REDWOOD CITY, Calif.,
Nov. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- Equinix, Inc., a global interconnection and data center
company, today announced the immediate availability of Amazon Web
Services (AWS) Direct Connect in Equinix's Dallas and London International Business
Exchange™ (IBX®) data centers (DA2 and LD5). With AWS
Direct Connect, companies can connect their privately owned and
managed infrastructure directly to AWS. The solution establishes a
private connection to the AWS Cloud for reduced costs, increased
throughput, and consistent application performance. These two
offerings bring the total number of Equinix data centers offering
Direct Connect to 10.
Many companies are looking to deploy hybrid clouds through
direct interconnection, to reap the scalability and cost benefits
of the cloud, while at the same time maintaining the security and
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 direct, secure physical or virtual connections –
is at the core, compared to only 38 percent today. By
offering AWS Direct Connect across the global market, Equinix helps
enterprise CIOs achieve this by seamlessly and securely
incorporating AWS Cloud services into their existing
architectures.
Highlights / Key Facts
- AWS Direct Connect availability in London marks the second Equinix location in
Europe to offer the service.
This deployment allows Equinix to improve upon previous
connectivity options by offering "native" AWS Direct Connect
service to customers into the full portfolio of AWS Cloud
offerings. Previously, connectivity in London was available via tether from Equinix
in London into AWS's Dublin facilities. In October 2014, Equinix announced availability of
AWS Direct Connect in the company's Frankfurt data center. The addition of
AWS Direct Connect in London
assures customers in both continental Europe and the U.K., achieve consistent,
dedicated network connection to the AWS Cloud for higher
performance at a lower cost.
- Equinix's Dallas IBX, DA5, is the fourth data center in
North America to offer AWS Direct
Connect, joining Equinix's facilities in Seattle, Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. Equinix now offers AWS Direct
Connect in ten global locations; Dallas, Frankfurt, London, Osaka, Seattle, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo
and Washington, D.C./Northern Virginia. Equinix customers in these
metros experience lower network costs into and out of AWS and take
advantage of reduced AWS Direct Connect data transfer rates.
Quotes
- Ryan Mallory, vice president,
technology, Equinix:
"At Equinix, we are seeing significant growth in enterprise
customers looking to connect to AWS in a secure and
high-performance manner. Our goal is to provide these
customers with the ability to realize the full benefits of the
cloud – without worrying about application latency or cost issues.
AWS Direct Connect makes it easy for companies to establish a
dedicated network connection from Equinix to AWS, which ultimately
reduces network costs, increases throughput, and provides a more
consistent network experience than Internet-based
connections."
Additional
Resources
- Equinix and AWS Direct Connect: Your Onramp to Amazon Web
Services [video]
- More about Equinix and AWS Direct Connect [datasheet]
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 33
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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