GLWS · Tampa / United States
A Florida location. When you build a regional service, include your users’ last-mile networks in your tests, not just server-to-server speed.
Where it is and who it suits.
LOCATION
Coordinates mark the city centre.
FACILITY
Where your servers in Tampa run.
Flexential
A two-storey data centre in north Tampa, built to withstand a Category 5 hurricane, with room to expand.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors · View larger map (opens in a new tab) · 28.0738, -82.3684
Two things to think through.
A project with a Florida-focused audience can compare Tampa with Miami and other southeastern references. Use the same application requests and test periods for each real deployment comparison. Keep third-party APIs and the primary data store in the request-path inventory.
Document what must be restored, how recent the recovery copy must be and which people can act on it. A nearby environment may be convenient for administration, while a more distant copy may serve another recovery purpose. Confirm the real failure boundaries rather than assuming them.
Distances from Tampa to the closest GLWS locations.
United States
About 330 km away. Physical minimum round trip about 3.3 ms.
United States
About 670 km away. Physical minimum round trip about 6.7 ms.
United States
About 1,320 km away. Physical minimum round trip about 13 ms.
United States
About 1,480 km away. Physical minimum round trip about 15 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, Dublin is about 6,660 km from Tampa.
A nearby server is only one part of your application.
Compare the route from the audience networks you expect to serve. Test real requests, not only a location label.
Count remote APIs, databases, sign-in providers and backup destinations when you plan.
Write down how data is restored and who can do it. A copy in another location only helps if you can recover from it.
Pick a product, then choose Tampa in the configurator.
KVM virtual servers for websites, applications and development.
Whole machines, with regional options.
Rack space, power and connectivity for your own hardware.
Quick answers before you choose.
Servers in Tampa run at Flexential Tampa – North, 8350 Parkedge Drive, Tampa, FL 33637, USA.
Yes, for any product that offers this location. Your choice is saved with your configuration.
Test response times and throughput from representative audience networks. Include application dependencies and measure during periods relevant to your users.
Compare data handling, resource availability, backup arrangements and the practical process for recovery or on-site work.
Other locations in the same region.
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