REDWOOD CITY, Calif.,
Dec. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/
-- Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection
and data center company, today announced that it has joined the
Industrial Internet Consortium® (IIC), the global, member-supported
organization that promotes the accelerated growth of the Industrial
Internet of Things (IIoT). Membership provides Equinix
opportunities to engage and contribute to innovation, best
practices and evolution initiatives the industrial internet is
achieving.
Interconnection is paramount for the success, growth and
security of the Internet of Things. The industrial internet, in
particular, has unique and well-defined sets of technical and
business requirements for data collection, data retention,
analytics and hybrid compute which are ideally suited for an
Interconnection Oriented Architecture (IOA™), like those deployed
inside Equinix data centers. Additionally, proximity between
people, information systems, data and analytics systems that
require analytical and machine-learned information in real time is
essential for an agile IoT architecture. With 145+ data centers in
40 markets worldwide, Equinix provides pivotal interconnection
solution enablement for enterprise organizations to execute the
full potential of the Internet of Things.
Highlights / Key Facts
- The Industrial Internet Consortium is a global,
member-supported, organization that promotes the accelerated growth
of the Industrial Internet of Things by coordinating ecosystem
initiatives to securely connect, control and integrate assets and
systems of assets with people, processes and data using common
architectures, interoperability and open standards to deliver
transformational business and societal outcomes across industries
and public infrastructure.
- With more than 145 data centers across 40 markets around the
world, Equinix provides critical key participants of IoT ecosystems
with an ideal platform to scale their offerings around the world
enabling and supporting an accelerating customer demand. The
Equinix Cloud Exchange – with direct private and secure connections
to all leading cloud providers through multiple geo diverse ports –
is available now in 21 markets globally including – Amsterdam, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Frankfurt, Hong
Kong, London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, New
York, Osaka, Paris, Sao
Paulo, Seattle, Silicon
Valley, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto, Washington,
D.C., and Zurich.
Quotes
- Ryan Mallory, global vice
president, solution enablement, at Equinix:
"Interconnection acts as a central nervous system for the
Internet of Things, enabling all vital functions for achieving
efficiency and agility. Equinix, with the IIC, will help make this
happen. We are excited to partner with the high-caliber companies
of the IIC and enable enterprises to capitalize on their data and
make the Internet of Things a thriving and trusted
reality."
- Dr. Richard Soley,
executive director, Industrial Internet
Consortium
"In the emerging and complex Internet of
Things arena, enterprises want their data, applications, devices
and cloud services to interconnect and operate securely. We look
forward to the interconnection expertise that Equinix brings with
respect to system integration and security for the connected
ecosystem and to the contributions they will make in helping to
accelerate the adoption of the Industrial Internet."
Additional
Resources
- Powering the Industrial Internet Side of the Internet of Things
[blog post]
- How to Build Up Your IoT Security, Confidence and Trust [blog
post]
- Emerging IOT Ecosystems: Matches Made in the Cloud [blog
post]
- More about IIC
About Equinix
Equinix, Inc. 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.
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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