An ideal home for your applications infrastructure
Interxion’s ZUR1 carrier-neutral data centre - the largest of its type in Switzerland - provides secure, scalable infrastructure for mission-critical IT systems
The facility is located five minutes from the Airport in Zurich-Kloten and can be reached from the centre of Zurich within 10 minutes. ZUR1 offers 2N UPS and N+1 cooling and backup power, as well as advanced alarm and monitoring systems. It also supports the latest high-density power configurations and has been designed using Interxion’s energy-efficient modular architecture with free cooling and maximum-efficiency components as standard.
In addition, ZUR1 information management systems meet the independent standards of ISO 27001 (Information Security and Business Continuity) and FINMA, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority.
At a Glance
- More than 4,500m² of equipped space - the largest of its type in Switzerland
- Direct access to 30 carriers/ISPs and SwissIX exchange
- Trained security staff operating 24x7 on site
- ISO 27001-certified information security management systems and FINMA, the Swiss
Financial Market Supervisory Authority
- Located next to Zurich Kloten airport (five minutes) and tenminutes from Zurich city centre
The Interxion Financial Hub in Zurich is one of the official Proximity Hosting centres for SIX Swiss Exchange, providing market participants cost-effective, low latency connectivity to the Swiss markets as well as connectivity to other financial centres such as London, Frankfurt, Stockholm and Milan.
Interxion currently hosts over a growing number of capital markets participants, including investment firms, high-frequency trading firms, hedge funds, brokers and banks.
Market participants at Interxion can benefit from an extensive community of service providers to the financial services industry, including leading vendors of market data, DMA & sponsored access, low-latency connectivity, managed services, leading-edge technology and clearing services.
- Specialist provider of data centre colocation services to the Financial Services industry
- Cost-effective proximity hosting to SIX Swiss Exchange
- Scalability of space & high-density power (up to 20KVA per rack)
- State-of-the-art, energy efficient data centre
- 30+ network providers of low-latency connectivity
- Existing trading & private banking community
- DR Trading Room Recovery (BCRS)
- Test Lab
Interxion helps customers embrace cloud computing and the flexibility, scalability, and cost savings it delivers. Located in state-of-the-art data centres in 13 of Europe's leading consumer and business hubs, Interxion’s Cloud Hubs provide the optimum environment for cost-effective development, launch and management of successful cloud-based services for enterprises, system integrators and cloud service providers. They also enable fast, as well as easy interconnection within Europe’s largest and fastest-growing cloud.
- Lower networking costs by peering traffic directly with key cloud delivery partners
- Maximum bandwidth capacity
- Reduce latency to end-users via Cloud Hub city centre locations
- Broadest range of carriers, ISPs, content distribution partners and Internet exchanges of any European data centre operator
- Maximum uptime with industry-leading redundancy, resilience and security
- Establish cross connects to end-user networks or other platforms
- Flexible, scalable space and power
- In-house access to a thriving and growing cloud community
Located in state-of-the-art data centres in 13 of the most densely-populated cities in Europe, Interxion's Content Hubs provide the ideal environment for effective content aggregation, exchange, storage, management and distribution. They also enable you to interconnect with a large and growing digital media community, helping you to optimise your European distribution and minimise costs.
- Centrally located with direct access to over 90 million broadband subscribers
- Lowest latency to key European markets for optimum performance
- Maximum cost-efficiency via extensive choice of content delivery partners
- Industry-leading security for premium media assets
- Industry-leading redundancy and resilience supporting live and real-time services
- Seamless scalability, supporting organic growth and new market entry
- In-house access to a large and growing digital media community
Zurich Campus Facilities
Switzerland has a reputation for excellence based on its competitive tax regime, liberal economic system, focus on quality, political stability, and strong international ties. As one of the wealthiest countries in the world, with a gross domestic product (GDP) per capita of CHF 70,000 (just over USD 70,000), Switzerland is also a global leader at attracting investment, with net international investment per capita of CHF 90,000. Located at the heart of Europe, the country is a communications and transport hub with Zurich in particular perfectly positioned to access leading European markets in the north (Germany), east (Austria and Italy) and west (France). In a nutshell, Switzerland as a whole - and Zurich in particular - offer you an ideal location for your administrative and ICT operations.
- More than 4,500m² of equipped space
- Located next to Zurich Kloten airport (five minutes) and ten minutes from Zurich city centre
- Fault-tolerant and concurrently maintainable design
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Connectivity
Interxion can help reduce the cost of network access and improve business performance by finding the right connectivity partners within the Interxion data centre. The large and growing community of carriers, ISPs, Internet Exchanges and other companies located in Interxion data centres help you achieve the best possible deals on leased lines, IP-transit, peering arrangements and physical cabling to keep costs low and business productivity high.
- Dual-entry fibre
- Direct access to 30 carriers/ISPs
- Direct access to the SwissIX Internet exchange
- SLA-based cross connects available to all Zurich customers
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Power
Interxion provides managed power with resilience built in all the way to the cabinet and server if required; a minimum N+1 configuration on power infrastructure. The continuously improving design specification supports a modular build including critical infrastructure, and is flexible enough to adapt to specific customer requirements without loss of overall efficiency. Extra equipment can be added to increase capacity without causing outages.
- Up to 99.999% availability SLA
- 2N UPS redundancy
- N+1 backup generators, supporting 72 hours at full capacity with high-speed refuelling
- Full range of AC and DC output currents
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Security
Interxion data centre buildings are typically designed with five layers of physical security: the perimeter fence, the security gate and entrance, mantraps into the data centre, access systems into the rooms and secure, locked cabinets. Extra levels can be introduced such as lockable cages or cubes (containment aisles). No one enters or leaves without proof of identity, and all visitors are checked against customer-defined access lists. All building areas are secured by an alarm system, and an external security firm patrols the area, both inside and outside.
- Trained security staff on site 24x7
- Multiple physical security layers, including CCTV, man traps, 24x7 controlled access
- ISO 27001-certified and BS 25999-certified information security management systems
- Meets the requirements of FINMA-RS 08/7 (Outsourcing Banks)
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Controlled Environment
For optimum performance, all equipment is maintained and continuously monitored in a climate-controlled environment. The average temperature inside the cold aisle is controlled between 18 and 25°C and a humidity level of 50% ± 10%. Multiple air conditioning units provide redundant capacity. Fire-retardant walls, early warning laser smoke detectors (underneath and above the flooring), direct lines to fire stations, and automatic gas-based fire suppression systems provide world-class protection against fire.
- Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus (VESDA)
- INERGEN® gas fire suppression system
- N+1 CRAC redundancy per room
- SLAs on temperature and humidity in line with ASHRAE recommendations
- Entire facility infrastructure monitored 24x7 (Chiller, CRAC, Fire Panels, Generator, UPS, etc.)
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Energy Efficiency
Interxion is committed to continuously investigating efficiency opportunities such as free cooling as standard, ground water cooling, and waste heat re-use, but never at the expense of reliability and availability. Continuous monitoring and measuring provides information about the environments and enables identification of opportunities to improve efficiency. The flexible design allows Interxion to meet customer demands with a scalable infrastructure model.
- Phased modular architecture optimises Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE)
- Chillers with free cooling
- Cold cube setup
- Operated to the highest energy efficiency standards
- Interxion (Schweiz) AG is a carbon neutral data centre certified by myclimate
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Contact
We will be happy to provide you with more detailed information about this and other Interxion facilities along with a range of pricing and SLA options. Contact us
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