Cloud Regions in Germany: AWS, Google Cloud and Azure
Regions, time zones and data protection law for cloud teams in Germany.
AWS eu-central-1, Google Cloud europe-west3 and Azure germanywestcentral all run in Frankfurt. Google Cloud (europe-west10) and Azure (germanynorth) also run regions in Berlin.
Cloud regions in Germany
| Provider | Region | Location |
|---|---|---|
| AWS | eu-central-1 | Frankfurt |
| Google Cloud | europe-west3 | Frankfurt |
| Google Cloud | europe-west10 | Berlin |
| Azure | germanywestcentral | Frankfurt |
| Azure | germanynorth | Berlin |
Frankfurt has its own page because all three providers run a region in the city.
Scheduling on local time
Germany uses Europe/Berlin, shared with most of the EU. A 40-hour working week is 40 of the week’s 168 hours, so a non-production environment that runs around the clock is idle for most of the week.
Time zones: Europe/Berlin. Currency: EUR.
Data protection law
Germany applies the GDPR together with the Bundesdatenschutzgesetz (BDSG) of 30 June 2017. All three providers can keep data in Germany.
Source: GDPR + Bundesdatenschutzgesetz (BDSG) of 30 June 2017.
City page
See cloud regions in Frankfurt.
Nearby countries
Netherlands, Switzerland, France. For every country, see cloud regions by country.
Questions we get a lot.
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Which cloud regions are in Frankfurt?
AWS eu-central-1, Google Cloud europe-west3 and Azure germanywestcentral.
Is there a cloud region in Berlin?
Yes. Google Cloud europe-west10 and Azure germanynorth.