SAN FRANCISCO, June 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Realty
(NYSE: DLR), a leading global provider of data center, colocation
and interconnection solutions, announced today the availability of
AWS Direct Connect at its ATL1 and ATL2 data center facilities in
downtown Atlanta. The
on-ramp bolsters Digital Realty's overall cloud connectivity
solution set, complementing the recently expanded AWS Direct
Connect capabilities at Sovereign House in London along with the company's Service
Exchange for on-demand cloud connectivity. The on-ramp will
enable enterprise customers of Digital Realty's colocation
offerings in Atlanta to reap the
performance, stability and security-related benefits of having a
private, direct connection to AWS.
A recent report from commercial real estate leader and Digital
Realty partner CBRE noted that tech jobs in Atlanta grew 46.7% from 2010 to 2016, making
it the nation's ninth largest technology talent pool, and placing
it ahead of other U.S. tech leaders, including Austin, Boston, Denver, Phoenix and Raleigh-Durham. With more
than 13,000 technology companies, the city is an extremely
appealing interconnection location for enterprises,
telecommunications providers and cloud providers seeking its low
risk of natural disasters, low costs, reliable power, strong fiber
infrastructure and peering capabilities. In March 2017, Digital Realty announced an expansion
of its Atlanta connected campus
footprint with the opening of a new facility comprising
approximately 18,000 square feet of incremental capacity.
"The availability of AWS Direct Connect in Digital Realty's
Atlanta data centers further
strengthens the region's technical infrastructure, which has grown
in importance as the number and types of technology leaders there
have continued to rise over the past decade," said Dan Thompson, senior analyst at 451
Research. "Digital Realty continues to deliver on the
cloud-enabled interconnection strategy it initiated with the
Service Exchange launch last year, delivering value to global
enterprises seeking to further their own cloud
initiatives."
AWS Direct Connect
AWS Direct Connect makes it easy
for businesses to establish a dedicated network connection from
their premises to AWS. Using AWS Direct Connect, users can
establish private connectivity between AWS and their datacenter,
office, or colocation environment, which in many cases can reduce
network costs, increase bandwidth throughput, and provide a more
consistent network experience than Internet-based connections.
Using industry standard 802.1q VLANs, AWS Direct Connect can
be partitioned into multiple virtual interfaces. This allows
users to use the same connection to access public resources such as
objects stored in Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) using
public IP address space, and private resources such as Amazon
Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instances running within an
Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) using private IP space,
while maintaining network separation between the public and private
environments. Virtual interfaces can be reconfigured at any
time to meet users' changing needs.
Digital Realty Service Exchange
Service Exchange
provides enterprises private, secure, high throughput, low latency
access over a single interface to cloud service providers and
partners, overcoming some of the inherent challenges and
limitations of internet access and enabling critical workloads that
may not have been possible previously. Service Exchange
allows users to manage physical and virtual connections through a
single portal, giving them the visibility and reporting
capabilities they need to address their connectivity requirements
more rapidly and efficiently.
Digital Realty offers a full spectrum of global data center
solutions. The company owns and operates 145 properties
encompassing approximately 23 million square feet across 33 global
metropolitan areas, enabling customers to expand from a single
cabinet to a multi-megawatt facility as their needs grow, with no
change in providers and no interruption in service.
"Today's announcement builds on our momentum in cloud service
delivery and in providing these services to the fast-growing
Southeast region," said Chris Sharp,
Digital Realty's Chief Technology Officer. "We are extremely
pleased to work with AWS to bring this critical capability to this
incredibly innovative market, and we look forward to continuing to
work closely with them as we expand direct connections
globally."
About Digital Realty
Digital Realty supports the data
center, colocation and interconnection strategies of more than
2,300 firms across its secure, network-rich portfolio of data
centers located throughout North
America, Europe,
Asia and Australia. Digital
Realty's clients include domestic and international companies of
all sizes, ranging from financial services, cloud and information
technology services, to manufacturing, energy, gaming, life
sciences and consumer products. www.digitalrealty.com
For Additional Information / Media
Inquiries:
Clive Over
Director, Product Marketing
Digital Realty
(415) 848-9456
cover@digitalrealty.com
Wilson Craig
SVP/GM
Mindshare PR
(408) 516-6182
wilson@mindsharepr.com
Investor Relations:
John J.
Stewart
Digital Realty
(415) 738-6500
investorrelations@digitalrealty.com
Safe Harbor Statement
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contains forward-looking statements which are based on current
expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to
differ materially, including statements related to the expected
benefits of AWS Direct Connect, including its impact in our
Atlanta data centers, the expected
expansion and offerings in our Atlanta data centers, Digital Realty Service
Exchange, the expected development and growth of the Atlanta metropolitan area. These risks
and uncertainties include, among others, the following: the impact
of current global economic, credit and market conditions; current
local economic conditions in the metropolitan areas in which we
operate; decreases in information technology spending, including as
a result of economic slowdowns or recession; adverse economic or
real estate developments in our industry or the industry sectors
that we sell to (including risks relating to decreasing real estate
valuations and impairment charges); our dependence upon significant
tenants; bankruptcy or insolvency of a major tenant or a
significant number of smaller tenants; defaults on or non-renewal
of leases by tenants; our failure to obtain necessary debt and
equity financing; risks associated with using debt to fund our
business activities, including re-financing and interest rate
risks, our failure to repay debt when due, adverse changes in our
credit ratings or our breach of covenants or other terms contained
in our loan facilities and agreements; financial market
fluctuations; changes in foreign currency exchange rates; our
inability to manage our growth effectively; difficulty acquiring or
operating properties in foreign jurisdictions; our failure to
successfully integrate and operate acquired or developed properties
or businesses; the suitability of our properties and data center
infrastructure, delays or disruptions in connectivity, failure of
our physical and information security infrastructure or services or
availability of power; risks related to joint venture investments,
including as a result of our lack of control of such investments;
delays or unexpected costs in development of properties; decreased
rental rates, increased operating costs or increased vacancy rates;
increased competition or available supply of data center space; our
inability to successfully develop and lease new properties and
development space; difficulties in identifying properties to
acquire and completing acquisitions; our inability to acquire
off-market properties; the impact of the United Kingdom's referendum on withdrawal from
the European Union on global financial markets and our business;
our inability to comply with the rules and regulations applicable
to reporting companies; our failure to maintain our status as a
REIT; possible adverse changes to tax laws; restrictions on our
ability to engage in certain business activities; environmental
uncertainties and risks related to natural disasters; losses in
excess of our insurance coverage; changes in foreign laws and
regulations, including those related to taxation and real estate
ownership and operation; and changes in local, state and federal
regulatory requirements, including changes in real estate and
zoning laws and increases in real property tax rates. For a
further list and description of such risks and uncertainties, see
the reports and other filings by the company with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, including the company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 and the company's Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017. The company disclaims any
intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise.
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