REDWOOD CITY, Calif.,
June 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/
-- Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global
interconnection and data center company, today announced an
expanded collaboration with IBM Cloud to bring private and scalable
connectivity to global enterprises at the digital edge via Equinix
Cloud Exchange Fabric™ (ECX Fabric™). This expansion builds upon
the long-standing Equinix and IBM relationship where IBM Cloud
Direct Link Exchange is deployed in more Equinix International
Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data centers worldwide
than any other Direct Link Exchange provider.
Companies today are using cloud platforms, and many are using a
hybrid cloud strategy with a combination of public, private and
on-premises capabilities. A hybrid cloud strategy addresses major
enterprise concerns as they move more of their applications to the
cloud, including security concerns, data protection and protocols,
availability, and cloud management. To enable hybrid cloud
deployments for enterprises, Equinix and IBM are leveraging the
global ECX Fabric to provide private connectivity to IBM Cloud,
including Direct Link Exchange, Direct Link Dedicated and Direct
Link Dedicated Hosting.
Additionally, Equinix has joined the IBM Cloud Direct Link
Service Provider Program, providing at least one Direct Link point
of presence in each of IBM's strategic markets and enabling private
connections to IBM Cloud that meet the digital transformation needs
of many enterprises today. With these moves, customers in 16 metros
around the world can now create a secure, private cloud onramp to
connect to IBM Cloud. Effectively bypassing the public internet,
customers can utilize ECX Fabric to implement low-latency, hybrid
cloud solutions that connect directly to IBM Cloud and help
dynamically scale their IT infrastructure at the digital edge.
Highlights / Key Facts
- ECX Fabric is an on-demand, SDN-enabled interconnection service
that allows any business to connect between its own distributed
infrastructure and any other company's distributed infrastructure,
including the world's largest network service and cloud providers,
on Platform Equinix®.
- Direct Link, IBM Cloud's private interconnection service,
provides customers with a connection to their enterprises'
on-premises network or private data center to the IBM Cloud
platform. By utilizing ECX Fabric, IBM Cloud Direct Link customers
can benefit from secured and scalable network availability to the
IBM Cloud platform.
- The IBM Cloud Direct Link Dedicated Hosting solution offered
within Equinix IBX data centers provides space, power and
connectivity with direct access to IBM Cloud via ECX Fabric. This
improves network performance, providing companies with the secured,
customized support needed for dedicated workloads that require
predictable latency. Together, this allows global businesses to
leverage emerging technologies like AI, data analytics, Blockchain
and the full suite of IBM Cloud services, knowing their data is
secured with enterprise-grade security.
- IBM Cloud has deployed more Direct Link locations with Equinix
than with any other provider. Current metros include Amsterdam, Chicago, Dallas, Frankfurt, Hong
Kong, London, Melbourne, New
York, Paris, São Paulo,
Silicon Valley, Singapore,
Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto and Washington, D.C.
- Direct and private connectivity to strategic cloud service
providers like IBM Cloud is essential as digital transformation
fuels higher demand for localized digital services at the edge.
According to the Global Interconnection Index (GXI) Volume 2, a
market study published recently by Equinix, interconnection between
enterprises and cloud and IT providers is projected to grow 98% per
annum through 2021, supporting businesses building out new digital
services and migrating existing workloads to third-party cloud
platforms.
Quotes
- Gabriel Montanti, Global
Offering Executive, IBM Cloud
"Enterprises are rapidly
building next-generation applications on the cloud that leverage
Blockchain, AI, IoT, machine learning and more. With the ability to
directly connect to business-critical applications from multiple
points of presence within Equinix data centers located in key
global metros, our customers can anticipate to more effectively
integrate hybrid cloud strategies designed for improved security,
reliability and performance."
- Royce Thomas, SVP, Strategic
Alliances and Global Account Management, Equinix
"Our
extended collaboration to offer direct and private connectivity to
the IBM Cloud Direct Link service via ECX Fabric is a key enabler
to enterprise digital transformation efforts. With the global reach
of the Equinix interconnection platform, combined with IBM Cloud,
we can help enterprises deploy hybrid cloud solutions and scale
their digital businesses at the edge with robust
security."
Additional Resources
- Learn More About Equinix and IBM Cloud [website]
- Learn more about ECX Fabric [website]
- Learn more about Platform Equinix [website]
- Global Interconnection Index Volume 2 [market study]
About Equinix
Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) connects
the world's leading businesses to their customers, employees and
partners inside the most-interconnected data centers. On this
global platform for digital business, companies come together
across more than 50 markets on five continents to reach everywhere,
interconnect everyone and integrate everything they need to create
their digital futures. 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 data
centers and developing, deploying and delivering Equinix products
and solutions; unanticipated costs or difficulties relating to the
integration of companies we have acquired or will acquire into
Equinix; a failure to receive significant revenues from customers
in recently built out or acquired data centers; a 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; risks related to our taxation as a REIT;
and other risks described from time to time in Equinix filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. In particular, see recent
Equinix 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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