Equinix’s software-defined interconnection platform now has 13,000 virtual connections, according to CEO Charles Meyers.
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Digital Realty Buys Ascenty for $1.8B, Battles Equinix for Cloud, Interconnection Deals
Digital Realty already has data centers in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. This expands its data center footprint to Latin American — a region primed for growth.
Interconnection Bandwidth Skyrockets With 5G as an ‘Amplifier,’ Equinix Says
SDN and NFV are contributing to the growth of interconnection because these technologies make it easier for customers to consume more bandwidth.
Equinix CEO Charles Meyers Sees NFV, 5G Opportunities Ahead
The data center giant will pursue business opportunities in NFV, IoT, and 5G services, according to the new CEO.
Equinix Picks New CEO Charles Meyers
Meyers succeeds Peter Van Camp, who was named interim CEO in January when former CEO Steven Smith resigned suddenly after “exercising poor judgment with respect to an employee matter.”
Former Equinix Exec Ihab Tarazi Emerges at Packet With a Plan for the Edge
Tazari looks to build on Packet's bare metal cloud model, launching a working edge platform by 2019, and improving on its hardware and software offerings.
John Chambers’ VC Firm Backs Security Startup Balbix’s $20M Series B
Cavium, Nutanix, and Equinix are all customers using the security company’s predictive breach-risk platform.
PacketFabric Extends its Software-Defined Network Across the Pond
PacketFabric’s network could potentially provide underlying network transport for an SD-WAN vendor such as Aryaka.
Fortanix Scores Partnerships with IBM Cloud and Equinix, Encrypts Data in Use
The encryption software only runs on Intel hardware now, but the startup isn’t ruling out support for other vendors in the future.
Equinix Interconnection Revenues Jump 16% in First Quarter 2018
The data center giant also added private, direct connections to Microsoft Azure cloud services in Miami and Paris.
Equinix Moves Into Cloud Security With Key Management, Encryption Service
It uses Intel and Fortanix software.
Equinix Pays $800M for Interconnection Hub, Posts $4.4B in 2017 Revenue
The data center company expects to hit $5 billion in revenue in 2018.
Equinix CEO Resigns Suddenly Over Employee Matter
Peter Van Camp will be interim CEO while the board searches for a replacement.
AT&T Network on Demand Expands in Equinix Data Centers
AT&T’s network on demand sounds a lot like a service Equinix launched last month.
Equinix CEO: We’re Going After Security, Storage Services
As storage and security companies turn to software, they’ll need data centers to deploy the stacks.