OVHcloud opens first Asia Pacific local zone in Auckland

OVHcloud has opened its first Public Cloud Local Zone in Asia Pacific in Auckland with Datacentre220, extending its cloud footprint across Australia and New Zealand.

The Auckland location gives customers in both countries access to OVHcloud public cloud services with local data residency and lower latency for workloads that need faster response times. The move is aimed at organisations expanding across the Tasman and sectors with tighter requirements around where data is stored.

The launch adds a New Zealand presence to OVHcloud's existing infrastructure in Sydney, where it opened a third data centre last year. The Auckland Local Zone complements its broader network of Local Zones in Europe and the Americas and is its first deployment in Asia Pacific.

The Auckland facility is intended for workloads where delays can affect user experience or service delivery. OVHcloud cited eCommerce sites, content delivery for replay and streaming video, cloud gaming, and security services as examples of applications that could benefit from shorter network paths and local processing.

For customers with data residency requirements, the local deployment keeps data within geographical boundaries set by regulations or internal security policies. OVHcloud pointed to industries including finance, banking, healthcare, government, consulting, and financial services.

Available services in the Auckland Local Zone include compute, block storage, and object storage, with access through OpenStack. The site has ISO/IEC 27001 certification.

ANZ focus

The expansion reflects growing competition among cloud providers to address sovereignty concerns in Australia and New Zealand, where businesses and public sector bodies are paying closer attention to where data is held and processed. Local infrastructure has also become a selling point for providers seeking to support regional expansion without routing workloads through more distant locations.

OVHcloud has framed the Auckland move as part of a broader investment push in the Australia and New Zealand market. Its existing Sydney footprint and new New Zealand deployment give it infrastructure on both sides of the Tasman as it looks to serve companies operating in both countries.

Datacentre220, OVHcloud's local partner for the Auckland deployment, is positioning the arrangement as a way to broaden access to cloud services within New Zealand while keeping data in-country. The companies describe the site as a connected facility intended for edge and low-latency services.

"The launch of our first Asia Pacific Local Zone in Auckland is a key milestone for OVHcloud's commitment to the region," said Terry Maiolo, Vice President & General Manager Asia Pacific, OVHcloud.

"Through our partnership with Datacentre220, we ensure local data residency compliance, further reinforcing our commitment to digital sovereignty. Regional customers can now leverage the Local Zone for more secure and efficient services when expanding their businesses to New Zealand."

Ross Delaney, Chief Executive Officer of Datacentre220, said the partnership would give local and regional businesses direct access to cloud infrastructure within New Zealand.

"By partnering with OVHcloud and bringing world-class cloud compute directly to our shores, we are ensuring that regional and local businesses can maintain complete local data residency while enjoying the high-speed, low-latency performance required for next-generation applications.

"This raises the bar for the New Zealand market, with OVHcloud giving our local tech ecosystem a world-class sovereign and trusted cloud."

OVHcloud operates more than 500,000 servers across 46 data centres on four continents and serves 1.6 million customers in more than 140 countries. The Auckland launch gives the company a new foothold in New Zealand as cloud buyers in the region place more emphasis on data location, cross-border operations, and latency-sensitive services.