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“One of the ways businesses can use the
cloud more securely is through direct,
dedicated interconnections between
network and cloud service providers and
users and data, bypassing the hacking and
performance risks of the public Internet. At
Equinix, we see multi-cloud convergence
hitting a tipping point and the cloud is a
major catalyst for changing how enterprises
will do business in the emerging global
digital economy.”
Jeroen Schlosser, Managing Director,
Equinix MENA
Comparatively, in the UAE, 59% of
respondents believe their organisation will
move more to the cloud, a lower rate than
for organisations across EMEA (71%). A
total of 76% also believe that cloud service
providers are an important factor when
choosing a data centre in the UAE. And
26.2% of IT professionals surveyed think
that cloud service providers are the business
that their organisation is most likely to
connect with in the future.
The independent survey of 1,206
senior IT decision-makers across EMEA
was commissioned by Equinix and
conducted online.
The survey was conducted to further
explore areas highlighted in the second
volume of Equinix’s annual market study,
the Global Interconnection Index (GXI).
It analyses traffic exchange globally,
interconnection or direct and private
traffic exchange between key business
partners, is becoming the de facto method
for companies to operate in today’s
digital world. n
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WE SEE
MULTI-CLOUD
CONVERGENCE
HITTING A TIPPING
POINT AND
THE CLOUD
IS A MAJOR
CATALYST FOR
CHANGING HOW
ENTERPRISES
WILL DO BUSINESS
IN THE EMERGING
GLOBAL
DIGITAL ECONOMY.
The study also finds that only 17% of
organisations across EMEA are currently
using multi-cloud architecture. This
compares to 56% who currently use private
cloud and 42% who use public cloud.
Organisations should be looking to multiple
cloud service providers when building out
their digital infrastructure strategy to remain
competitive and secure.
Equinix launched Equinix Cloud Exchange
Fabric (ECX Fabric) in 2017 to support
businesses that need access to multiple
CSPs. The service offers customers private
connections to global cloud service
providers no matter their location. Last year
the company also launched the Equinix
SmartKey service, a global key management
and encryption Software as a Service (SaaS)
offering that simplifies data protection
across any cloud or destination.
Jeroen Schlosser, Managing Director,
Equinix MENA said: “The trend of Digital
Transformation is revolutionising the MENA
market, urging businesses to take innovative
approaches such as cloud adoption.
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