The Interconnection Factor

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All around the world, Interconnection is changing the face of digital infrastructure and enabling businesses to serve customers in unprecedented ways. To succeed in today’s rapidly transforming economy, every business must understand—and leverage—Interconnection. Every business can and should leverage Interconnection to stay competitive in the digital age. Start with the Global Interconnection Index, a new global baseline to track, measure and forecast Interconnection Bandwidth. See all the detailed trends, insights and implications of Interconnection among your peers and around the world—and then take the next step. Download the Global Interconnection Index today http://eqix.it/SSIndex17

The story the Global Interconnection Index (GXI) Volume 2 tells about the United States is one of a country with an unmatched history in the development and expansion of Interconnection, but with plenty of growth and innovation still ahead. The U.S. is the most mature region in the world for digital business, according to the GXI, which analyzes global Interconnection – the direct and private traffic exchange between businesses. The annual report by Equinix estimates that by 2021, the U.S. will contribute 40% of the global installed Interconnection Bandwidth – the total capacity provisioned to privately and directly exchange traffic with a diverse set of participants at distributed IT exchange points. That’s by far the highest share of worldwide Interconnection Bandwidth, an essential enabler of digital business expansion.

This document discusses trends transforming digital connectivity and interconnection strategies. It summarizes research finding that interconnection bandwidth is expected to outpace internet and MPLS traffic growth. Interconnection enables organizations to more easily work together across networks, financial services, cloud computing, and content/digital media. The document then discusses how Equinix's interconnection services like ECX Fabric can help enterprises securely connect to multiple cloud services either locally or remotely. It also discusses how these services can help enterprises connect their own distributed infrastructure and ensure business continuity. Finally, it discusses how these services provide advantages to service providers by allowing them to access customers, connect to clouds in more metros, and leverage the largest interconnected ecosystem.

The document discusses the Global Interconnection Index (GXI) volume 2, which tracks the growth of interconnection bandwidth usage globally and in Latin America. It projects that interconnection bandwidth in Latin America will grow at a 59% compound annual growth rate to over 750 terabits by 2021. Industries like energy/utilities, government/education, and healthcare are projected to have the fastest interconnection bandwidth growth rates in Latin America between 2021. The GXI provides insights into how companies can use interconnection to integrate distributed infrastructure and stay competitive in an increasingly digital business environment.

Equinix is a global interconnection and data center company with over 90 data centers across 30 global markets. It provides colocation and interconnection services to over 4,000 customers across various industries including financial services, content and digital media, and cloud services. Equinix has a global footprint across North America, Latin America, EMEA and Asia-Pacific with over 900 network providers and 100,000 interconnections. It aims to provide customers with high performance, scalability and security through proximity to networks and cloud services on its interconnection platform.

This document discusses how interconnecting to cloud services through Equinix can optimize performance and lower costs compared to using the public internet. It provides examples of how enterprises have benefited from using Equinix's interconnection platform to access Oracle Cloud Infrastructure through direct, private connections with higher bandwidth and lower latency than internet/VPN options. The document also outlines Equinix's global data center footprint and partnership with Oracle to enable fast, reliable interconnection to OCI globally.

The document discusses the Global Interconnection Index (GXI) from Equinix, which tracks the growth of digital infrastructure and interconnection bandwidth usage. The GXI projects that interconnection bandwidth in Asia Pacific will grow at a 51% compound annual growth rate to 2,220 terabits per second by 2021. Several major Asia Pacific markets like Tokyo, Hong Kong, Sydney, and Singapore are highlighted as having high interconnection bandwidth volumes and growth rates. Industries like energy/utility, banking/insurance, and healthcare are projected to be the fastest growing in interconnection bandwidth consumption in Asia Pacific through 2021.

The document discusses how enterprises are increasingly pursuing interconnection strategies to drive revenue growth in today's digital economy. It finds that the number of interconnected enterprises is expected to more than double by 2017. Interconnection provides quantifiable benefits like increased revenue opportunities and cost savings, with over a third of surveyed companies reporting over $10 million in value from interconnection solutions. However, enterprises face challenges in adapting old IT architectures to support new growth strategies dependent on interconnection across dispersed locations and cloud environments. Direct, secure interconnection is presented as a solution to issues like high latency, systems uptime, and cybersecurity risks in an era where workloads are moving beyond centralized data centers.