Italy Data Center Market - Investment Analysis & Growth Opportunities 2026-2031

The Italy data center market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 10.42% from 2025 to 2031.

ITALY DATA CENTER MARKET - KEY HIGHLIGHTS

• In Italy, we observe that the demand for emerging technologies such as AI/ML, big data, and IoT is steadily increasing. As a result, the demand for AI-ready data centers is also growing. Data center operators are showing interest in developing large-scale, AI-ready data center facilities to support this rising demand and the ongoing digital transformation in Italy.
• In February 2026, Retelit announced that it had a plan to develop two new AI-ready data centers in Milan Bisceglie, Italy, with a total investment of around $116 million.
• In October 2025, the Italian government announced that it had become the first EU country to pass a national AI law. The main features of the law are that it regulates AI use across various sectors such as healthcare, finance, and public services, ensures human oversight, transparency, and safety, and introduces rules against misuse.
• The ongoing expansion of submarine cable infrastructure continues to play a transformative role in the Italy data center market. These cables are critical for boosting international bandwidth and reducing latency, making Italy a strategic hub for global data flow and digital services in the European region.
• In October 2025, Unitirreno announced that it had launched its domestic subsea cable system in Italy, which connects Sicily, Sardinia, Rome, and Genoa. In addition, the length of the cable is around 718 miles, and it offers over 624 Tbps capacity using advanced 24-fiber-pair technology.
• Data center organizations in Italy are building high MW campuses to continuously increase the demand for digitalization across all sectors in Italy. CloudHQ, Data4, Echelon Data Centres, Adriatic DC, Eni & G42, NTT DATA, and Solaria Energia are building data center campuses with capacities exceeding 100 MW. These development initiatives clearly indicate that the market share of large colocation facilities is expected to grow significantly during the forecast period.
• we observe that the data center operator and investor in Italy are increasingly prioritizing sustainability. Many data center operators are adopting green practices such as using solar and wind energy and singing renewable Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) for their data center operations. For instance, in February 2026, Enfinity Global, a renewable energy developer, announced that it had started operations of a 33.8 MW solar power plant in Italy under a long-term PPA with Microsoft. The project is part of a larger 366 MW solar portfolio across Italy.

ITALY DATA CENTER MARKET VENDOR LANDSCAPE

• In Italy Aruba SpA, Data4, Eni, Equinix, Keppel Data Centres, Retelit, STACK Infrastructure, and Sparkle are some of the major colocation data centers.
• The cloud market in Italy is expected to continue experiencing significant growth in the future. Major global cloud providers such as AWS, Microsoft, Google, and Oracle Cloud continue to expand their presence in Italy. For instance, In May 2025, OVHcloud announced that it had launched its first data center in Milan.
• The Italy data center market has the presence of several major IT infrastructure vendors including, Atos, Cisco, Dell Technologies, Everpure. Hewlett Packard Enterprise, NetApp, Nutanix, NVIDIA, among others.
• In April 2025, Vertiv, iGenius, and NVIDIA signed a partnership deal for the development of an AI-ready data center in Italy, featuring a supercomputer with NVIDIA DGX GB200 systems to provide data storage and processing services to clients across various industries such as financial services, healthcare, and the public sector. Additionally, Vertiv provides the power, cooling, and infrastructure platform (360AI), which is modular and scalable to support high-density AI workloads.
• The Italy data center market has the presence of global as well as local data center construction contractor & sub-contractors, including AECOM, APL Data Center, Ariatta, Arup, , CapIngelec, DBA PRO, Editel S.p.A, Eiffage, Exyte, Future-tech, Gleeds, , GSE Group, , Marsh, MiCiM, NORMA Engineering, Page Europa, among others.
• In November 2025, Vertiv announced that it has launched the CoolCenter Immersion system pod, which can support around 25kW to 240kW per system, and this is now available in EMEA.

