FEATURE: DATA CENTRE COMMISSIONING
leading >99.99999% uptime record.
• With robust heating, ventilation and
air conditioning (HVAC) systems,
Equinix IBX data centres exceed
the requirements of even the most
power-hungry deployments.
• Each Equinix IBX data centre utilises
an array of security equipment,
techniques and procedures to control,
monitor, and record access to the
facility, including individual cages.
• IBXflex™ Space provides operations
centres and storage space when you
need it; Equinix Smart Hands™ offers
24-hour access to qualified technical
support - with Equinix, companies
can maintain their mission-critical
operations and equipment under any
circumstances.
What does a CIO commissioning a
data centre solution need to consider
regarding budget requirements?
• Before they start to take stock of how
they store and use data and looking
to commission a data centre solution,
CIOs should carefully consider two
important factors: how easy it is scale
up or down and how to control costs.
• There’s no question where Equinix
stands in the data centre universe’s
perpetual build v. buy debate.
We exist so companies can buy
(technically, lease) space for their IT
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“Multicloud
interconnectivity
is a growing
requirement
among
enterprises.”
infrastructure inside our data centres.
• Equinix IBX data centres offer much
more than just state-of-the-art carrier-
neutral colocation space and carrier-
dense interconnections. Our IBX data
centres are home to an increasing
number of large enterprises, as
well as robust digital ecosystems
for cloud, mobility, content, and
financial services. By locating your
data in an Equinix data centre you
are surrounded by opportunities
to form new interconnections with
business partners, service providers
and networks.
• No other provider can match the
global reach of Equinix. With 180+
data centres in 44 major business
markets on five continents, you can
rapidly deploy a scalable, global
footprint while maintaining Equinix’s
premium standards of performance,
reliability, security and network choice.
When commissioning a data
centre, what factors regarding time
requirements need to be considered?
• As digital disruption becomes more
pervasive, organisations must keep
pace with new technologies and
business models to survive.
To remain viable to customers,
companies are doing all they can to
deliver an optimal user experience
- one that maintains interactions
that are immediate and eminently
convenient, engages the user and
encourages further encounters with
the brand.
To achieve this desired state that is
fast becoming a must-have in the
digital economy, companies must
interweave business processes, not
just internally, but also externally
with partners and customers. The
result is a transformation of the
value chain from strong vertical
integration and ownership to
opportunistic arrangements that
transcend geographies and time
zones. Businesses that can leverage
these emerging digital ecosystems
will thrive. If they do it right, they
also benefit from entirely new and
dynamic business models via direct
and secure B2B interconnection. n
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