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by atYevP 2996 days 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!
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budmang 2996 days ago
Just to add a bit more color - we're actively aiming to have a European region by end of year.
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sgtfrankieboy 2996 days ago
Is it possible that it will be hosted in a similar fashion to how Azure does their German datacenters?
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budmang 2996 days ago
By 'similar' do you mean having a German trustee or something else?
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sgtfrankieboy 2996 days ago
Yea, I mean having a German (or other European) trustee.
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justinclift 2995 days ago
The CLOUD Act thing being discussed presently (re: Microsoft) sounds like it could make things tricky. :/
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amq 2996 days ago
Frankfurt has the best peering overall, if you also consider Eastern Europe in the equation.
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