Check what a Swiss location actually gives you
Where servers are located is one factor in data protection. Check the legal and contractual requirements for your project, and write down where data and backups are stored.
GLWS · Zurich / Switzerland
Zurich.
GLWS hosting close to your users.
Our Swiss location. Zurich suits Swiss audiences and projects that need a Swiss location. A city on the map does not settle legal or contractual requirements.
At a glance.
Where it is and who it suits.
LOCATION
Zurich, Switzerland
- Region
- Europe
- Country
- Switzerland
- Coordinates
- 47.38°, 8.54°
- Suits
- Swiss users and projects that need a Swiss location.
Coordinates mark the city centre.
FACILITY
GLWS facility in Zurich.
Where your servers in Zurich run.
Equinix
Equinix ZH4
Josefstrasse 225, 8005 Zürich, SwitzerlandA six-storey facility in central Zürich, serving network providers that deliver into the city's banking district.
- Colocation space
- 24,865 sq ft
- Power
- 3 MW
- Construction
- Six-storey reinforced concrete
- Cooling
- N+1 redundancy
- Rack density
- Up to 6 kW per rack
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors · View larger map (opens in a new tab) · 47.3879, 8.5202
Is Zurich right for you?
Two things to think through.
Compare with neighbouring cities
Zurich is close to Frankfurt and Milan. Compare real response times from your users rather than relying on distance.
Nearby locations.
Distances from Zurich to the closest GLWS locations.
Strasbourg
France
About 140 km away. Physical minimum round trip about 1.4 ms.
Milan
Italy
About 220 km away. Physical minimum round trip about 2.2 ms.
Frankfurt
Germany
About 300 km away. Physical minimum round trip about 3.0 ms.
Paris
France
About 490 km away. Physical minimum round trip about 4.9 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, Dubai is about 4,760 km from Zurich.
Look at the whole request path.
A nearby server is only one part of your application.
Zurich 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 Zurich.
Pick a product, then choose Zurich 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 Zurich.
Quick answers before you choose.
Which facility is this?
Servers in Zurich run at Equinix ZH4, Josefstrasse 225, 8005 Zürich, Switzerland.
Can I choose Zurich 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.
France / SXB
Strasbourg
French users and apps focused on continental Europe.
Europe
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Italy / MIL
Milan
Italian users and southern European traffic.
Europe
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Germany / FRA
Frankfurt
German users and continental European traffic.
Europe
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