Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ: EQIX) says it will offer Platform Equinix access to Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, in 17 metros around the world. The offering follows API integration with Equinix Cloud Exchange Fabric (ECX Fabric), which will enable customers in these markets to use a single portal to quickly create and manage private connections to Alibaba Cloud on demand in any of the 45 ECX Fabric metros, says the data center services and connectivity provider.
The 17 markets include Dubai, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Jakarta, London, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Seattle, Silicon Valley, and Washington, DC. Customers in these locations will have access to such Alibaba Cloud services as Elastic Compute Service, Storage, Relational Databases, Big Data Solution and CDN. Its ecosystem includes e-commerce and payments, logistics, and supply chain management solutions.
"Equinix's global platform and ever-expanding footprint has made it easy for Alibaba Cloud to grow into new markets and offer our customers access to a rich ecosystem of cloud service providers via Platform Equinix and Equinix Cloud Exchange Fabric,” commented Shunmin Zhu, researcher of network products, Alibaba Cloud Intelligence. “This valuable and growing collaboration enables us to deliver further flexibility and security, while also bringing our services closer to businesses, without having to compromise on speed or performance."
"We are glad to deepen our collaboration with Alibaba Cloud in new metros around the world,” added Royce Thomas, senior vice president, global account management, at Equinix. “In today's digital economy, delivering cloud computing has become a top priority for enterprises. As such, direct access to cloud service providers, like Alibaba Cloud, via high-speed, low-latency connections is helping enterprises gain a competitive advantage and fully realize the benefits of the cloud. We are happy that we share the common goal with Alibaba Could to help enterprises locate services, interconnect to them and build valuable relationships with their business partners. With this extended reach, we will continue to partner with Alibaba Cloud and support more enterprises to accelerate their digital journey across the globe."
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