GLWS · Madrid / Spain

Madrid.
GLWS hosting close to your users.

Our Spanish location. Madrid suits Spanish and Portuguese audiences and adds south-western Europe coverage next to Paris and Milan.

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At a glance.

Where it is and who it suits.

LOCATION

Madrid, Spain

Region: Europe
Country: Spain
Coordinates: 40.42°, -3.70°
Suits: Spanish users and Iberian traffic.

Coordinates mark the city centre.

FACILITY

GLWS facility in Madrid.

Where your servers in Madrid run.

Equinix

Equinix MD2

Calle Isabel Colbrand 6–8, 28050 Madrid, Spain

An Equinix colocation facility in Madrid, on the same site as MD1.

Colocation space: 60,267 sq ft (5,599 m²)
Construction: Reinforced concrete
Floor load: 418 psf raised floor
Power: Enterprise-grade UPS systems with built-in redundancy
Cooling: N+1 redundancy

Architectural illustration of a data centre in Madrid

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors · View larger map (opens in a new tab) · 40.5142, -3.6713

Is Madrid right for you?

Two things to think through.

Compare with other western European cities

If your users are mostly in Spain or Portugal, Madrid is often the nearest choice. If they are spread across Europe, compare it with Paris and Frankfurt using real measurements.

Keep data and backups clear

Treat server location, backup location and data-processing agreements as separate decisions, and record where each copy of your data lives.

Nearby locations.

Distances from Madrid to the closest GLWS locations.

Paris

France

About 1,050 km away. Physical minimum round trip about 11 ms.

Milan

Italy

About 1,190 km away. Physical minimum round trip about 12 ms.

Zurich

Switzerland

About 1,250 km away. Physical minimum round trip about 12 ms.

London

United Kingdom

About 1,260 km away. Physical minimum round trip about 13 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, Montreal is about 5,530 km from Madrid.

Look at the whole request path.

A nearby server is only one part of your application.

Madrid 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 Madrid.

Pick a product, then choose Madrid 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 Madrid.

Quick answers before you choose.

Which facility is this?

Servers in Madrid run at Equinix MD2, Calle Isabel Colbrand 6–8, 28050 Madrid, Spain.

Can I choose Madrid 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.