Power feeding Legend: Gray: 380 kV / Black: 220kV / Dots: Substations
During the planning of the fourth data center, green.ch put a lot of time and effort into finding the ideal data center site. With good reason: It is the basis of the availability and security of the data entrusted to us. The new data center, built on green land, meets all the requirements placed on a state-of-the-art, optimally situated data center. The Zurich West data center exceeds the standards for energy efficiency and connectivity as well as for data center security. It also offers expansion options, fulfilling yet another key criteria.
Just for your data: Site benefits at a glance.
Protected against natural catastrophes
- Zurich West is a top data center site when it comes to earthquake security: This region of Switzerland has the lowest hazard of earthquakes. No earthquakes were recorded in this region in recorded history (since about 1300).
- Ideal backup site, especially for Basel (as an earthquake-prone region)
- Low risk of flooding
- Ideal site, located an optimal distance from transport connections such as train, highway, and national airports that could affect data center security in the case of a major incident.
Excellent accessibility
- Excellent geographical location in the Zurich–Bern–Basel business triangle, close to Lucerne
- Easy to reach by car and public transportation
Ideal distance for data mirroring
- Perfect range as a backup site
- No latency problems even for synchronous data mirroring
Optimal power supply
- Perfectly positioned directly on the main Swiss transmission line network
- Fully redundant power feed to the data center: two 20 megawatt feeds
Excellent connectivity
- Multiple, independent fiber optic feeds
- Outstanding connectivity within Switzerland
- Outstanding international IP integration
