Equinix is currently the most extensive data centre colocation provider worldwide. It's a digital infrastructure company that specializes in internet connectivity and data centres. They connect industry-leading organizations such as the following across a cloud-first world:
- finance
- manufacturing
- mobility
- transportation
- government
- healthcare
- education
They own and operate more than 220 international business exchange (IBX) data centres worldwide. These are located in 63 major metros, making interconnection easy around the world.
What's an IBX?
An International Business Exchange, also known as IBX, is a trademarked name used by Equinix for all of its data centres worldwide. They have data centres located in the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Asia, and the Pacific.Let me give you an example. Their London International Business Exchange (London IBX) data centres host many contents, media, financial services and multi-cloud ecosystems with a large capacity for high-density deployments.
It's a business hub for more than a thousand companies, and customers can choose from a wide array of network services. There are more than 200 providers, and there's a dense concentration of financial services, internet service providers (ISPs), cloud and IT services, enterprises and content and digital media companies.
To give you a better picture, let's check the value provided by Equinix to each industry.
Network service providers
They offer connections to multiple peering platforms such as Equinix IX (Equinix Internet Exchange), LINX (London Internet Exchange) and LONAP (London Access Point). Furthermore, they provide access to Amazon Web Services Direct Connect and Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute through the Equinix Cloud Exchange Fabric.Enterprises
Their Performance Hub provides secure and highly reliable connectivity to more than 200 network service providers. They also have more than 285 clouds and IT service providers.They also offer on-demand and direct access to several cloud providers using the Equinix Cloud Exchange Fabric
Cloud and IT service providers
They can securely connect to more than a thousand customers, partners, content providers, networks, and internet service providers through direct access over the Equinix Cloud Exchange Fabric.Content and Digital Media
The data centres are located near content production hubs in Soho and significant studio locations in Pinewood, Shepperton and Longcross.They cater to the growing ecosystem of media and entertainment producers and broadcasters. In addition, they interconnect with major digital content networks including, Akamai, Limelight and Level 3, to decrease latency issues and help guarantee user experience.
Financial Services
There are six data centres strategically located close to the centre of Europe's largest financial services market (LD4, LD5, LD6, LD7, LD10, LD13x). These are all secure facilities especially made for leading capital market participants, insurers and electronic payment firms.It's also home to Europe's largest multilateral trading facility such as BATS Chi-X and the FX Trading system ICAP's EBS venue. In addition, they have a secure and compliant dedicated infrastructure that cuts out risk from the internet and shared networks.
The London data centre is located in prime locations and is served by excellent communication links. As of recently, there are 30 European markets and 80 exchanges.
Furthermore, the data centres are home to the following:
- Equinix Internet Exchange (IX)
- London Internet Exchange (LINX)
- London Access Point (LONAP)
They also host connectivity to major cloud service providers such as:
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Microsoft Azure
- Google Cloud Platform
As of 2020, there are nine data centres in London. There is one xScale and eight International Business Exchange. These are strategically located around central London. Furthermore, it occupies more than 757,000 square feet of colocation space. These data centres offer the following benefits:
- scalable technical space
- operation resiliency
- world-class security
With the London data centres, you can accelerate your growth through the power of interconnection with one of Europe's largest multi-asset trading communities.
Their London data centres are all certified. They have met the rigorous environmental and energy-management standards set by the government. As of recent, all data centres in London all have the following certifications:
- SOC 1 Type II
- SOC 2 Type II
- ISO 27001
- PCI DDS
- OHSAS 18001
- ISO 9001:2015
- ISO 22301
- ISO 14001:1015
- ISO 50001
These certifications are necessary and made available for public access because it shows the company's transparency with all stakeholders.
Equinix has so many connectivity options; with more than 200 data centres in 52 major markets, they can optimally operate across continents, allowing you to directly access financial hubs and exchange locations
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