ZURICH, Nov. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/
-- Interxion: A Digital Realty Company (NYSE: DLR) and
a leading European provider of carrier- and cloud-neutral
colocation data centre solutions, announced today it has begun
construction on a major expansion project in Zurich. The new
facility will be developed in three phases and is expected to
support the delivery of over 11,000 square metres of total equipped
space and 24 megawatts of customer capacity when fully built out.
The first phase is expected to provide approximately 2,900 square
metres and is scheduled to open by mid-year 2022.
The expansion is adjacent to the existing ZUR1 and ZUR2
facilities on the Interxion Zurich Campus, the leading cloud and
interconnection hub in Switzerland. The new development
project will benefit from the same high levels of network
connectivity available at the existing data centres on the
Zurich campus, and represents a
strategic expansion of PlatformDIGITAL® in Switzerland. Customers can deploy their
critical infrastructure in a thriving community of connectivity
providers, platforms and enterprises that has been cultivated over
the past 20 years, and will also be able to leverage Digital
Realty's global platform spanning 24 countries across six
continents.
"Our Zurich expansion marks an important milestone on our global
platform roadmap and demonstrates our commitment to supporting
customers' digital transformation strategies and enabling their
future growth on PlatformDIGITAL®," said Digital Realty
Chief Executive Officer A. William
Stein. "This growth reflects the demand we're seeing in
Zurich and across Europe, as the continent plays a prominent and
growing role as an enterprise data superpower."
ZUR3 is expected be part of the new sustainable district heating
project in the municipalities of Opfikon and Rümlang, using heat
generated by the data centre to warm local households. The data
centre is expected to contribute significant excess heat to the
local district's heating project in the EnergieVerbund Airport City
region of Zurich. This initiative
supports Digital Realty's commitment to join the science-based
targets initiative for climate reduction announced earlier this
year.
"The expansion of our Zurich
campus enables Interxion to offer Swiss and international companies
the highly connected data centre capacity they need as they roll
out their hybrid IT infrastructure by combining leading cloud
services, global connectivity and Interxion's colocation
solutions," said Hans Jörg Denzler, Switzerland Managing Director,
Interxion: A Digital Realty Company. "We are pleased to
support local and global service providers with additional data
centre capacity to seamlessly expand their services in the region
via PlatformDIGITAL®."
Data Gravity intensity for the EMEA region is expected to more
than double each year by 2024 and is projected to grow at a faster
rate than either North America or
Asia Pacific, according to Digital
Realty's recently published Data Gravity Index DGx™, a global
forecast that measures the intensity and gravitational force of
enterprise data growth for metros across the
world.1 Digital Realty recently announced plans to
significantly extend the geographic scope of the Data Gravity
Index to cover more than 50 global metros and over 20 distinct
industries.
"We continue to experience solid demand across our pan-European
footprint," said David Ruberg, Chief
Executive, EMEA. "Zurich is a
strategic digital hub and provides an ideal location for customers
to consolidate their digital infrastructure and overcome the growth
challenges posed by data gravity. ZUR3 meets the requirements
of both our local and global multinational enterprise customers,
providing access to dense network connectivity, available power and
interconnectivity with other strategic European locations, and will
keep us at the forefront of the opportunity in Switzerland."
Additional Resources:
- Learn more about the Interxion Zurich Campus
- PlatformDIGITAL® – purpose-built to enable the
demands of global enterprises
- Visit the insights hub for more on the Data Gravity Index DGx™,
and sign up to be among the first to receive the upcoming DGx
1.5 report later this year
About Interxion: A Digital Realty Company
Interxion: A
Digital Realty Company is a leading provider of carrier- and
cloud-neutral data centre solutions across EMEA. With more
than 700 connectivity providers in over 100 data centres across 13
European countries, Interxion provides communities of connectivity,
cloud and content hubs. As part of Digital Realty, customers now
have access to 49 metros across six continents. For more
information, please visit www.interxion.com.
About Digital Realty
Digital Realty supports the
world's leading enterprises and service providers by delivering the
full spectrum of data centre, colocation and interconnection
solutions. PlatformDIGITAL®, the company's global
data centre platform, provides customers a trusted foundation and
proven Pervasive Datacentre Architecture PDx™ solution methodology
for scaling digital business and efficiently managing data gravity
challenges. Digital Realty's global data centre footprint
gives customers access to the connected communities that matter to
them with more than 280 facilities in 49 metros across 24 countries
on six continents. To learn more about Digital Realty, please visit
digitalrealty.com or follow us on LinkedIn and
Twitter.
Media & Industry Analyst Inquiries
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Digital Realty
(415) 508-2812
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Interxion: A Digital Realty Company
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thomask@interxion.com
Investor Relations
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Stewart / Jim Huseby
Digital Realty
(415) 738-6500
investorrelations@digitalrealty.com
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains
forward-looking statements which are based on current expectations,
forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially,
including statements related to Interxion's expansion in
Zurich, including our expectations
and plans for the Swiss market, Data Gravity Index DGx™ and
PlatformDIGITAL®. For a list and description of such
risks and uncertainties, see the company's reports and other
filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The
company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise
any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
1 Based on 21 global metros studied in the Data
Gravity Index DGx™ 1.0 study
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