Hornetsecurity has unveiled a new data facility in Lucerne, Switzerland, a move that reinforces its dedication to data security and privacy across the region.
This initiative allows Swiss customers and partners to access Hornetsecurity's comprehensive service lineup within local borders, positioning the company to better serve the Swiss market following the appointment of Roger Staub as Country Manager for Switzerland. The data center is uniquely situated in the Stollen Luzern tunnel and is distinguished by its exclusive use of renewable energy and eco-friendly lake water cooling systems, contributing to sustainable IT infrastructure.
Cloud Security Services Expansion
The launch of Hornetsecurity's data center in Lucerne is a strategic step towards enhancing their presence and service offerings in Switzerland.
The facility supports Hornetsecurity's full range of email security solutions, spanning spam and virus protection, phishing and ransomware defenses, legal archiving, and data encryption. Notably, their flagship product, 365 Total Protection, integrates security, compliance, backup, and awareness tools to safeguard Microsoft 365 environments.
Commitment to Data Sovereignty
The facility supports Hornetsecurity's full range of email security solutions
Hornetsecurity aims to uphold data sovereignty and privacy by ensuring customer data remains within national borders. The Lucerne facility ensures Swiss-specific data storage, emphasizing the company's commitment to national data protection.
"Our investment in expanding our Swiss data center reinforces our commitment to providing our customers and partners with first-class security solutions," states Daniel Hofmann, CEO of Hornetsecurity. He highlights the infrastructure's sustainable design, leveraging Lucerne’s former bunker complex for an energy-efficient IT setup that minimizes ecological impact.
Collaboration for Security Excellence
Marco Reinhard, Managing Director of the Stollen data center, expressed pride in hosting Hornetsecurity, emphasizing Switzerland's attractiveness for global firms requiring high security levels.
"Our partnership is based on a shared understanding of security: While we ensure maximum physical security, Hornetsecurity protects the digital infrastructure of its customers," he explains. This collaboration creates a robust security framework, combining physical security and digital infrastructure protection, termed 'Made in Switzerland.'
Enhancing Market Competitiveness
Roger Staub, Hornetsecurity's Country Manager for Switzerland, highlights the added value the data center brings to Swiss channel partners. It offers high data protection standards and trust, alongside new market opportunities by meeting demands for Swiss data sovereignty.
This strategic expansion aids partners in maintaining competitive advantage and opens pathways to untapped customer segments. Together, Hornetsecurity and its partners present a united front for robust data protection in Switzerland and beyond.
Hornetsecurity announces the opening of its new data center in Lucerne. With this move, one of the experts in cloud security services is strengthening its commitment to data security and privacy in Switzerland.
The investment enables Swiss partners and customers to access Hornetsecurity's full service portfolio locally. The data center, located in the Stollen Luzern tunnel, is powered exclusively by renewable energy. Combined with environmentally friendly lake water cooling, the Hornetsecurity data center thus makes an active contribution to an environmentally conscious IT infrastructure.
Comprehensive cloud security
With its Lucerne data center, Hornetsecurity is sending another strong signal to its Swiss customers. Since the middle of last year, Roger Staub, appointed Country Manager for Switzerland, has been driving the expansion of the distributor and partner network. To better serve the Swiss market, the company is now expanding its infrastructure with a targeted investment in a data center.
Hornetsecurity's product portfolio covers all key areas of email security, including spam and virus filtering, protection against phishing and ransomware, automatic, legally compliant and auditable archiving, and encryption. Its flagship product, 365 Total Protection, encompasses security, compliance, backup, and security awareness solutions and is the most comprehensive cloud security solution on the market, enabling businesses to protect their Microsoft 365 environments.
First-class security solutions
With its data center, Hornetsecurity is making a clear statement for data sovereignty, security, and privacy by ensuring that customer data remains within the borders of their respective countries. Swiss customer data is thus securely stored in Switzerland.
“Our investment in expanding our Swiss data center reinforces our commitment to providing our customers and partners with first-class security solutions. We want to deepen our presence in the Swiss market and have already invested in our team and channel partners. Now, we are adding the necessary infrastructure – for even greater security and data sovereignty,” says Daniel Hofmann, CEO of Hornetsecurity . “By locating the data center in the Lucerne tunnel, we are also supporting sustainable digitalisation: The city of Lucerne’s former bunker complex offers ideal conditions for an energy-efficient IT infrastructure and allows us to significantly reduce the ecological footprint of our computing power.”
Comprehensive security concept
Marco Reinhard, Managing Director of the Stollen data center, explains: “We are proud to welcome Hornetsecurity, an internationally active cybersecurity provider, to our data center. Their decision to use our infrastructure confirms the high level of security and underscores that Switzerland remains an attractive location for global companies."
“Our partnership is based on a shared understanding of security: While we ensure maximum physical security, Hornetsecurity protects the digital infrastructure of its customers. Together, we are creating a comprehensive security concept – powerful, reliable, and ‘Made in Switzerland.’ We look forward to actively supporting Hornetsecurity in the further expansion of its services.”
Data protection standards
“With the new data center, we are creating real added value for our Swiss channel partners,” adds Roger Staub, Country Manager Switzerland at Hornetsecurity. “They not only benefit from the highest data protection standards and national trust, but can also tap into new customer groups who insist on Swiss data storage and true data sovereignty. This strengthens their competitiveness and opens up entirely new market opportunities.”
This strategic collaboration creates a powerful duo that provides comprehensive protection for customers in Switzerland and beyond – both physically and digitally.
