Digital Realty Breaks Ground on New State-Of-The-Art Data Center in Switzerland
With the construction of ZUR4, Digital Realty is expanding its data center campus in Glattbrugg. The new data center is expected to both accelerate AI innovation and drive sustainable growth across Europe.
Digital Realty(opens in new tab) the world’s largest cloud- and carrier-neutral data center platform, today announced the start of construction on a new, state-of-the-art data center in Glattbrugg. The facility – ZUR4 – will provide 15 megawatts (MW) of IT capacity across approximately 6,300 m2 of space, serving the growing demand for digital infrastructure in one of Europe’s most important data and financial hubs.
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ZUR4 is planned to expand the already best-connected data center campus in Switzerland, comprising ZUR1, ZUR2, and ZUR3. Digital Realty’s entire European portfolio, including its data centers in Switzerland, is powered by 100% renewable energy. ZUR2 has also been awarded the first-ever PLATINUM Plus certification by the Swiss Datacenter Efficiency Association (SDEA), which is a significant milestone for sustainable infrastructure and data center operations in Switzerland.
The new data center is designed to support high-density deployments and AI workloads. Thanks to state-of-the-art cooling systems and an energy-efficient architecture, it is planned to meet the growing requirements of companies driving innovation in AI and machine learning.
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The campus also is expected to offer direct cloud connectivity with outstanding connectivity options and serves as a gateway to Digital Realty’s global data center platform, PlatformDIGITAL® with more than 300 data centers worldwide.
With ZUR4, Digital Realty is also expanding locally operated, highly secure data center capacity in Switzerland, supporting customers who have data location, resilience and connectivity requirements as part of their own digital infrastructure strategies.
“Our continued investments in Zurich and across Europe – including the ongoing construction of FRA20 in Frankfurt and VIE13 in Vienna – reflect both the strategic importance of the region and the growing demand for AI-optimized, data-sovereign and sustainable digital infrastructure,” says Yves Zischek,(opens in new tab) Managing Director of Digital Realty in Austria and Switzerland. “With ZUR4 and the continued expansion of our campus in Glattbrugg, we are creating a future-proof ecosystem that connects more than 200 customers on-site and more than 6,000 customers worldwide.”
“The expansion of ZUR4 vividly demonstrates how much digital infrastructure has become the backbone of the Canton of Zurich’s economy. Investments like this not only secure jobs and innovative capacity, but also strengthen our digital self-determination as a location,” says Barbara Franzen, Member of the Cantonal Council, FDP, Canton of Zurich.
“Secure, locally anchored data infrastructure is crucial to our country’s digital future. With ZUR4, Digital Realty will be making an important contribution to Switzerland’s digital sovereignty, which is decisive, as well as to the innovative strength of the Canton of Zurich,” says Nik Gugger, Member of the National Council, EVP, and President of the Swiss Cyber Security Days.
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