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INTELLIGENT DATACENTRES

Keepit partners with Equinix to open data centres in Switzerland

Jakob Østergaard , CTO Keepit

K eepit , provider of cloud backup and recovery and provider of the world ’ s only vendorindependent cloud for SaaS data protection , announced the opening of its first two data centres in Switzerland . Keepit is partnering with Equinix , one of the world ’ s green digital infrastructure companies , to operate the data centres . The new locations will enable Keepit to offer a data storage solution that complies with Swiss laws and regulations , for businesses inside and outside Switzerland .

“ Our superior data centre strategy enables Keepit ’ s customers to instantly recover lost or compromised data ,” says
Jakob Østergaard , CTO of Keepit . “ Equinix data centres are known worldwide for their excellent security standards . With each site holding full copies of user data – with two mirrored physical locations – our customers can be assured that their data is always available , regardless of the status of their SaaS provider .”
As part of the steady growth in the space of Backup-as-a-Service , BaaS and data recovery , Keepit has decided to invest in the new Swiss data centres . Due to the exponential increase in data volume – driven by networked technologies and digitalisation – the need for secure and data protection-compliant backup solutions is also increasing . Keepit also has data centres in Germany , Denmark , UK , US , Canada and Australia .
The opening of the data centres underscores Keepit ’ s commitment to providing the fastest , most secure and efficient service to its growing customer base and partner network in Switzerland . The new locations will enable Keepit to offer locally stored seamless , low-latency data backup and recovery services for SaaS platforms such as Microsoft 365 , Entra ID , Azure DevOps , Power Platform , Dynamics 365 , Google Workspace , Salesforce and Zendesk .
Keepit ’ s unique infrastructure consists of multiple separate , mirrored data centres in each region , with each centre operating in active-active mode ; this means that data is continuously replicated between centres . In the event of a single system failure , or even in the unlikely event of the loss of an entire data centre , the operation of the platform remains unaffected . Keepit customers ’ data is therefore always available and can be restored at any time .
Keepit is working with Swiss IT consultancy firm Joker IT on this project . Joker IT considers Keepit ’ s new data centres a game changer for their Swiss customers who can now store their data locally , in compliance with Swiss regulations .
Yannic Graber , founder of Joker IT and Microsoft MVP , says : “ With Keepit ’ s launch of Swiss data centres and with our expertise , we are bringing the pinnacle of data privacy and compliance right to the heart of Switzerland . Together , we are dedicated to empowering our customers with an innovative SaaS backup solution that not only meets but exceeds the Swiss standards for digital workplace security .”
Keepit provides next-level SaaS data protection for companies with data stored in the cloud . Keepit ’ s vendor-independent cloud dedicated to SaaS data protection is based on a blockchain-verified solution . Keepit protects data in key business applications including Microsoft 365 , Microsoft Azure AD , Google , and Salesforce . •
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