If you’re in the UK and looking for VPS hosting or web hosting, you might expect a data center in London or Manchester. A lot of providers – including us – instead run their European footprint from Amsterdam. There’s one big reason: peering.
What’s a peering point?
A peering point is where different networks meet to exchange traffic. Carriers like BT, Virgin, Comcast, and others connect there. When someone in the UK sends data to someone in the US (or the other way around), that traffic often passes through a peering point where both networks meet. The closer your server is to that point, the better its access to the rest of the internet.
Why Amsterdam for UK VPS and web hosting?
Amsterdam is one of the largest internet exchange points in the world – and a major hub for traffic to and from the UK. So a VPS or web hosting server in Amsterdam can deliver strong performance for UK users without us needing a physical data center in the UK. The latency is low and the connectivity is excellent.
We’ve run VPS hosting and cloud web hosting from our Amsterdam data center for years. If you’re in the UK and want to move to a virtual server or need European hosting for your site, Amsterdam is a solid choice. You can deploy a VPS in Amsterdam or check our cloud web hosting and pick the region at checkout.