INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Data Centres
Equinix expands private
connectivity to new
global markets
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quinix, a global interconnection and
data centre company, has announced
the availability of private connectivity to
Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute cloud services
at Equinix International Business Exchange
(IBX) data centres in the Paris market.
This expansion builds on the collaboration
between Equinix and Microsoft where Azure
ExpressRoute is available through Equinix
locations in multiple markets worldwide.
Effective immediately, customers in the Paris
metro can access Azure ExpressRoute directly
at all available speeds, the same service that
Equinix currently offers for Azure ExpressRoute
in 20 other markets globally. Direct access
to a cloud onramp via an edge node is the
most effective means to ensure performance,
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reliability and optimal cost efficiency.
Customers in other metros can also remotely
access Azure ExpressRoute via Equinix Cloud
Exchange Fabric (ECX Fabric), an on-demand
platform that enables Equinix customers to
discover and dynamically connect to any
other customer across any Equinix location
globally through an easy-to-use portal and a
single connection to the Equinix platform.
Ross Ortega, Partner PM Manager, Microsoft
Azure Networking at Microsoft Corp, said:
“Since 2014, our collaboration with Equinix
has allowed us to provide customers with the
high-level interconnection and predictable
global access they need to architect and
deploy their hybrid clouds with a globally-
consistent experience. We are pleased
to expand our Equinix relationship with
Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute available
in Paris, allowing more businesses in the
growing market to access these services
through the Equinix interconnection and
data centre platform.”
Bob Breynaert, Global Managing Director,
Strategic Alliances, Equinix, said: “In today’s
global digital economy, interconnecting with
digital services and customers at the edge
– in multiple and often distant locations – is
critical. By expanding our collaboration with
Microsoft to bring Azure ExpressRoute to
Equinix IBX data centres in more than 20
metros globally, we’re increasing the value
of Platform Equinix as the location where
cloud connectivity happens.” n
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