Rostock starts construction of the first municipal data center in MV!

Rostock starts construction of the first municipal data center in MV!

In Rostock, planning for the first municipal data center in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is in full swing. A modern functional building is to be built in the Toitenwinkel commercial area that will not only improve the municipality's digital infrastructure, but also set new standards in data security. Dr. Chris von Wrycz Rekowski, the Senator for Finance, Digitalization and Order, highlights the crucial importance of the project, which is intended to meet the needs of cloud services and digital administration offerings. Building a data center is timely as the need for computing and storage capacity continues to increase, particularly with the rise of video conferencing and online services. According to the Ostsee-Zeitung, the data center is operated 24 hours a day and is supplied with electricity from renewable energies by the Rostock municipal utilities. Ostsee-Zeitung reports that...

The city is investing a total of six million euros in this future-oriented project, which has been being developed for two years together with the Cottbus company PBIT Systeme. With an output of 100 kilowatts, 50 percent of the capacity will be used directly by the city, while the remaining capacities will be awarded to partners such as the Südstadt-Klinikum and Rostock Business. If demand increases, the construction of a second building with a capacity of 200 kilowatts is even being planned to meet the growing demand, the Ostsee-Zeitung reports.

A step towards digital independence

A central goal of the data center is to strengthen digital independence from external cloud providers. This step is seen as groundbreaking in the region to increase data security in local administration and ensure compliance with national and European data protection standards. Deutsche Telekom will initially operate the data center for ten years, after which the city can take control. Such developments are also part of the larger trend towards locating data centers in eastern Germany, where, as the MDR reports, sufficient grid connection capacity and renewable energy are available. MDR explains that...

Locating data centers in structurally weak regions should not only improve the digital infrastructure, but also create new jobs. The expansion of the data center industry could trigger positive regional effects in that local companies and service providers benefit. Despite previous residents' protests over noise pollution, Wagner hopes for a good understanding of the need for such facilities. By using waste heat, data centers even offer the opportunity to provide a sustainable energy supply solution and serve as a model for other projects in the region.

By implementing this important project, Rostock could not only respond to current technological requirements, but also make a significant contribution to creating a digital future. The plans are also part of the strategic considerations to better position the entire East Germany and to activate unused potential in the industry.