What’s Special About Europe’s Latest Public Cloud Data Center? An Overview

VEXXHOST is a Canadian cloud computing provider offering cloud services and solutions based on open source software to a vast array of clients globally. The company has just announced a new frontline data center in Amsterdam, its third global region after Montreal, Canada, and Santa Clara, California.This new region makes VEXXHOST’s cloud operations stronger for clients and cements their global footprint further.

The new region will have the same high connectivity, efficiency, and reliability standards as thier North American data centers. The new data center space is part of a colocation facility that has a global scale of operations. It features all the latest hardware that VEXXHOST operates with and will be implemented according to the company’s new aggressive pricing. Here are some of the excellent features of the data center that we are more than proud to present.

Notable Features of the Amsterdam Data Center

• Global Connectivity — The state-of-the-art data center provides unparalleled service in terms of connectivity. The facility ensures the best connectivity by its link to the primary connection of AMS-IX, one of the world’s top internet exchanges.
• Data & Security Standards — Built to Uptime Institute Tier 3 standards, the facility is ISO 50001, ISO 27001, ISO 14001, ISO 9001, OHAS 18001, PCI/SOC, and AMS-IX certified.
• Reliability and Efficiency — Green electricity mains and a dedicated 150Kv substation provide a failsafe electric connection. The innovative chilled-water cooling system saves energy and increases efficiency.
• Advanced Physical Security — To deal with any server-related issues, an expert team is available 24×7 on-site, performing a wide range of management, maintenance, and troubleshooting tasks. The Amsterdam data center boasts of a multi-tier security system, including a full perimeter fence surveillance system, 24×7 on-site security and monitoring, and highly secure access-card-based entry.

As mentioned before, the facility is built to Uptime Institute Tier 3 standards, which offers a higher level of assurance on all cloud operations. The secure architecture of the data center combines modularity, functionality, and security. There is also an expert team available 24x7 on-site to provide server support and management. For other emergencies, there are reliable fire detection & suppression systems such as spot and aspiration detection and high-pressure water-mist suppression.

Included Public Cloud Services

With the enterprise-grade infrastructure in place, the Amsterdam data center is built to deliver consistent performance on VEXXHOST’s OpenStack public cloud. Additionally, through their fully open source stack, users will never have to worry about proprietary technology issues or vendor lock-ins. The public cloud also features a software ecosystem around it, supported by Ansible and Terraform OpenStack integrations.

VEXXHOST’s Amsterdam data center features all the services and pricing offered in their other public cloud regions, Montreal and Santa Clara. Here is a look at some of the services included:

• Quick deployment
• Single-dashboard access
• Pay-as-you-go subscription model
• Certified OpenStack
• Container service with certified Kubernetes
• Multi-architecture ecosystem
• Compute & network services
• Storage & sharing services
• Orchestration & Workload provisioning

Overall, VEXXHOST’s new data center in Amsterdam is a versatile new addition to the public cloud landscape in Europe. The company is committed to the growth of technology, including AI, and always supports projects that foster humanity’s advance. Reach out to the expert team if you would like to check out VEXXHOST’s cloud offerings, including private clouds.