Wikimedia Selects EvoSwitch as European Hub

AMSTERDAM — Carrier-neutral data center EvoSwitch has announced a deal with The Wikimedia Foundation, operator and owner of Wikipedia, one of the world's five largest websites, to use EvoSwitch's Amsterdam site as its HUB for Europe.

"We're very pleased with EvoSwitch's professional and well secured data center environment, which includes a highly cost-efficient infrastructure in a location that is of great strategic importance to us," Foundation Chief Technology Officer Brion Vibber said. "We will be using the Amsterdam site for caching in particular, aiming to reduce the response time of our project websites in Europe."

"EvoSwitch will also be a good location for backing up content that is stored at our Florida data center," Vibber added. "Finally, we will be relocating European publishing projects to EvoSwitch, such as Toolserver.org – a project of the German Wikimedia chapter."

Wikimedia's hosting infrastructure in Florida reportedly encompasses more than 300 servers; with about 50 servers being installed at the EvoSwitch site in Amsterdam.

"The Amsterdam servers will both retrieve the content from the servers in Florida, as well as store it," Vibber said. "Web pages can then be displayed to Internet users directly from Amsterdam, which will improve the speed and accessibility of the web pages in Europe significantly."

As part of the contract, Evoswitch is providing over 300,000 Euros of in-kind support in the form of bandwidth and hosting services. Vibber also considers the environmentally friendly nature of EvoSwitch another advantage.

"As operators of one of the most heavily accessed properties on the web, we are aware of the impact that the Internet and its energy consumption have on the environment," Vibber offered. "EvoSwitch's energy-saving measures, combined with their use of green energy and CO2 compensation are very attractive to us."

"We are strong supporters of Wikimedia and their Wikipedia publishing project in particular," EvoSwitch's Commercial Director Eric Boonstra said. "The Foundation's operations coincide with the objectives of our own organization, to keep the Internet 'open' and stimulate freedom of expression and the transmission of knowledge via the Internet."

"This partnership is all the more special to us because of Wikimedia's faith in EvoSwitch," Boonstra concluded.

Related:  

Copyright © 2025 Adnet Media. All Rights Reserved. XBIZ is a trademark of Adnet Media.
Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission is prohibited.

More News

AEBN Announces Peter Green as Top Male Boy/Girl Performer for Summer 2025

AEBN has revealed its top 10 male Boy/Girl performers for summer 2025, with Peter Green landing atop the leaderboard.

Spicey AI Relaunches Site, Debuts $Spicey Tokens

Interactive voice chat platform Spicey AI has relaunched its website and introduced $Spicey tokens.

FSC: Missouri Age Verification Rule Will Not Take Effect August 30

The Free Speech Coalition (FSC) announced that Missouri's proposed age verification legislation will not take effect on August 30, as it had originally estimated.

Little Caprice, Marcello Bravo to Co-Host 2025 XMA Europa Awards

XBIZ is pleased to announce that husband-and-wife duo Little Caprice and Marcello Bravo will co-host adult’s biggest night in Europe: the 2025 XMA Europa Awards on Sept. 4, in the epic climax to XBIZ’s fall events series.

Germany Will Block Payments to AV-Noncompliant Adult Sites as of Dec. 1

Starting Dec. 1, Germany will implement new rules prohibiting financial institutions from providing payment services to adult sites deemed to have inadequate age verification systems and making it easier for the government to target websites mirroring the content of such sites.

Jerkmate Joins Pineapple Support as Partner-Level Sponsor

Jerkmate has joined the ranks of over 70 adult businesses and organizations committing funds and resources to Pineapple Support.

FSC Launches Age Verification Toolkit for Adult Websites

The Free Speech Coalition (FSC) announced today that it has launched a comprehensive toolkit to help adult websites navigate age verification laws.

Romero Mr. Alien to Present XBIZ Talk at Amsterdam Conference

XBIZ is pleased to announce that noted producer/director Romero Mr. Alien, the impresario of the XMAs award-winning studio Hentaied, will present an exclusive talk at next month’s Amsterdam conference.

New Fansly Analytics Platform 'SlyKiwi' Launches

SlyKiwi, a new analytics platform exclusively designed for Fansly content, has officially launched.

FPNCash Appoints Kimi Evans Head of Business Development

FPNCash has appointed Kimi Evans as its new head of business development.

Show More