Metropolitan City of Bologna (BO) · Emilia-Romagna · operational base Melzo (MI)

Support server in Bologna.

Bologna is Emilia-Romagna's industrial, academic and technology hub: the heart of the Motor Valley (Ducati Borgo Panigale, Lamborghini Sant'Agata, Ferrari Modena), Italy's capital of packaging (IMA, GD, Coesia, Marchesini), biomedical automation (Datalogic, Bonfiglioli) and European supercomputing (CINECA, EuroHPC Leonardo at the Big Data Tecnopolo). Thousands of enterprise servers across factories, R&D centres, trade fair, hospitals, universities and public administration.

We work primarily via secure remote support: we connect to your server in about 5 minutes via VPN/ZTNA and in 90% of cases we resolve remotely. When a physical presence is needed, from Melzo (MI) we reach Bologna in 2h–2h 30min via A1 (approx. 220 km).

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01 / Bologna Territory

What characterises Bologna.

Main sectors: Motor Valley (motorsport and racing tech), industrial packaging and automation, biomedical, supercomputing (CINECA, EuroHPC), agri-food, trade fairs and events, universities and research, regional public administration.

We work with clients in Bologna ranging from SMEs in the packaging and mechatronics districts (Ozzano, Pianoro, San Lazzaro) to IT departments at Motor Valley multinationals and R&D centres at the Tecnopolo. Specialised in CAD/CAM/CAE environments (NX, CATIA), industrial MES, HPC computing, AI/ML integration and NIS2 / GDPR compliance for healthcare and research.

Industrial districts and areas

Fiera, Bolognina, Borgo Panigale (Ducati), Reno, San Lazzaro, Pilastro, Navile, Tecnopolo (Big Data Tecnopolo, ECMWF, Leonardo HPC), CNR Area Ricerca, Ozzano dell'Emilia, Pianoro.

Services più richiesti a Bologna

  • Server Support Windows Server · Active Directory, Entra ID, SQL Server
  • Enterprise Linux · Apache, Nginx, PostgreSQL, Postfix
  • Virtualization · VMware vSphere, Proxmox, Hyper-V
  • Backup & DR · Veeam, Acronis, 3-2-1-1-0 strategy
  • Cybersecurity · Zero Trust, EDR, NIS2 compliance
04 / Industrial fabric

Il industrial fabric in Bologna.

Bologna is home to the headquarters of Ducati Motor Holding (Borgo Panigale), Lamborghini (Sant'Agata Bolognese), IMA (pharmaceutical and food packaging), GD/Coesia (tobacco packaging), Datalogic (industrial automation), Bonfiglioli (gear reducers), Hera (multi-utility), Granarolo, Conad, BPER Banca. At the Big Data Tecnopolo (formerly Manifattura Tabacchi) converge CINECA, ECMWF (European weather centre) and EuroHPC Leonardo, one of the most powerful supercomputers in Europe. The Università di Bologna (Alma Mater Studiorum) and the CNR complete the R&D ecosystem. Private on-premise data centres (industrial MES, CAD-CAM, academic HPC) coexist with Aruba/Equinix colocation facilities in Bologna.

Key organisations in the area: Ducati Motor Holding (Borgo Panigale) · Lamborghini (Sant'Agata Bolognese) · IMA (Ozzano dell'Emilia) · Coesia/GD · Datalogic (Lippo di Calderara) · Bonfiglioli (Calderara di Reno) · CINECA + ECMWF + EuroHPC Leonardo at the Big Data Tecnopolo · University of Bologna (Alma Mater) · Hera HQ · BPER Banca · Granarolo · Conad.

05 / Specific IT challenges

The sfide IT typical in Bologna.

Each territory has different IT priorities, shaped by its own industrial fabric. In Bologna, the requests we receive most frequently are:

  • Racing / Motor Valley environments — CAD/CAM/CFD servers for Ducati/Lamborghini aerodynamic simulations, bench-test integration, time-sync with track telemetry, backup of racing-critical IP.
  • High-throughput packaging lines for IMA, GD, Coesia, Marchesini — MES integrated with Siemens/Rockwell PLCs, real-time OEE, redundancy for 24/7 shift operations.
  • HPC and AI/ML workloads for Alma Mater spin-offs and CINECA-affiliated clients — GPU servers, parallel storage Lustre/GPFS, InfiniBand networking, Slurm job scheduling.
  • Continuity for trade fairs, events and tourism — seasonal peaks (Cosmoprof, Cersaie, SAIE, Motor Show), burst capacity, CDN for ticketing/streaming, automatic fall-back scaling.
06 / Case study · Bologna

A real-world intervention in the area.

Case study

Packaging machinery manufacturer in the Ozzano dell'Emilia area, 80 employees, developing proprietary MES software on VMware vSphere 7 across 3 Dell PowerEdge R740 hosts with Solidworks/NX CAD. Live migration to vSphere 8 with HA + vSAN cluster, replication to DR site (colocation Aruba Bologna IT3), immutable backup for industrial IP under trade secret protection, zero downtime during business hours to ensure continuity of pharmaceutical OEM orders. Total time: 6 weeks of planning + 2 execution weekends. RTO target achieved: 20 minutes.

⚠ Details anonymized for client commercial confidentiality.

07 / Brands server

Server brands we support in Bologna.

HPProLiant Gen11 DellPowerEdge LenovoThinkSystem FujitsuPrimergy AcerAltos
08 / Other municipalities

We also operate in other cities across Northern Italy.

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09 / FAQ

Specific questions from the Bologna area.

Do you really serve Bologna? The head office is in Lombardy.+
Yes. Bologna is one of the 4 Northern Italy regions we cover on-site (Lombardy, Piedmont, Liguria, Emilia-Romagna). From our office in Melzo (MI) we reach central Bologna in 2h–2h 30min via A1 (approx. 220 km) in off-peak periods, 2h 30min–3h with traffic/roadworks. For emergencies we depart at any time. Remote support is always immediate: ~5 min via VPN/ZTNA.
How much does shipping from Bologna to the Melzo lab cost?+
Shipping is covered by our national service: prepaid label via insured courier, company pickup, 24h transit from Bologna with express courier. The cost is included in annual support contracts; for spot interventions it is quoted separately (typically 35–60 € return for a tower server, 80–120 € for a packaged 2U/4U rack unit).
Do you work with the Motor Valley (Ducati, Lamborghini) and the racing supply chain?+
Yes, it is one of our Emilia-Romagna specialisations. CAD/CAM/CFD environments for aerodynamic simulations, bench-test integration, segregation of racing-critical IP, time-sync with track telemetry, intelligent backup for proprietary models.
Do you work at the Big Data Tecnopolo (CINECA, ECMWF, Leonardo HPC)?+
Yes, we work with Alma Mater Studiorum spin-offs and SMEs affiliated with the Tecnopolo: HPC clusters (Slurm, PBS Pro), NVIDIA H100/A100 GPU servers, parallel storage Lustre/GPFS, InfiniBand networking, integration with centre-level job scheduling.
NIS2 compliance for industrial companies in Emilia-Romagna: where to start?+
Initial gap audit (2–4 weeks), full asset inventory (with OT/IT focus for packaging lines and Motor Valley), data classification by sensitivity, admin segregation, EDR with Microsoft Defender for Business or SentinelOne, immutable backup 3-2-1-1-0, documented incident response plan. Average time to full compliance: 3–6 months.
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