REDWOOD CITY, Calif.,
Jan. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/
-- Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection
and data center company, today announced that Steve Smith,
president and chief executive officer; Keith Shaw, vice
president of business development for EMEA; and Jim Poole, vice president of business
development, will be participating in speaking engagements at
the Pacific Telecom Council 2017 taking
place January 15-18, 2017 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village
Waikiki Beach Resort in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Session Details:
Keynote Panel Discussion – New Data Center
Dynamics
Monday, January 16 from
11:20am- 12:00pm, Equinix panel
participant: Steve Smith, president
and CEO
Panel overview: What are the impacts on data centers of evolving
IT architectures of content, digital media, cloud providers, and
enterprises? What trends are emerging across regions that are
re-shaping data centers? How are advanced network architectures and
energy/environmental concerns re-shaping data center development?
Is hyperscale cloud growth continuing to leverage third-party
datacenters?
Location: Coral 3
Executive Insight Roundtable 5 – Convergence of
Undersea and Terrestrial Networks - Where the Land and Sea
Unite!
Tuesday, January 17 from
2:00pm – 3:15pm, Equinix panel moderator: Keith Shaw, vice president of business
development, EMEA
Roundtable overview: With the massive growth in demand for
submarine cable capacity and the emergence of Software Defined
Optical Networking, it has become essential for the industry to
create seamless interfaces between the submarine cables and
terrestrial network. This session will explore the increasing
importance of subsea cable systems and how they are being
accelerated by new and evolving deployment models that expand their
efficiency and reach. This session promises to be active and
informative - enhancing the reasoning and technology required to
provide innovative solutions - "Where the Land and Sea Unite."
Location: Coral 1
Topical Session 9 – Green Data: Opportunities &
Risks
Wednesday, January 18 from
9:00am – 10:15am, Equinix speaker: Jim Poole, vice president of business
development
Session overview:
As the Internet infrastructure-build proliferates internationally,
green and energy issues have moved from desirable corporate
governance to center stage in operational terms. In most cases,
fundamental investment viability in infrastructure projects is
significantly impacted as a result.
This exceptionally topical session featuring industry experts
will examine key aspects of conceptualizing, planning, building and
implementing best practices in data center and related
infrastructures, as well as working to current and emerging
industry initiatives. It should be an ideal fast track for anyone
who needs a rapid but comprehensive update on the current
landscape.
Location: South Pacific 1
Additional Resources:
- Webinar- Interconnection Oriented Architecture and IT
Transformation [Video]
- Equinix Builds Momentum as a Critical Partner in
Next-Generation Submarine Cable Projects to Accommodate
Unprecedented Data Growth [press release]
About Equinix
Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) connects
the world's leading businesses to their customers, employees and
partners inside the most interconnected data centers. In 40 markets
across five continents, Equinix is where companies come together to
realize new opportunities and accelerate their business, IT and
cloud strategies. www.equinix.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains
forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Actual results may differ materially from expectations discussed in
such forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such
differences include, but are not limited to, the challenges of
acquiring, operating and constructing IBX centers and developing,
deploying and delivering Equinix services; unanticipated costs or
difficulties relating to the integration of companies we have
acquired or will acquire into Equinix; a failure to receive
significant revenue from customers in recently built out or
acquired data centers; failure to complete any financing
arrangements contemplated from time to time; competition from
existing and new competitors; the ability to generate sufficient
cash flow or otherwise obtain funds to repay new or outstanding
indebtedness; the loss or decline in business from our key
customers; and other risks described from time to time in Equinix's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In particular,
see Equinix's recent quarterly and annual reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of which are available
upon request from Equinix. Equinix does not assume any obligation
to update the forward-looking information contained in this press
release.
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