Infrastructure and equipment
Lyon offers primary electrical and telecom infrastructures and ensures optimal reliability.
> Hydroelectric power plant, Centrale du Bugey, to meet the specific needs of large-scale data centers (> 5000 square meters) with 4 kW/square-meter of power, to promote the use of renewable energy sources.
> Dense fiber optics network (dark fiber), numerous telecom operators ensure supply redundancy.
"> Lyon's GIX/NAP (Internet exchange node), Lyonix administrated by Rezopole throughout the region Rhône-Alpes, enables local peering among operators (Interconnection) and allows them to buy or resell bandwidth at the best rate.
Connectivity: 10/100/1000 FE + 1 Gb/s: SX/LX/ZX 10 Gb/s
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Access and service
Lyon is centrally located with regard to major urban areas of Europe.
> A European-scale high speed train places Lyon just 1 hour and 55 minutes from Paris (with trains every half hour at rush hours), i.e. 37 return trips daily between Lyon and Paris.
> An international airport connects Lyon to over 100 destinations in France and around the world.
> A dense motorway network provides access to major North/South and East/West axes.
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Property and real estate opportunities
Lyon's wide variety of real estate options is an asset in setting up your Data Center:
> The Lyon region offers high-quality reserves of real estate and investment properties at attractive prices.
> Several development areas offer investment properties and the geotechnical qualities suited to the construction of data centers: Parc Industriel de la plaine de l'Ain, ZAC des Gaulnes, ZAC Urban Green...
> The Lyon metropolitan area is located in a low seismic risk area, ensuring site stability.
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Aid and support
Call on the expertise of ADERLY, the Lyon Area Economic Development Agency
> Well-versed in data center projects (experience in Tier IV DC projects).
> Finding property and real estate solutions adapted to your trade-specific needs (space, logistics, connectivity, equipment...).
> Assistance by a group of experts in key areas: Consultancy, Telecom, Energy, Operation...
> Coordination with local actors (Regional Directorate for Industry, Research and Environment [DRIRE], Electricity Transmission Grid [RTE]...)
> Network of key people at the public authorities.
> Local actors ready to meet with you.
> Aid for recruiting your future specialists from adapted training programs.
> Assisting your employees with mobility aspects (housing, schooling, employment for your spouse...).
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Education, research, Human Resources
Lyon boasts high-performance human skills, making it a prime source for your recruiting needs:
> Major labor market in France's 2nd largest urban area with 4.4 million inhabitants.
> France's 2nd major hub in the information technology sector.
> Lyon and the region offer a wide range of training programs adapted to data center operations: engineering schools, technological institutes for electrical engineering, IT...
> Recruiting and continuing education are ensured by reputed recruiting firms:
Michael Page, HAYS, Alexandre TIC, Mercuri Urval, and by numerous vocational training centers such as SEPR and a wide range of technical schools...
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Flagship companies
9 Cegetel, ALB, Accelance ...
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