October 2023 Summaries

Metabase has expanded its cloud-hosting options beyond the US to include new regions in the EU (Frankfurt), APAC (Singapore, Sydney), and South America (São Paulo) to improve performance by hosting closer to users and their data. This change allows users to choose hosting regions that minimize query latency by avoiding global data travel. The platform offers a streamlined process for setting up or moving Metabase installations to these new regions, with guidance available for those needing to adjust firewall settings for secure connections. By opting for Metabase's cloud hosting, users benefit from automatic upgrades, backups, unlimited technical support, and production-grade deployments managed by experts, eliminating the complexities and costs of self-hosting. Metabase emphasizes customer isolation with dedicated containers for each client, and assures that migrating to Metabase Cloud retains all user data and settings, underscoring their commitment to reliable, region-specific hosting solutions.