Georg and Jens Ahlbrand in conversation.

HANOVER DATA CENTER · SINCE 1971 · MADE IN GERMANY

IT Infrastructure from Germany — Sovereignly Operated, Globally Connected.

ISO 27001-certified: colocation, cloud & managed services — secure, highly available, for mid-sized companies and large enterprises.

  • ISO 27001
  • Since 1971
  • 3,000+ square meters
  • HAN-CIX / DE-CIX
  • Data storage in Germany

An Overview of Our IT Services

Everything for Secure IT Operations Under One Roof

Six service areas, one partner: whether infrastructure, cloud, operations, networking, security or consulting — we support you across the entire IT lifecycle. Find the right solution for your company below, all from a single source.

Our Core Competence

Colocation

Secure rack space in an ISO 27001 data center — predictable and highly available.

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Interconnection

Carrier-neutral connectivity, site networking and interconnection powered by DE-CIX.

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Cloud Services

Private or hybrid cloud with data storage in Germany.

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Managed Services

Outsource IT operations: 24/7 operations, backup & disaster recovery, managed security.

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IT Consulting

Strategy, sourcing and migration — through to mainframe modernization.

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Security Services

Managed security, IT security consulting and resilience concepts for your IT infrastructure.

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Security

High-Level Security to ISO 27001 — Verifiable

Your systems are housed in an ISO 27001-certified, high-security data center with controlled access, fire protection, and a redundant power supply.

Housing, cloud services, and managed services are fully covered by the scope of the certification.

ISG Provider Lens™ Recognizes GRASS-MERKUR as an Established Colocation Provider

The renowned ISG Provider Lens study confirms the capability of our cloud services — independent proof of quality that our customers can rely on.

Take a look at the study and see the results for yourself.

To the ISG Provider Lens Study
  • Access control
  • Fire protection
  • Redundant power supply (UPS / standby generator)
  • Geo-redundancy
The GRASS-MERKUR management team in a meeting.

Location

Data Center in Hanover

Exterior view of the Hanover data center - GRASS-MERKUR

Hanover Site

Our data center is located in Hanover—with its own carrier-neutral connection via the HAN-CIX Internet exchange (powered by DE-CIX).

Your Benefits

  • Direct access to German data infrastructure
  • No vendor lock-in thanks to carrier neutrality
  • Low latency & cross-connects

The Key Difference

A German Cloud Instead of Hyperscalers — Data Sovereignty Included

A sovereign cloud governed by German law.

Run your workloads in compliance with the GDPR and without access from third countries—also as a way to avoid rising licensing costs following provider changes in the virtualization market.

Dr. Oliver Kunert in a team meeting.
Sovereign Cloud
Hyperscaler Alternative
VMware Migration
Digital Sovereignty

Compliance

NIS2, DORA, and KRITIS: Compliance with Regulations

Understand your obligations—and outsource your operations to a data center that can demonstrate compliance with them.

NIS2 Explained Simply

Who is affected, which reporting obligations apply — and what companies now have to implement in concrete terms.

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The DORA Regulation

Requirements for IT resilience in the financial sector — who is affected and what needs to be done now.

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KRITIS & the Umbrella Act

Thresholds, reporting obligations and what the KRITIS Umbrella Act changes for operators.

More on the KRITIS Umbrella Act

Sustainability

Sustainable Data Center Operations

We operate our data center in an energy-efficient manner in accordance with the EnEfG—using waste heat recovery, efficient cooling, and a building management system that monitors all consumption and climate data in real time.

Real-Time Monitoring via BMS
Energy-Efficient under the EnEfG
Waste Heat Recovery
Efficient Cooling
GRASS-MERKUR building services employees at work.
Jens and Georg Ahlbrand in conversation.

About Us

Your IT Partner from
Hanover — Since 1971

GRASS-MERKUR is your direct partner: our own data center, hands-on operations, full service under one roof.

  • Our own data center (3,000+ sqm)
  • A personal contact instead of a call center
  • Full service
  • An alternative to the hyperscalers

Contact

Let’s Talk About Your IT Operations

Tell us about your project — we will get back to you with a concrete assessment.

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Direct Line

GRASS-MERKUR GmbH & Co. KG
Rothwiese 5
30559 Hannover

Our sales team will advise you personally — by phone or on site.
Your GRASS-MERKUR contact: Markus Dietz - Head of Business Development & Sales

Markus Dietz

Head of Business Development & Sales