REDWOOD CITY and SUNNYVALE, Calif., July
15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the
global interconnection and data center company, and NetApp (Nasdaq:
NTAP), a global leader in storage and data management solutions,
today announced that they are expanding their cloud partnership.
The two companies now provide an expanded offering of private
storage solutions for the public cloud including NetApp Private
Storage for Microsoft Azure, through the Equinix Cloud Exchange,
which makes connecting to the cloud simple and convenient.
As part of today's announcement, Equinix and NetApp delivered
test results revealing that data throughput between NetApp Private
Storage customers and Microsoft Azure rose by an average of 36
percent when the two services were connected via the Equinix Cloud
Exchange instead of via public networks. These tests illustrate
significant performance gains companies can achieve when accessing
multiple cloud and IT services inside Equinix International
Business Exchange (IBX®) data centers. Additional results from
NetApp's testing of the Equinix Cloud Exchange can be found in the
Equinix blog: NetApp, Microsoft and Equinix Deliver Secure,
Scalable Hybrid Cloud with Private Storage.
NetApp and Equinix began their partnership in 2012 to give
customers complete control over their data while using scalable
compute from Amazon Web Services (AWS). Building on the success of
the AWS offering, the expanded partnership and new solution for
Microsoft Azure enable the two companies to meet customer demands
for leading public clouds. By deploying NetApp Private Storage in
Equinix data centers with Equinix Cloud Exchange, enterprises place
data next to AWS and Microsoft Azure to combine the elasticity and
cost benefits of public cloud compute with performance availability
and control of private NetApp storage and data management.
Highlights / Key Facts
- The Equinix Cloud Exchange can dynamically connect NetApp
Private Storage customers to multiple public clouds. This automated
provisioning, combined with advanced service orchestration, greatly
simplifies the process of interconnecting enterprise storage
resources to cloud services, slashing connection times from days or
even weeks to minutes.
- The 36 percent gain in storage throughput was determined by
comparing the performance NetApp users experienced via ExpressRoute
and Equinix Cloud Exchange to the throughput speed of sending data
via VPN over the public Internet.
- The positive results from NetApp's testing suggest that
customers can more confidently explore multi-cloud deployments to
handle large, complex workflows more efficiently. Tests were
performed in labs within Equinix data centers in Washington, D.C. and Silicon Valley that
physically house NetApp private storage arrays, as well as
Microsoft ExpressRoute access points, thereby minimizing latency in
the tests' outcome.
- Equinix was the first data center company to offer Microsoft
Azure ExpressRoute, which provides direct, private connections to
Microsoft Azure cloud services. Businesses can access cloud
services through the Equinix Cloud Exchange in 16 markets globally
– Amsterdam, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Frankfurt, Hong
Kong, London, Los Angeles, New
York, Seattle, Silicon
Valley, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto and Washington D.C. with expansion planned to a
total of 19 markets by the end of 2014.
- Today NetApp Private Storage for Microsoft Azure is available
in Equinix data centers in Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. Availability throughout
additional U.S data center, Europe
and Asia are planned for the near
future.
Quotes
- Phil Brotherton, vice
president, Cloud Solutions Group, NetApp:
"Our test
results confirm the performance benefits of connecting private
storage to public clouds through Equinix Cloud Exchange. The
exchange platform's automated connections give NetApp customers
direct, easy access to multiple clouds and managed services, so
they can quickly create a virtual portfolio IT services that works
for them. As for NetApp, we see great value in this new solution,
because it enables us to connect our infrastructure stack to
multiple cloud vendors, expanding opportunities for our customers
and our business." Greg
Adgate, VP global partnerships and alliances,
Equinix:
"The performance gains reported by NetApp's
customers on Equinix Cloud Exchange should be very encouraging to
companies considering multi-cloud deployments. Through the Cloud
Exchange, we aim to give companies near-instant access to the
broadest range of cloud and IT services. Equinix makes it simple
and seamless for companies to connect to multiple clouds and
networks – and to adjust their use of those services as business
needs change."
Additional Resources
- NetApp, Microsoft and Equinix Deliver Secure, Scalable Hybrid
Cloud with Private Storage [Equinix blog]
- NetApp Continues Multi-Cloud Strategy Focus with Support for
Microsoft Azure [NetApp blog]
- Equinix to Make Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute Available through
Data Centers in 16 Markets Globally [Equinix press release]
- NetApp Enables Customers to Seamlessly Extend their IT
Infrastructure to Microsoft Azure [NetApp press release]
About NetApp
NetApp creates innovative storage
and data management solutions that deliver outstanding cost
efficiency and accelerate business breakthroughs. Our commitment to
living our core values and consistently being recognized as a great
place to work around the world are fundamental to our long-term
growth and success, as well as the success of our pathway partners
and customers. Discover our passion for helping companies around
the world go further, faster at www.netapp.com.
About Equinix Cloud Exchange
The Equinix Cloud
Exchange is an advanced interconnection solution that enables
seamless, on-demand and direct access to multiple clouds, across
multiple networks around the globe. By combining the
automated interconnection of cloud, network and managed service
providers with advanced service orchestration for the first time,
the Equinix Cloud Exchange provides enterprises with simple,
scalable, direct access to the multiple cloud services they need to
build highly flexible hybrid cloud solutions. This removes
the security, performance and vendor lock-in concerns holding many
organizations back from fully adopting and reaping the benefits of
cloud services. For more information on the Equinix Cloud
Exchange, please visit
http://www.equinix.com/solutions/by-services/interconnection/exchanges/equinix-cloud-exchange/.
About Equinix
Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX),
connects more than 4,500 companies directly to their customers and
partners inside the world's most networked data centers. Today,
businesses leverage the Equinix interconnection platform in 32
strategic markets across the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific. 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.
Equinix and IBX are registered trademarks of Equinix,
Inc.
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