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Equinix to connect its data centres
globally to expand opportunities
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quinix, the global interconnection and data centre company, has
announced the next phase in the evolution of its global platform
through the direct physical and virtual connection of its International
Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data centres around the world, enabling
customers to connect on demand to any other customer from any
Equinix location.
Over the coming months, Equinix will announce a series of coverage,
connectivity and service initiatives that will deliver increasing value to
customers by enabling them to rapidly scale their digital businesses
through a dynamic data centre and interconnection platform.
The new inter-metro connectivity will be delivered through the
Equinix Cloud ExchangeTM (ECX), which has been renamed the
Equinix Cloud Exchange™ Fabric (ECX Fabric). It will leverage the
software-defined networking (SDN) capabilities currently built
into ECX to enable any customer to dynamically connect its own
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infrastructure across Equinix locations or connect to any other
customer on the Equinix global platform, regardless of location.
Customers can customise their connectivity to partners, customers
and suppliers through an interface that provides all the benefits
companies have come to expect from “as-a-service” models. This
includes real-time provisioning via a portal or API, pay-as-you-go
billing increments and the removal of friction in establishing elastic
connectivity between metros.
The new ECX Fabric capabilities are immediately available in all
ECX locations in North America and the EMEA region, including
Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London, Manchester, Paris, Stockholm. In
2017 and early 2018, ECX Fabric is targeting seven new metros in
the Americas and EMEA regions, including Düsseldorf, Helsinki, Milan
and Munich. This means that any Equinix customer will be able to
interconnect its global infrastructure more efficiently and request
connections to any of ECX’s participants.
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