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Is there any plan for a European presence? (At least, for the storage part)

• atYevP 8y ago
  Yev from Backblaze -> Yes! We do hope to have a location in Europe and are on the hunt for one! That said, it's a bit of a long process, so there's no ETA for now - but it's something we're actively pursuing!
  • budmang 8y ago
    Just to add a bit more color - we're actively aiming to have a European region by end of year.
    • sgtfrankieboy 8y ago
      Is it possible that it will be hosted in a similar fashion to how Azure does their German datacenters?
      • budmang 8y ago
        By 'similar' do you mean having a German trustee or something else?
        • sgtfrankieboy 8y ago
          Yea, I mean having a German (or other European) trustee.
  • amq 8y ago
    Frankfurt has the best peering overall, if you also consider Eastern Europe in the equation.
  • justinclift 8y ago
    The CLOUD Act thing being discussed presently (re: Microsoft) sounds like it could make things tricky. :/
• budmang 8y ago
  Does it matter where in Europe for you? And curious which of the various reasons does a European presence matter to you most?
  • alexkon 8y ago
    Perhaps somewhere close to AMS-IX? For me, that would be network latency to non-US customers.
    • budmang 8y ago
      Thanks - definitely looking near there.
  • deleted 8y ago
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  • chrisper 8y ago
    For me it would be speed.
  • heipei 8y ago
    Speed and latency for me as well.
• atYevP 8y ago
  Gleb's the CEO so he'd know these things :D