GLWS · Toronto / Canada
Our second Canadian location. When you compare Canadian regions, test real access patterns and think about where backups and third-party services keep your data.
Where it is and who it suits.
LOCATION
Coordinates mark the city centre.
FACILITY
Where your servers in Toronto run.
Multi-tenant (Digital Realty, Cologix and others)
Canada's largest and most important carrier hotel and the home of the Toronto Internet Exchange.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors · View larger map (opens in a new tab) · 43.6446, -79.3842
Two things to think through.
Toronto and Montreal provide two Canadian geographic references. Identify where the main audience and collaborators connect from, and include any services reached across a border. Use the same workload for comparisons so the location decision is based on a repeatable observation.
Deciding where the application runs does not decide where its recovery material should live. Document the backup destination, access permissions and restoration process independently. A duplicate copy is useful only when the operator can recover the data and recreate the service.
Distances from Toronto to the closest GLWS locations.
Canada
About 500 km away. Physical minimum round trip about 5.0 ms.
United States
About 540 km away. Physical minimum round trip about 5.4 ms.
United States
About 540 km away. Physical minimum round trip about 5.4 ms.
United States
About 550 km away. Physical minimum round trip about 5.5 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 5,250 km from Toronto.
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 Toronto 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 Toronto run at 151 Front Street West, 151 Front Street West, Toronto, ON M5J 2N1, Canada.
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.
United States / IAD
East-coast apps and services near Northern Virginia.
United States / EWR
A second north-eastern US option for regional deployments.
Canada / YUL
Canadian users and projects with Canadian location requirements.