REDWOOD CITY, Calif.,
Feb. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --
Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection and
data center company, today announced that it is offering direct and
private access to the Salesforce platform via Equinix Cloud
Exchange™ in markets across North
America and Europe. These
dedicated, private connections allow enterprise customers to
benefit from high performance and application reliability while
meeting regulatory and compliance concerns typically associated
with cloud deployments in certain industries such as government and
healthcare.
Cloud adoption continues to grow, with more and more enterprises
moving to cloud-based applications and services. In fact, according
to IDC*, by 2020, about half of all new business software purchases
will be of service-enabled software, and cloud software will
constitute more than a quarter of all software sold. However, for
companies in heavily regulated industries, such as healthcare and
financial services, compliance and regulatory concerns remain top
barriers to the adoption of cloud-based applications. Direct access
to Salesforce applications inside Equinix enables customers to
bypass the public internet, therefore providing reliable
connections without the inherent control and security concerns of
the public internet. The solution is now available via Equinix
Cloud Exchange in select Equinix International Business Exchange
(IBX) data centers.
Highlights / Key Facts
- Direct access to Salesforce inside Equinix is ideal for
customers looking to reap the benefits of the Salesforce platform,
with the control and predictability of a dedicated connection.
Direct connections will be available across the Salesforce Customer
Success Platform, including, Chatter, Sales Cloud, App Cloud, Service Cloud, Force.com,
Communities, Work.com, Wave Analytics, Government Cloud and Health
Cloud.
- Equinix offers one of the industry's broadest choices in cloud
service providers, including AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud
Platform, and SaaS providers, such as Salesforce. Equinix offers
direct connections to many of these platforms via Equinix Cloud
Exchange or Equinix Cross Connects. Equinix Cloud Exchange is an
advanced interconnection solution that provides virtualized,
private direct connections that bypass the internet to provide
better security and performance with a range of bandwidth options.
It is currently available in 21 markets, globally.
Quotes
- Bill Long, Vice President,
Interconnection Solutions, Equinix:
"Salesforce has a
strong foothold in the enterprise market as a leader in business
and CRM applications. For certain customers, an all-public cloud
solution comes with its regulatory concerns. But, by providing
these customers with dedicated connectivity to their Salesforce
environments simply, securely and cost-effectively from Cloud
Exchange, we help them connect and build a hybrid cloud solution
that works for them."
- Andy Baer, SVP, Salesforce
Industries, Communications And Media:
"In today's digital
economy, everything and everyone is becoming more connected.
Customers, partners and employees increasingly need to collaborate
across geographies to drive productivity and innovation. Equinix is
accelerating this shift for its customers with the addition of
Salesforce to the Equinix ecosystem."
About Equinix
Equinix, Inc. connects the world's
leading businesses to their customers, employees and partners
inside the most interconnected data centers. In 41 markets across
five continents, Equinix is where companies come together to
realize new opportunities and accelerate their business, IT and
cloud strategies.
Salesforce and others are among the trademarks of
salesforce.com, inc.
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.
*Source: IDC Worldwide Semiannual Public Cloud Services
Spending Guide
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