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Digital Realty breaks ground on new state-of-the-art data center in Switzerland

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Digital Realty has begun construction on its new ZUR4 data center in Glattbrugg, near Zurich, Switzerland, which will expand its existing campus and is expected to be completed in 2028.

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ZURICH, Aug. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Digital Realty ( NYSE: DLR ), the world's largest cloud- and carrier-neutral data center platform, today announced the start of construction on a new, state-of-the-art data center in Glattbrugg. The facility – ZUR4 – will provide 15 megawatts (MW) of IT capacity across approximately 6,300 m 2 of space, serving the growing demand for digital infrastructure in one of Europe's most important data and financial hubs. ZUR4 is planned to expand the already best-connected data center campus in Switzerland, comprising ZUR1, ZUR2, and ZUR3. Digital Realty's entire European portfolio, including its data centers in Switzerland, is powered by 100% renewable energy. ZUR2 has also been awarded the first-ever PLATINUM Plus certification by the Swiss Datacenter Efficiency Association (SDEA), which is a significant milestone for sustainable infrastructure and data center operations in Switzerland. The new data center is designed to support high-density deployments and AI workloads. Thanks to state-of-the-art cooling systems and an energy-efficient architecture, it is planned to meet the growing requirements of companies driving innovation in AI and machine learning. The campus also is expected to offer direct cloud connectivity with outstanding connectivity options and serves as a gateway to Digital Realty's global data center platform...

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Event
Facility expansion

What this signalsA bigger facility often needs new equipment, systems and services.

Product
ZUR4
Takes effect
Jan 1, 2028
Location
Glattbrugg, Zürich, Switzerland

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data center

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Detected
Aug 27, 2026
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