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Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection and data center company, recently announced the continued growth of its cloud ecosystem in Asia-Pacific, with the number of cloud customers growing over 25% year-over-year.
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NorthernCaliforniaBased NetswitchAnnouncesIt HasJoinedEquinix’sCloudEcosystemin HongKong • Equinix,Inc.(Nasdaq:EQIX),theglobalinterconnectionanddata center company,recentlyannouncedthecontinuedgrowthofits cloudecosysteminAsia-Pacific,withthenumberofcloudcustomersgrowingover 25% year-over-year. • Carmel,CA,November 14,2014 -Equinix,Inc.(Nasdaq: EQIX),theglobal interconnectionand datacentercompany,recentlyannounced thecontinued growthof itscloud ecosystem inAsia-Pacific,withthenumberofcloud customers growing over25% year-over-year.InHong Kongspecifically,cloud customershaveincreased 15% as localand international cloud serviceproviders (CSPs)are choosing todeploywithEquinix Hong Kong asanentry pointintoAsia-Pacific. • NorthernCalifornia basedNetswitchTechnologyManagement,Inc.isoneofnoteworthy HongKong partnerswhohasjoined Equinix’scloudecosystemwhile simultaneouslyleveraging itsnewlylaunchedCloud Exchange,amulti-cloud and multi-networksolution. • “Considering ourrapid expansionacrosstheUSandAsia,aswell asourneed toprovidethehighestlevelsofsecurityand operational reliabilitytoourcustomers throughourMADROC®Solution,it wascriticalthat wefoundadatacenterpartner witha globalfootprint thatprovided stabilityand metournetworkrequirements.Bydeployingin Equinix’sIBX datacenterinHongKong,we’vebeenabletomeettheseneeds, whileenjoying 99.999% uptime,reduced latencyandaccess toarobust ecosystemofnetworks.Inturn,thishasfurtherenabled us tomaintainourleadership position inthe informationsecurityspace,aswecanguaranteethatourcustomers’mission-criticaldata isprotectedacrosscontinents.”-- SteveKing, ChiefOperating Officer,VPSalesandMarketing,Netswitch,Inc • Highlights/KeyFacts • Hong Kongisthe cityofchoicefor cloud serviceprovidersbreaking intotheAsia-Pacificmarket. With3,835regionalheadquartersorofficesbasedinthecityandthousandsofHongKong • businesseslocatedthroughout the GreaterPearl RiverDelta(GPRD)region, Chineseand • international CSPsaretappingintoHong Kong’srobustenterprisemarketforbusinessexpansion. Intermsofcloud growthrates globally,Hong Kong alsoranksthehighest with77% growth inthe IaaSmarket from2012to2013aheadofNorthAmericaat60% and EMEAat69%. • International and local cloud serviceproviderssuchasNetswitchareincreasinglylooking foran advanced interconnectionsolutionthatenablesseamless,on-demandanddirect accesstomultiple cloudsand multiplenetworksacrosstheglobe.Byconnecting toEquinix’sCloudExchange,CSPslikeNetswitchcanrapidlyadvancetheircloud computing agendas,scaletheirbusinessesgloballyand speed-up theirtimetomarket. • Netswitch,aglobal technologysolutionsproviderthat specializesincybersecurity,turned toEquinix’sglobal footprint toexpanditspresenceintheUnitedStatesandAsia-Pacific.Duetothe need forthehighestlevel of dataprotectionforitscustomers,Netswitch’s demandforreliable,
secureand high-speed infrastructureiscrucial. • BydeployinginEquinix’sHongKong datacenter with99.999%uptime,direct crossconnects,peering,andEthernet services,Netswitchisabletoexpand rapidlyaround theglobeand delivermaximumsecuritythroughitsMADROC®Solution without fearofdowntimeorlatency.WithEquinixCloud Exchange,Netswitchnowhasasecurepathtoaccesscloud resourcesatmuchhigherthroughputwhileincreasingtheprivacy,performanceand reliabilityofcloudservice connections. • AboutEquinixCloudExchange • TheEquinixCloud Exchangeisanadvanced interconnectionsolution thatenablesseamless,on-demand and directaccess tomultiple clouds,acrossmultiplenetworksaround theglobe.By combining theautomated interconnectionofcloud,networkand managed serviceproviderswith advanced serviceorchestrationforthefirsttime,theEquinixCloud Exchangeprovidesenterpriseswith simple,scalable,direct access tothemultiple cloud servicestheyneed tobuildhighlyflexiblehybrid cloud solutions. Thisremoves thesecurity,performanceandvendorlock-inconcernsholding manyorganizationsbackfromfullyadopting and reaping thebenefitsofcloud services.Formoreinformationon theEquinixCloud Exchange,pleasevisithttp://www.equinix.com/solutions/by-services/interconnection/exchanges/equinix-cloud-exchange/. • AboutEquinix • Equinix,Inc.(Nasdaq:EQIX),connectsmorethan4,500companiesdirectlytotheircustomers and partners insidetheworld'smost networked datacenters.Today,businessesleveragetheEquinixinterconnection platformin32 strategicmarketsacross theAmericas,EMEAand Asia-Pacific.http://www.equinix.com/. • Backgroundon Netswitch: • WhenacomputervirusinfectedthenetworkatCrouseandAssociates inSanFrancisco,theinsuranceservicescompanyground toahaltduring aweeklong outage —costing asignificantamount of timeand moneytoresolve. Thecompany doesnot havealarge ITstafforachiefinformationsecurityofficer,it can’tafford toemploysecurityexpertsand it doesn’thavethetimeorexpertisetowadethroughthecomplicated Internetsecuritylandscapefilledwithintimidatingterminologylike“botnets,”“kill-chains,”“applicationfirewalls”and “advanced persistent threats.” • Sothebusycompany left it allup toglobal technologysolutionsprovider NetswitchanditsinnovativeMADROC®Integrated SecurityPlatformthatmaximizesnetworksecurityformorethan 2,500global businesses,largeand small.MADROC® providescomplete intrusiondetectionandpreventionalongwithevent management and immediate alerting andremediation—completepeaceofmind withinamonthlysubscriptionplan. • Thefutureisveryclear: Cyber-crimeisgrowingrapidlyand assecuritygets better,thecriminalsgetsmarter.Torespond tothisreal problem,Netswitchhasrevolutionized thewayITsecurity isdelivered—controlling and monitoringaheterogeneousmixofITtechnologyfrom top tobottom atevery touchpoint;atrueDefenseinDepthsecuritystrategy.AMADROC®subscription includesall engineering,configuration,tuning,licensesand maintenance,alongwithadedicated SecurityOperationsControl Centerproviding support aroundthe clock, with15minuteresponseandimmediateremediation. • “Netswitchisapplying technologytoimportant securityand social issuesthatIcaredeeply about,”said Ken Chrisman,Board MemberofNetswitch.“This isanimportantopportunity tousetechnologytoprotectpersonal andsensitiveinformation.I believeMADROC® ispoised torevolutionizethepersonal informationsecurityspacewithenhanced security protectionthrough advanced behavioralanalyticswhileleveragingthe cloud tomanagethemassivedata being generated.”