Expect longer routes to the rest of the world
New Zealand is far from most other regions. If your users or services are elsewhere, test the round trip before deciding.
GLWS · Auckland / New Zealand
Auckland.
GLWS hosting close to your users.
Our location in Oceania. Auckland suits New Zealand audiences. Routes to Australia, Asia and the rest of the world are long, so test from your users’ networks.
At a glance.
Where it is and who it suits.
LOCATION
Auckland, New Zealand
- Region
- Asia Pacific
- Country
- New Zealand
- Coordinates
- -36.85°, 174.76°
- Suits
- New Zealand users and a presence in Oceania.
Coordinates mark the city centre.
FACILITY
GLWS facility in Auckland.
Where your servers in Auckland run.
Spark Digital
Spark Digital Mayoral Drive Exchange
31 Airedale Street, Auckland CBD 1010, New ZealandA central Auckland carrier-hotel data centre on Airedale Street.
- Standard
- Level 3 data centre aligned to TIA-942 Tier 3 and Uptime Institute standards
- Location
- Central Auckland
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors · View larger map (opens in a new tab) · -36.8542, 174.7640
Is Auckland right for you?
Two things to think through.
Plan recovery carefully
A backup in the same country can be restored quickly, while one overseas gives better separation. Decide which matters more, and rehearse the restore.
Nearby locations.
Distances from Auckland to the closest GLWS locations.
Sydney
Australia
About 2,160 km away. Physical minimum round trip about 22 ms.
Singapore
Singapore
About 8,420 km away. Physical minimum round trip about 84 ms.
Tokyo
Japan
About 8,840 km away. Physical minimum round trip about 88 ms.
Osaka
Japan
About 8,930 km away. Physical minimum round trip about 89 ms.
Distances are straight-line between city centres. The minimum round trip assumes light in fibre at about 200,000 km a second and a straight cable. Real routes are longer, so always test from your own audience. For a second site that survives a regional outage, Singapore is about 8,420 km from Auckland.
Look at the whole request path.
A nearby server is only one part of your application.
Auckland and your audience
Compare the route from the audience networks you expect to serve. Test real requests, not only a location label.
Dependencies and data
Count remote APIs, databases, sign-in providers and backup destinations when you plan.
Recovery across locations
Write down how data is restored and who can do it. A copy in another location only helps if you can recover from it.
GLWS VPS plans in Auckland.
Pick a product, then choose Auckland in the configurator.
Linux VPS
KVM virtual servers for websites, applications and development.
Dedicated servers
Whole machines, with regional options.
Colocation
Rack space, power and connectivity for your own hardware.
Questions about Auckland.
Quick answers before you choose.
Which facility is this?
Servers in Auckland run at Spark Digital Mayoral Drive Exchange, 31 Airedale Street, Auckland CBD 1010, New Zealand.
Can I choose Auckland when I configure a plan?
Yes, for any product that offers this location. Your choice is saved with your configuration.
What should I measure?
Test response times and throughput from representative audience networks. Include application dependencies and measure during periods relevant to your users.
What else should I compare?
Compare data handling, resource availability, backup arrangements and the practical process for recovery or on-site work.
Nearby locations.
Other locations in the same region.
Australia / SYD
Sydney
Australian users and Oceania traffic.
Oceania
See this location →
Japan / TYO
Tokyo
Japanese users and East Asian traffic.
Asia
See this location →
Singapore / SIN
Singapore
South-east Asian users and an Asia Pacific presence.
Asia
See this location →