in the city of Łódź in central Poland.

The new region will provide digitally sovereign AI and general data processing for customers throughout the European Union (EU), the company said.

According to CloudFerro, the region will harness 2.4MW of compute provided by more than 300 server racks, with processing power of up to 1 exabyte. DCD has approached the firm for comment.

“The new CloudFerro region in Łódź enables large-scale data processing, AI model development, and the execution of public-sector projects in an environment operating under Polish and European jurisdiction,” said CloudFerro’s CEO, Dr. Maciej Krzyżanowski. “Digital sovereignty is no longer a competitive advantage – it is becoming a prerequisite for modern administration and the economy.”

In addition to AI workloads, CloudFerro’s new cloud region will also support advanced analytics applications and geospatial processing through several GPU accelerators, including Nvidia H200, B300, and RX 6000 PRO chips.

The company said the Tier III-quality facility hosting the region is powered via by renewable energy, with a power usage effectiveness rating below 1.25. The data center is also structurally equipped to siphon its waste heat into Łódź’s district heating network.

CloudFerro’s announcement of its new Łódź region follows €50 million ($57m) of investment by the firm into the expansion of its cloud infrastructure across the EU.

Founded in 2015, the Polish cloud computing firm currently operates three public cloud regions across Poland and Germany and private deployments in Italy, Finland, Germany, and Spain. The company is a key partner of the EU’s space-based earth observation programme Copernicus, affording the latter’s scientists the opportunity to analyse voluminous datasets in CloudFerro’s cloud instead of relying on local downloads.

Łódź is located southwest of Warsaw, Poland’s main data center market. According to DataCenterMap, the city currently has four facilities operated by Asseco Data Systems, TPnets DC, Kylos, and Orange Polska.

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