"Region Selection"

Choose the geographic location for your virtual machine deployment to optimize performance and compliance.

Select from our high-performance data centers around the world:

NORWAY-1

Europe Region

Location: Norway, Europe
Available GPU Types: All GPUs Available
Best For: European users, GDPR compliance
Latency: Optimized for European traffic

CANADA-1

North America Region

Location: Canada, North America
Available GPU Types: All GPUs Available
Best For: North American users
Latency: Low latency for Canadian and northern US users

US-1

United States Region

Location: United States
Available GPU Types: All GPUs Available
Best For: US-based users and applications
Latency: Optimized for US traffic

Regional Specifications

Region	Location	GPU Availability	Network	Compliance
NORWAY-1	Europe	All GPU types	High-speed European network	GDPR compliant
CANADA-1	North America	All GPU types	North American backbone	Privacy-focused
US-1	United States	All GPU types	US domestic network	US data residency

GPU Availability by Region

All regions support the complete range of GPU types:

H100 Series

A100 Series

Professional GPUs

Available in All Regions

H100-SXM5-80GB

H100-PCIe-NVLink-80GB

H100-PCIe-80GB

Regional Notes:

High demand GPU types

Availability varies by time and region

Check real-time availability during deployment

Region Selection Factors

Performance Considerations

Latency Optimization

Network Performance

Resource Availability

Compliance and Legal

Data Residency

Geographic Data Requirements

GDPR Compliance: NORWAY-1 for European data

US Data Laws: US-1 for US-specific requirements

Cross-border Restrictions: Consider data transfer regulations

Industry Compliance: Healthcare, finance sector requirements

Privacy Regulations

Regional Privacy Laws

European GDPR: Strict data protection in NORWAY-1

Canadian PIPEDA: Privacy protection in CANADA-1

US State Laws: Various state-specific regulations in US-1

International Transfers: Consider data flow implications

Regional Pricing

Pricing is consistent across all regions for the same GPU types:

Currency by Region

While pricing is uniform, billing currency is determined by your account country setting:

USD Billing

EUR Billing

INR Billing

US Dollar Accounts

Most countries default to USD

Consistent pricing across regions

Standard international currency

Storage and Volume Considerations

Regional Storage

Volume Management by Region

Plan Storage Strategy

Choose primary region for most workloads

Consider data gravity and access patterns

Plan for disaster recovery needs

Evaluate cross-region backup requirements

Create Regional Resources

Create volumes in the same region as VMs

Establish snapshots for backup and recovery

Set up cross-region replication if needed

Monitor regional storage usage

Optimize Access Patterns

Keep data close to compute resources

Minimize cross-region data transfers

Use local storage for temporary data

Plan for regional failover scenarios

Network and Connectivity

Regional Network Features

NORWAY-1 Network

European Connectivity

Direct connections to major European internet exchanges

Low latency to UK, Germany, France

High-speed connections to Scandinavia

Optimized for European CDN access

CANADA-1 Network

North American Connectivity

Direct connections to Canadian internet infrastructure

Low latency to northern US regions

Optimized for cross-border North American traffic

Good connectivity to major US cities

US-1 Network

US Domestic Network

Direct connections to major US internet exchanges

Optimized for continental US traffic

Low latency to major metropolitan areas

High-speed connections to cloud providers

Internet Connectivity Performance

Expected latency ranges from each region:

Source Region	To Europe	To North America	To Asia-Pacific
NORWAY-1	10-50ms	100-150ms	200-300ms
CANADA-1	80-120ms	20-80ms	150-250ms
US-1	100-150ms	20-100ms	150-250ms

Region Selection Best Practices

Decision Framework

Identify Primary Users

Determine geographic location of primary users

Consider time zones for interactive applications

Evaluate access patterns and usage times

Plan for global vs. regional applications

Assess Compliance Requirements

Review data residency requirements

Check industry-specific regulations

Evaluate privacy law implications

Consider cross-border data transfer restrictions

Evaluate Technical Requirements

Assess latency sensitivity of applications

Consider data transfer volumes

Evaluate integration with other services

Plan for disaster recovery needs

Test and Validate

Deploy test VMs in candidate regions

Measure actual performance characteristics

Test connectivity from user locations

Validate compliance and legal requirements

Multi-Region Strategy

Regional Redundancy

Global Applications

Development vs. Production

Common Region Selection Scenarios

European Business

North American Startup

Global SaaS

AI Research

NORWAY-1 Primary Choice

Use Case: EU-based company with European customers
Benefits:

GDPR compliance by default

Low latency for European users

Data residency in Europe

Integration with European services

Considerations:

Higher latency for non-European access

Plan for global expansion

Changing Regions

Current Limitations

Migration Strategies

If you need to change regions after deployment:

Plan Migration

Create snapshots of current VMs

Export important data and configurations

Plan for service downtime

Prepare new region resources

Recreate in New Region

Deploy new VMs in target region

Create new storage volumes as needed

Restore data from backups

Reconfigure applications and services

Update Configurations

Update DNS and networking configurations

Test connectivity and performance

Update monitoring and logging

Validate application functionality

Cleanup Old Resources

Delete old VMs and volumes

Clean up networking configurations

Update documentation and procedures

Monitor for any remaining dependencies

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