Welcome to Frankfurt North CONNECT INTO OUR FRANKFURT DATA CENTRE CAMPUS Global Switch Frankfurt North adds 11,862 sqm of world-class critical Infrastructure to our existing facility and is supported by an additional 14MVA of utility power supply capacity. Frankfurt is one of the world’s most important financial centres and the most important on the European mainland and the gateway to Europe’s largest economy. The majority of the major German financial institutions have chosen Frankfurt as their corporate headquarters and, as the city is also well known for its strong telecommunications and energy infrastructure, some of the world’s leading companies have made Frankfurt their European headquarters. As with all Global Switch data centres, Frankfurt North delivers a highly resilient environment providing scalable and flexible solutions supported by numerous connectivity options. It is also designed to meet our best-in-class operational and environmental management processes and operates to Tier III plus standards. The data centre benefits from diverse power from two separate incoming supplies, offering high density solutions as standard and with flexibility to meet a range of requirements. A WORLD-CLASS OPERATIONAL NETWORK CLOUD CARRIER BESPOKE DATA CENTRE EXCELLENCE DENSE CONNECTIVITY NEUTRAL SOLUTIONS JOIN OUR GLOBAL NETWORK We are the leading large-scale, Established in 1998, we offer a tailor-made 04 service across our network of hyper scale carrier and cloud-neutral, carrier and cloud neutral data centres. multi-customer data centre All of our sites deliver secure and resilient owner and operator across solutions with scalable capacity, are strategically located in key international Europe and Asia-Pacific. business and connectivity hubs, and operate to Tier III plus standards. 05 06 07 08 09 GLOBAL SWITCH AT A GLANCE – A strong network of world-class – Unrivalled power with multiple data centres layers of redundancy – Low latency locations in Tier – State-of-the-art security and 01 1 markets close to business, monitoring systems in place communications and internet hubs 24x7x365 01 FRANKFURT SOUTH – Rich ecosystem supported by the – Industry-leading reliability 02 AMSTERDAM WEST world’s leading connectivity and with comprehensive Critical 03 LONDON CAMPUS cloud service providers alongside Environments Programme 04 MADRID global system integrators and financial services solution specialists – Investment-grade credit ratings 05 PARIS CAMPUS received from Fitch, Moody’s and 06 HONG KONG – Economies of scale provide Standard & Poor’s 07 SINGAPORE TAI SENG substantial energy efficiencies 08 SINGAPORE WOODLANDS which result in reduced total – Strong management team with significant industry experience 09 SYDNEY CAMPUS occupancy costs 02 03 5 STEINBACH 521 661 SCHWALBACH 66 455 AM TAUNUS BAD SODEN ESCHBORN MAINTAL 66 8 661 66 IN THE HEART OF KELKHEIM SULZBACH 66 44 648 FRANKFURT 519 MÜHLHEIM 43 AM MAIN FINANCIAL EUROPE Global Switch CBD 66 Frankfurt 40 OFFENBACH 448 Located close to the financial Global Switch owns and operates data centres in many 43 of the world’s strategic communication and financial OFFENBACH-LAUTERBORN 448 KRIFTEL 44 district, city centre and hubs which is why we have chosen to build a second 5 519 OBERTSHAUSEN Frankfurt’s international facility in Frankfurt. HATTERSHEIM AM MAIN 66 40 43 3 3 airport, Global Switch Frankfurt The presence of the European Central Bank, the 3 66 KELSTERBACH HEUSENSTAMM North allows our customers German central bank (Bundesbank), branches of NEU-ISENBURG 45 foreign central banks and numerous national and to establish or increase their 5 international financial institutions underline the city’s FRANKFURT 44 FLUGHAFEN regional presence in the heart 3 DREIEICH 661 status as the most important financial centre on the 459 European mainland. Frankfurt is also home to the of Europe. SPRENDLINGEN German stock exchange, Deutsche Börse AG, which DIETZENBACH ranks as one of the largest in the world alongside New KEY LOCATION FEATURES York, London and Tokyo. 67 – Adjacent to the main Frankfurt and German – The data centre is located 5.5km from Frankfurt hosts one of the busiest transport networks in cable infrastructure for immediate access to the the financial district and city centre the world with passengers from over 250 destinations information superhighway – A S-Bahn station is located within a landing in the international airport. – Multiple diverse connectivity options to connect 15 minute walk Frankfurt North has direct diverse fibre connections with with Global Switch Frankfurt South which has a – Frankfurt International Airport is the existing data centre on the campus, Frankfurt South. well-established presence with multiple carrier 15 minutes away by carr Customers