SAN FRANCISCO, May 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital
Realty (NYSE: DLR), a leading global provider of data center,
colocation, and interconnection solutions announced today that it
has achieved the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Service Delivery
designation for AWS Direct Connect, recognizing that Digital Realty
is authorized to provision the new AWS Direct Connect Hosted
Connections capacities greater than 500 Mbps.
Achieving the AWS Direct Connect Service Delivery designation
differentiates Digital Realty as an AWS Partner Network (APN)
member that provides specialized demonstrated technical proficiency
and proven customer success in delivering AWS Direct Connect
services. To receive the designation, APN Partners must
possess deep AWS expertise and deliver solutions seamlessly on
AWS.
"We are honored to be an AWS Direct Connect Service Delivery
Partner, which reflects our track record and expertise in
delivering AWS services to our global customer base," said Digital
Realty Chief Technology Officer Chris
Sharp. "Our team is committed to continue empowering
our customers with access to scalable, flexible and cost-effective
solutions, such as AWS and via our own Digital Realty Service
Exchange, to address their business needs."
AWS is enabling scalable, flexible, and cost-effective solutions
from startups to global enterprises. To support the seamless
integration and deployment of these solutions, AWS established the
AWS Service Delivery Program to help customers identify APN
Partners with deep expertise in delivering specific AWS services.
Digital Realty customers can connect to AWS privately via
dedicated connections or the Digital Realty Service Exchange, which
gives global enterprises access to powerful new hybrid cloud
solutions and instant access to the full suite of AWS
services. The Digital Realty Service Exchange provides a
direct, private connection optimized for high performance and
security with rapid scale and the ability to capitalize on
processing, analytics and data management at the digital
edge. Customers see significant advantages, including
predictable performance and a globally consistent user experience,
often with substantial cost savings when compared to internet-based
connections. Moving private workloads closer to partners,
customers and cloud services via the Digital Realty Service
Exchange provides improved control over critical IT
resources.
Digital Realty Service Exchange
Digital Realty Service Exchange, powered by Megaport, provides
enterprises private, secure, high-throughput, low-latency access
over a single interface to cloud service providers and partners,
allowing users to manage physical and virtual connections through a
single portal, and giving them the visibility and reporting
capabilities they need to address their connectivity requirements
more rapidly and efficiently. Digital Realty owns and
operates nearly 200 data centers encompassing approximately 23
million square feet across more than 30 global metropolitan areas,
enabling customers to expand from a single cabinet to a
multi-megawatt facility as their needs grow, with no change in
providers and no interruption in service.
About Digital Realty
Digital Realty supports the data center, colocation and
interconnection strategies of more than 2,300 firms across its
secure, network-rich portfolio of data centers located throughout
North America, Europe, Latin
America, Asia and
Australia. Digital Realty's clients include domestic and
international companies of all sizes, ranging from cloud and
information technology services, communications and social
networking to financial services, manufacturing, energy, healthcare
and consumer products. www.digitalrealty.com
For Additional Information
Andrew P. Power
Chief Financial Officer
Digital Realty
(415) 738-6500
Media Inquiries
John Christiansen / Scott Lindlaw
Sard Verbinnen & Co.
(415) 618-8750
Investor Relations
John J. Stewart
Digital Realty
(415) 738-6500
investorrelations@digitalrealty.com
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements which are
based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that
involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes
and results to differ materially, including statements related to
our uptime statistics and product offerings. These risks and
uncertainties include, among others, the following: reduced
demand for data centers or decreases in information technology
spending; decreased rental rates, increased operating costs or
increased vacancy rates; increased competition or available supply
of data center space; the suitability of our data centers and data
center infrastructure, delays or disruptions in connectivity or
availability of power, or failures or breaches of our physical and
information security infrastructure or services; our dependence
upon significant customers, bankruptcy or insolvency of a major
customer or a significant number of smaller customers, or defaults
on or non-renewal of leases by customers; breaches of our
obligations or restrictions under our contracts with our customers;
our inability to successfully develop and lease new properties and
development space, and delays or unexpected costs in development of
properties; the impact of current global and local economic, credit
and market conditions; our inability to retain data center space
that we lease or sublease from third parties; difficulties managing
an international business and acquiring or operating properties in
foreign jurisdictions and unfamiliar metropolitan areas; our
failure to realize the intended benefits from, or disruptions to
our plans and operations or unknown or contingent liabilities
related to, our recent acquisitions; our failure to successfully
integrate and operate acquired or developed properties or
businesses; difficulties in identifying properties to acquire and
completing acquisitions; risks related to joint venture
investments, including as a result of our lack of control of such
investments; risks associated with using debt to fund our business
activities, including re-financing and interest rate risks, our
failure to repay debt when due, adverse changes in our credit
ratings or our breach of covenants or other terms contained in our
loan facilities and agreements; our failure to obtain necessary
debt and equity financing, and our dependence on external sources
of capital; financial market fluctuations and changes in foreign
currency exchange rates; adverse economic or real estate
developments in our industry or the industry sectors that we sell
to, including risks relating to decreasing real estate valuations
and impairment charges and goodwill and other intangible asset
impairment charges; our inability to manage our growth effectively;
losses in excess of our insurance coverage; environmental
liabilities and risks related to natural disasters; our inability
to comply with rules and regulations applicable to our Company; our
failure to maintain our status as a REIT for federal income tax
purposes; our operating partnership's failure to qualify as a
partnership for federal income tax purposes; restrictions on our
ability to engage in certain business activities; and changes in
local, state, federal and international laws and regulations,
including related to taxation, real estate and zoning laws, and
increases in real property tax rates. For a further list and
description of such risks and uncertainties, see the reports and
other filings by the company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, including the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31,
2018. The company disclaims any intention or obligation to
update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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