REDWOOD CITY, Calif.,
June 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/
-- Equinix, Inc., the global interconnection and data
center company, today announced that it will provide private access
to Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute via its Equinix Cloud Exchange™ in
the company's Toronto (TR2)
International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data
center. Through this partnership, Canadian-based companies
gain private access to both Azure and Office 365 while maintaining
data residency in region. This deployment is part of Equinix's
global partnership with Microsoft which now directly connects 18
markets globally with Azure ExpressRoute.
Many companies are looking to deploy hybrid clouds through
private interconnection, to reap the scalability and cost benefits
of the cloud, while at the same time maintaining the control of
on-premises infrastructure. In fact, a recent study,
Enterprise of the Future, found that by 2017, 84 percent of IT
leaders will deploy IT infrastructure where interconnection –
defined as private, secure physical or virtual connections –
is at the core, compared to only 38 percent today. By
offering private access to Azure ExpressRoute and Office 365 across
the global market, Equinix helps enterprise CIOs achieve this by
seamlessly incorporating Azure and Office 365 services into their
existing architectures.
Highlights / Key Facts
- Opened in 2015, Equinix's TR2 facility offers interconnections
for more than 155 enterprise companies, financial services firms,
and more than 60 cloud and network providers that have collocated
with Equinix via the company's original data center in Toronto, TR1. Expanding Azure ExpressRoute
into this critical market provides our many Canadian enterprise
customers the benefit of a high-performing and private connection
to the Microsoft Cloud and our growing cloud ecosystem.
- Equinix is working with several reseller partners in the
Canadian market to help customers quickly realize the benefits of
Equinix Cloud Exchange and the Microsoft Cloud. These partners
include Airgate, IMP Solutions, New Signature, Powerland and
Solgenia.
- As one of the first data center providers to deliver private
access to Microsoft's cloud services on a global scale, Equinix has
enabled enterprise customers to speed hybrid- and multi-cloud
deployments by privately connecting to Azure in Equinix data
centers across five continents including North America, South
America, Asia, Europe and Australia. Equinix offers private connections
to both Azure and Office 365 in the following markets: Amsterdam, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Hong
Kong, London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, New
York, Osaka, Sao Paulo, Seattle, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto, and Washington D.C.
Quotes
- Janet Kennedy, president,
Microsoft Canada
"We are thrilled to continue
collaborating with Equinix and are happy to welcome them in
Canada as an Azure ExpressRoute
partner. Equinix now connects to 18 markets globally with
Azure ExpressRoute, helping to further business innovation and
competitiveness in a cloud-first, mobile-first world."
- Greg Adgate, vice president
of global technology partners, Equinix:
"By providing direct access to Azure and Office 365
via ExpressRoute inside Equinix data centers, we are enabling
companies, worldwide, to bridge their cloud and data center
strategies and fully realize the benefits of hybrid and
multi-cloud. By offering this capability now in Canada, local companies concerned with data
residency can now get the full benefits of Microsoft cloud
services, in a trusted, secure, low-latency deployment."
- Andrew Eppich, managing
director , Equinix Canada
"The primary goal of Equinix
Canada has always been to connect our customers to the business
partners and service providers across their digital supply chains
in a way that enables them to gain the most business value.
By providing access to additional cloud services in a secure and
direct manner enables our local Canadian enterprise customers to
reap the benefits of the cloud, while helping to keep their data
local and secure.
Additional
Resources
- More about Equinix Cloud Exchange [website]
- More about Microsoft Cloud for Canada [website]
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 worldwide,
Equinix is where companies come together to realize new
opportunities and accelerate their business, IT and cloud
strategies. http://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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