are therefore able to plug into an already and cloud providers as well as German Public IP network dense environment. Exchange DE-CIX – Low latency YOUR FUTURE- PROOFED FLEXIBLE DATA CENTRE Global Switch Frankfurt North has been built to match the latest industry standards in order to meet the evolving requirements of modern business. Every detail has been meticulously designed to ensure the end service delivered meets and exceeds customer expectations. Benefits to customers include: High-density and open- Sophisticated security systems compute design ensuring ranging from thermal perimeter that customers can deploy detection to biometric controls at scale faster, more cost with trained staff on-site effectively, and efficiently, as 24x7x365 minimising risk. well as protect their investment. First-class reception area Leading-edge cooling and meeting rooms as well infrastructure, reducing the as comprehensive building Power Usage Effectiveness management systems that (PUE) to one of the lowest in ensure operations run smoothly the market, independently and securely. verified, of 1.2, leading to lower total costs of occupancy for our customers. OPTIMISED HIGHLY SUSTAINABLE COOLING SECURE SOLUTIONS TRULY FLEXIBLE The state-of-the-art technical space can be BY DESIGN customised to individual customer needs. Frankfurt North level two KEY FEATURES – 11,862 sqm of world-class – CBRE Romonet has – Carrier neutral with Customer Space infrastructure performance validated access to multiple Tier 1 2 the facility, proving the and Tier 2 international Offering 2,000 W/m as – 14MVA utility power supply data centre can achieve carrier networks standard, with higher – High density as standard an annualised PUE power density solutions of 1.11 at full load – Dedicated security with flexibility to meet a range infrastructure systems fully supported and data of requirements – Targeting a BREEAM “Very Good” certification – Low risk operational suite size of 1,000 sqm – Highly efficient power environment and cooling distribution Customer space and power infrastructure – Cost effective solutions A NETWORK-DENSE HUB Global Switch Frankfurt North is able to offer a diverse range of choice when it comes to peering exchanges and carrier networks due to our carrier neutrality. This means customers can directly connect into a wide range of carriers with low latency connections. Global Switch Frankfurt South is already and in close proximity to international fibre KEY BENEFITS established as a key connectivity and cloud routes. Access to multiple ISPs, Tier 1 and Tier 2 hub. Now alongside Frankfurt North, the data carriers is essential to business continuity and – Campus fibre system interconnecting – Location allows low latency centre campus provides some of the world’s increasing network reach. Frankfurt North to Frankfurt South connectivity leading brands with access to DE-CIX which is – Network dense with access to multiple – Diverse cable routes and pathways the largest exchange point worldwide in terms of Direct connections into such a vast range of service providers also gives you the flexibility to global and regional carriers and peak traffic. DE-CIX also operates several internet Internet service providers – DE-CIX present exchanges in Europe, India, the Middle East and diversify your network and connect your data North America. centres as your business needs evolve. – Access to multiple cloud services Global Switch data centres are located in key Connect to Europe and the rest of the world with – Two dedicated Meet Me Rooms connectivity hubs across Europe and Asia-Pacific Frankfurt North’s thriving ecosystem. CARRIER NEUTRAL MULTIPLE PEERING NETWORK DENSE LOW LATENCY Our carrier neutral stance allows for greater The presence of DE-CIX and multiple Tier 1 Strategically situated near the main Location allows low latency connectivity choice in a competitive environment. and Tier 2 carrier networks results in direct Frankfurt and German cable infrastructure to Frankfurt’s central business district. connections and business continuity. for immediate access to the superhighway. OUR FRANKFURT NORTH DATA CENTRE SOLUTIONS INCLUDE: CUTTING-EDGE OPERATIONS Our international teams share their knowledge to keep Global Switch at the forefront of data centre management. Global Switch has built a reputation for creating data centres that set new standards in scale, connectivity and resilience. Being able to offer PRIVATE SUITES robust and scalable solutions in terms of space, power and cooling has been the driver for many These self-contained areas, which can of the leading businesses that choose Global include 24x7x365 network operating Switch as their European and Asia-Pacific data centre facilities, are designed and built centre provider.