Intelligent CIO Europe Issue 24 | Page 12

NEWS Equinix to open new data centre in Warsaw E quinix, a global interconnection and data centre company, has announced the development of a new data centre in Warsaw, opening in Q1 2020. Known as WA3, the new International Business Exchange (IBX) data centre will offer state-of-the-art colocation, as well as a host of advanced interconnection services. By bringing this capacity to market, Equinix is helping Polish businesses to advance their business digitisation and cloud transformation initiatives, as well as enabling global businesses to expand their digital operations in Poland. Modern organisations are working hard to transform the way they create value in a digital world. Digital disruption is causing IP traffic to explode worldwide, accelerating the need for connectivity. Companies can extend network infrastructure to the Edge and enhance workload performance by shortening the distance between digital services and users. Equinix is helping Polish businesses to digitise their operations By providing this increased capacity in Warsaw, Equinix will expand its role in advancing the digital economy, in which businesses are demanding increasing levels of interconnection to accelerate business performance. Robert Busz, Managing Director, Equinix Poland, said: “For our Polish customers and indeed the market generally, data sovereignty is both topical and a big concern for local organisations. WA3 will be a big milestone and aid in further establishing cloud data sovereignty in Poland. Through our interconnection platform, large footprint in WA3 and via ECX Fabric, we can offer a perfect local ecosystem for global cloud service providers.” ////////////////// Wirecard and Turkey flight booking agency collaborate to improve purchasing experience W irecard, a global innovation leader for digital financial technology, and Enuygun, one of Turkey’s leading online travel agencies for flights, are working together to optimise digital payments for Enuygun customers. Wirecard processes incoming credit card payments on Enuygun for both global and local schemes including Mastercard, Visa and Troy. With over 17 million visits per month and selling more than five million flights a year, Enuygun is a market leader for online flight bookings in Turkey. With its global brand, Wingie, the company operates in five different languages. Turkey enjoys a strategic geographic location being at the intersection of the Middle East, Central Asia, North and East Africa, and Europe and as a result serves as a major air traffic hub. Within Turkey, revenue for online flight ticket sales has been growing steadily: according to Statista, an annual growth rate of 7.9% 12 INTELLIGENTCIO is expected in the upcoming years (CAGR 2019–2023). As a result, by 2023 the market volume is expected to surpass €7.3 billion. “As both a leader in Turkey for online flight tickets and a technology-oriented travel company, it is essential for us to offer our customers a smooth and fully-digital booking experience,” said Ali Demirkan, Chief Financial Officer at Enuygun. “With Wirecard’s expertise in digital payments, our customers will benefit from an easy and hassle-free payment process, whether they choose to book via our website or mobile app. We look forward to a successful cooperation with Wirecard.” www.intelligentcio.com