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By hosting in Equinix DX1, the airline has
acquired an infrastructure which allows it to
deliver more digital services to customers.
It also provides a more efficient use of IT
resources which means that flydubai is
better able to scale as required.
Other benefits have included providing an
interconnection platform to connect to a
choice of carriers and cloud providers and
the strengthening of provision of digital
services to the end customer, with improved
data centre uptime and scale on tap.
“With online bookings, latency and service
uptime are crucial,” said Venkat. “With
Equinix we have the guarantee that our
platforms have the uptime that is vital for
our customers.”
In 52 markets across five continents, Equinix
is where companies come together to
realise new opportunities and accelerate
their business, IT and cloud strategies. In a
digital economy where enterprise business
models are increasingly interdependent,
interconnection is essential to success.
opportunities that are only possible when
companies come together.
Venkat, added: “Digital Transformation
is key to the aviation industry, where
our customers look for a complete and
enhanced digital experience, right from
booking their ticket to flying with us.
Equinix has provided flydubai with an
interconnected platform to connect the
carrier to the cloud provider of our choice,
along with the data centre uptime that is
key for our customers.”
Jeroen Schlosser, Managing Director,
Equinix MENA, added that the trend of
Digital Transformation is ‘revolutionising’
the MENA market, urging businesses
to take innovative approaches such as
cloud adoption. “Interconnection is key
to ensure full Digital Transformation and
for this, businesses will need to grow their
interconnection bandwidth capacity (data
exchange capacity) to ensure full Digital
Transformation,” he said.
“This will require a regional drive among IT
chiefs to re-architect their companies’ IT
platforms. Our Dubai data centre acts as
a regional hub, interconnecting a critical
mass of industry participants in one place,
allowing businesses to enhance performance
and increase user satisfaction while reducing
operational costs.” n
A MORE RESPONSIVE
INFRASTRUCTURE WOULD ALLOW THE
BUSINESS TO DELIVER MORE DIGITAL
SERVICES TO ITS CUSTOMERS.
Equinix operates the only global
interconnection platform, sparking new
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