AWS To Open Switzerland Data Centers

Amazon Web Services is again expanding to new markets as the cloud computing giant plans to open data centers in Switzerland.

Amazon’s plan to create the AWS Europe (Zurich) Region includes three Availability Zones to join other European regions in France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden and the UK. The new region will help enable developers, startups, enterprises along with public-sector and non-profits to run applications and serve end users from data centers in Switzerland.

According to Amazon, Availability Zones are “technology infrastructure in separate and distinct geographic locations with enough distance to significantly reduce the risk of a single event impacting customers’ business continuity, yet near enough to provide low latency for high availability applications.”

Each has independent power, cooling and physical security connected via redundant, ultra-low-latency networks. Customers focused on high availability can design applications to run in multiple zones for greater reliability, according to the company.

“The addition of the AWS Europe (Zurich) Region will enable local customers with data residency requirements to store their data in Switzerland, with the assurance that they retain control over the location of their data, while also providing even lower latency across the country,” the company said in a statement.

Customers using this region will have access to advanced technology from AWS, like advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, compute, database, IoT, machine learning, mobile services, serverless technology, storage and more, according to Amazon.

“For more than 14 years, AWS has supported organizations across almost every industry in Switzerland to speed up innovation, lower their IT costs, and transform their operations,” said Peter DeSantis, Senior Vice President of Global Infrastructure and Customer Support, Amazon Web Services, in a statement.

“AWS is excited to announce our upcoming region in Switzerland and help Swiss institutions, innovative startups, and world-leading pharma companies deliver cloud-powered applications to fuel economic development across the country.”

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