Your first choice in Switzerland Data center services of the highest quality

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1 Your first choice in Switzerland Data center services of the highest quality

2 If you want to get everything right from the outset, it is best to start with green land. Our goal when planning the new greendatacenter was to find the right green land. Franz Grüter, CEO Green Datacenter AG

3 Your most important company assets deserve the best location A company s data are among its most valuable assets. Before you transfer such assets to a third party, it is essential to know precisely who they are. While there are hundreds of individual requirements to consider, the three main criteria for selecting a data center are: The reliability of the location, in terms of infrastructure and from a legal standpoint The data center s technical systems and environmental profile The provider s reputation Green Datacenter endeavors to exceed customer expectations in all these areas. This is reflected in HP s decision to locate its Europe-wide cloud center in greendatacenter Zurich West. We carried out an unbiased evaluation before deciding in favor of greendatacenter Zurich West. We carefully analyzed the infrastructure, electricity prices, line quality, and the minimum and maximum distances to our mirror data center in the greater Zurich area. The data center had a lot going in its favor, above all the fact that it was built on green land using the latest technology. Hauke Stars, Country General Manager, HP Schweiz

4 Swiss reliability, guaranteed Switzerland is an outstanding location for data center operations. Situated right in the center of Europe, Switzerland enjoys political stability, a strong economy, firmly entrenched legislation, protections against arbitrary governmental actions, and highly developed data protection law. Swiss infrastructure meets the very highest standards in global comparisons: power supply, public transport, and data transmission are reliable and dependable. Education levels are high, and there is a strong work ethic. Employees are usually multilingual and accustomed to cultural diversity. When it comes to Switzerland as a location, cloud computing made and performed in Switzerland stands for genuine excellence in comparison with international competitors. Security, stability, trust, reliability, and professionalism make Switzerland the ideal partner and location for and supplier of cloud solutions and the associated enormous volumes of sensitive data and applications that are critical to a company s success. Source: Switzerland s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO

5 Three key criteria: location, systems, provider Companies want their data center to be located a safe distance from large urban centers, well away from the arrival and departure routes of international airports and transport routes for dangerous goods. Delay-free data transmission to and from the urban centers of Zurich, Basel, Bern, Lucerne, and Zug has to be guaranteed. Power supply and optimum connections to Switzerland s high-speed data network are also very important factors. The Central Switzerland region meets all the aforementioned requirements in an ideal manner. Moreover, in Central Switzerland the risk of natural disasters such as floods and earthquakes is very low. These outstanding advantages were among the reasons behind the decision of US data security company AppRiver to move its European headquarters to Lupfig and to locate its IT infrastructure in greendatacenter Zurich West. We recently opened AppRiver AG, our headquarters for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, in Lupfig to respond to the growing demand for IT security solutions in the region. We chose to partner with Green and operate our infrastructure in greendatacenter Zurich West because of the company s unwavering commitment to data security, customer privacy and connectivity. What s more, the data center is centrally located for outstanding accessibility. Michael Murdoch, CEO AppRiver

6 Security without compromise Because greendatacenter Zurich West is a new building, we were able to consider all desirable security measures from the outset. We even went a step further and invited an experienced security expert to supervise the entire construction process. Separate security zones and separate personnel and goods control systems are just two of the resulting security features. Exterior and interior surveillance cameras and biometric entry checks are of a uniquely high standard in Switzerland. Power supply and Internet connection are supplied via separate, redundant infrastructures. The data center has its own transformers within the building, and diesel generators can provide at least seven days of autonomous emergency power. These were among the high-end features which convinced energy company Axpo to use greendatacenter Zurich West as its primary company data center. Axpo Informatik AG provides the Axpo group with high-quality, sustainable IT services. greendatacenter Zurich West is an essential part of this service contract and meets all our requirements in terms of high levels of security, uptime, and the environment. Robert Gebel, CEO Axpo Informatik AG