IT Infrastructure Providers

• Atos
• Cisco
• Dell Technologies
• Hewlett Packard Enterprise
• Huawei Technologies
• IBM
• Lenovo
• NetApp
• Nutanix
• NVIDIA
• Oracle
• Pure Storage (Everpure)

Data Center Construction Contractors & Sub-Contractors

• AECOM
• APL Data Center
• Ariatta
• Arup
• Astron Buildings
• Bouygues Construction
• CapIngelec
• DBA PRO
• Editel S.p.A
• Eiffage
• Exyte
• Future-tech
• Gleeds
• Gruppo Simtel
• GSE Group
• ISG
• Kirby Group Engineering
• Marsh
• Mercury
• MiCiM
• NORMA Engineering
• Page Europa
• Rizzani de Eccher

Support Infrastructure Providers

• ABB
• AEC UPS
• Aggreko
• Alfa Laval
• Baudouin
• Carrier
• Caterpillar
• Climaveneta
• Cummins
• Daikin Applied
• Delta Electronics
• Eaton
• EMICON
• GE Vernova
• HiRef S.p.A
• Hitachi Energy
• Honeywell
• Legrand
• Mitsubishi Electric
• Munters
• Perkins Engines
• Piller Power Systems
• PRAMAC
• R&S Group
• Rehlko
• Riello Elettronica Group
• Rittal
• Schneider Electric
• Siemens
• Socomec Group
• STULZ
• Swegon
• Trane
• Vertiv

Data Center Investors

• Aruba S.p.A.
• Data4
• Eni
• Equinix
• Keppel Data Centres
• Microsoft
• Retelit
• STACK Infrastructure
• Sparkle

New Entrants

• Adriatic DC
• CloudHQ
• Compass Datacenters
• CyrusOne
• Digital Realty
• Domyn
• Echelon Data Centres
• NTT DATA
• Vantage Data Centers
• VIRTUS Data Centres
• VITALI

WHY SHOULD YOU BUY THIS RESEARCH?

• Market size available in the investment, area, power capacity, and Italy colocation market revenue.
• An assessment of the data center investment in Italy by colocation, hyperscale, and enterprise operators.
• Data center investments in the area (square feet) and power capacity (MW) across cities in the country.
• A detailed study of the existing Italy data center market landscape, an in-depth industry analysis, and insightful predictions about the Italy data center market size during the forecast period.
• Snapshot of existing and upcoming third-party data center facilities in Italy
  • Facilities Covered (Existing): 73
  • Facilities Identified (Upcoming):34
  • Coverage: 30+ Locations
  • Existing vs. Upcoming (Data Center Area)
  • Existing vs. Upcoming (IT Load Capacity)
• Data center colocation market in Italy
  • Colocation Market Revenue & Forecast (2022-2031)
  • Retail & Wholesale Colocation Revenue (2022-2031)
  • Retail & Wholesale Colocation Pricing
• Italy data center landscape market investments are classified into IT, power, cooling, and general construction services with sizing and forecast.
• A comprehensive analysis of the latest trends, growth rate, potential opportunities, growth restraints, and prospects for the industry.
• Business overview and product offerings of prominent IT infrastructure providers, construction contractors, support infrastructure providers, and investors operating in the industry.
• A transparent research methodology and the analysis of the demand and supply aspect of the market.

EXISTING VS. UPCOMING DATA CENTERS

• Existing Facilities in the region (Area and Power Capacity)
  • Milan
  • Other Cities
• List of Upcoming Facilities in the region (Area and Power Capacity)
  • Milan
  • Other Cities

The segmentation includes:

• IT Infrastructure
  • Servers
  • Storage Systems
  • Network Infrastructure
• Electrical Infrastructure
  • UPS Systems
  • Generators
  • Transfer Switches & Switchgears
  • PDUs
  • Other Electrical Infrastructure
• Mechanical Infrastructure
  • Cooling Systems
  • Rack Cabinets
  • Other Mechanical Infrastructure
• Cooling Systems
  • CRAC & CRAH Units
  • Chiller Units
  • Cooling Towers, Condensers & Dry Coolers
  • Other Cooling Units
• General Construction
  • Core & Shell Development
  • Installation & Commissioning Services
  • Engineering & Building Design
  • Fire Detection & Suppression Systems
  • Physical Security
  • Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM)
• Tier Standard
  • Tier I & Tier II
  • Tier III
  • Tier IV
• Geography
  • Milan
  • Other Cities

KEY QUESTIONS ANSWERED:

1. How much MW of power capacity will be added across Italy during 2026-2031?

2. How big is the Italy data center market?

3. What factors are driving the Italy data center market?

4. Which all geographies are included in Italy data center market report?