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Jul, 2016 : ServerHub Adds a Sixth Location in New York
📅 - Recently, ServerHub announced they have added and launched a sixth global location. It's found in New York City and it's the first real east coast location for the company. They also launched a Chicago location in January, along with a Seattle and Frankfurt location shortly after.
ServerHub plans to roll out more locations this year including some in Europe, Canada and the Asia Pacific. The goal is to provide a lower latency for all major markets by spacing the locations out properly.
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