Advised Dataplace, a Dutch regional Tier III datacenter operator, on its sale to Eurofiber Group, a provider of digital infrastructure services through fiber optic networks and datacenters.

Dataplace has successfully operated a regional TIER III datacenter in Alblasserdam since the beginning of 2011. The datacenter, focused on the Randstad and Rijnmond area, is complementary to Eurofiber’s existing datacenter activities in the Utrecht region. The datacenters are separated by an ideal distance to enable them to function as twin locations. Both new and existing Dataplace and Eurofiber customers will benefit from this joining of forces.

Alex Goldblum, CEO of Eurofiber Group said: “We are enthusiastic about this transaction. Over the past five years Dataplace has been successful in marketing a regional colocation proposition. This proposition is a good match for the trend among companies and institutions towards outsourcing hardware and IT to a secure datacenter environment. From the datacenter secure and high-quality fiber-optic connections can be made to IT and cloud partners. For Eurofiber this is a logical step towards an open data infrastructure into which IT and telecoms will be entering in the years ahead.”

Both datacenters are already connected to a large number of national and international carrier networks, the Eurofiber fiber-optic network and also to the Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX). 

Gerben van der Veen​, owner and founder of Dataplace adds: “I’m also very enthusiastic. Eurofiber has a finely-meshed fiber-optic network in the Benelux countries. Almost every datacenter is connected to it. Joining forces with Eurofiber ensures that we will be in an even better position to serve our clients to the utmost.”