7 What international experts say We feel it is important that the quality of greendatacenter Zurich West be independently certified and that customers be able to draw on solid arguments when choosing us. We have therefore always endeavored to exceed international standards in information security and to obtain recognized certifications that reflect this. To date, greendatacenter Zurich West is the only data center in Switzerland to have successfully completed the Uptime Institute s Tier III Design Certification. Our processes have received international ISO certification from SQS and IQNet, thus assuring the highest levels of information security. Working in conjunction with a certification institution, customers compliance with FINMA and ISAE 3402 can be assessed via audits. These are among the reasons that make greendatacenter Zurich West an ideal commercial data center for banks, insurance companies, and reinsurance companies. Saxo Bank, for example, uses Zurich West as a mirror data center. A highly available IT infrastructure based on state-of-the-art technology is of vital importance to our business. This includes data centers, and in Green Datacenter AG we have found an operator who guarantees us reliability, uninterrupted uptime, and flexibility at the highest technical and professional level. Ian Keates, COO Saxo Bank (Switzerland) AG

8 We are greenit As indicated by our name, we are heavily oriented to sustainability. Within Switzerland, only Green is allowed to use the designation greenit. Having achieved a PUE factor of 1.4, greendatacenter Zurich West is one of Switzerland s most energy-efficient data centers. The measures we took to achieve this include the data center s energy-optimized archi-tecture and installation of the latest generation of heat exchangers and air conditioners. In future, waste heat will be used for the neighboring six-storey InnovationTower office building to be completed in A large-scale photovoltaic solar power plant will also be set up. In addition, our customers can already choose to meet 100% of their electricity requirements with power from Swiss hydroelectric stations.

9 AC, DC, or both? At greendatacenter Zurich West, ABB has installed a completely new type of DC power distribution solution in addition to conventional AC technology. AC power is centrally converted to 380 volts DC and distributed in that form uniformly to end devices, thus eliminating the need for conversion in separate network components. DC systems are simpler in structure and require less space than conventional power supply systems. DC technology reduces conversion losses for the entire energy flow chain by up to 20%, and as a result further improvements in overall efficiency can be achieved. As well as the new DC technology, greendatacenter Zurich West of course also has conventional AC distribution for running traditional server systems. For ABB, the leading-edge technology of greendatacenter Zurich West, its high environmental standards, and excellent location make it the ideal reference location for DC solutions. Working with Green Datacenter AG, we are able to demonstrate the advantages of using DC technology in a data center. André Schärer, Global Marketing Unit Manager Business Unit Low Voltage Systems, ABB Schweiz

10 We grow as you grow Colocation in greendatacenter Zurich West starts with a quarter rack and includes power, cooling, cabling, and a fast Internet connection. Customized housing is set up in separate data center areas with sizes ranging from 30 to over 1,000 square meters (total usable area at the data center: 10,000 square meters). The customer decides who should have access and whether to expand. To ensure uninterrupted operation even in exceptional situations, we provide workstations and emergency workplaces right next to the data center. These are equipped according to customers wishes and requirements.

11 Green Datacenter: your partner for the future The green.ch group consists of two companies, green.ch AG and Green Datacenter AG. green.ch AG is a successful Internet service provider and web hosting provider that has been in operation since Green Datacenter AG is a data center provider and runs the data center business for the green.ch group. The group has around 100,000 customers in total. The green.ch group is a privately held business that pursues a sustainable, long-term, infrastructure-based investment dividend strategy. Between 1995 and 2009, the company acquired and expanded three data centers, which have since reached full capacity. In 2011, Green Datacenter therefore set up Switzerland s first freestanding data center used solely for commercial purposes in Lupfig, Aargau, at a total project cost of over CHF 100 million. Franz Grüter, CEO

12 Future-oriented size greendatacenter Zurich West will be a focal point for think tanks of the future. From 2014 on, several hundred workspaces including emergency workplaces for data center customers will be available in a six-storey office building.

13 Please feel free to contact us for any further information. Green Datacenter AG Industriestrasse Lupfig Switzerland Phone Fax In compliance with ISO information security guidelines, we are not permitted to list all of our customers.