AWS Direct Connect Service now Available in Equinix Amsterdam
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Equinix Amsterdam data center campus includes seven Equinix IBX data centers, which are connected via Metro Connect. While AWS Direct Connect service will reside in the AM3 facility, customers can connect to AWS Direct Connect service from any one of these IBX data centers through Metro Connect.Equinix's Amsterdam data centers are business hubs for more than 250 companies, and offer interconnections to network services from more than 50 service providers. - Customers at Equinix Amsterdam colocation facilities can also take advantage of peering opportunities with the Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX) and the Neutral Internet Exchange (NL-ix), where combined approximately 1000 ISPs, telecommunications carriers, content providers and hosting services from all over the world interconnect.
- With the addition of AM3,
Equinix now offers the AWS Direct Connect service inAmsterdam ,Dallas ,Frankfurt ,London ,Osaka ,Seattle ,Silicon Valley ,Singapore ,Sydney ,Tokyo andWashington, D.C. /Northern Virginia .Equinix customers in these metros will be able to lower network costs into and out of AWS and take advantage of reduced AWS Direct Connect data transfer rates.
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Eric Schwartz , president, EMEA,Equinix :
"Our goal atEquinix is to help enterprises realize the full benefits of the cloud, while helping to eliminate concerns of application latency or cost. By providing access to AWS via the Direct Connect service, we are empowering customers to achieve improved performance of cloud-based applications. Additionally, AWS Direct Connect customers receive reduced data transfer costs for data from AWS by two to ten times, depending on data volume."
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Equinix Press Contacts, Sally Comollo (Americas), +1-781-366-5580, scomollo@equinix.com; Alisa Davis (Americas), Golin for Equinix, +1-415-318-4339, adavis2@golin.com; Liam Rose (EMEA), +44 207 618 9602, liam.rose@eu.equinix.com; Aaron Mirck (Netherlands), Mediatic for Equinix, +31 (0)6 4447 8462, aaron@mediatic.eu; Equinix Investor Relations Contacts, Katrina Rymill, +1 (650) 598-6583, krymill@equinix.com; Paul Thomas, +1 (650) 598-6442, pthomas@equinix.com