Equinix Intros Direct, Private Access to Salesforce

PRESS RELEASE — REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Feb. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection and data center company, today announced that it is offering direct and private access to the Salesforce platform via Equinix Cloud Exchange™ in markets across North America and Europe. These dedicated, private connections allow enterprise customers to benefit from high performance and application reliability while meeting regulatory and compliance concerns typically associated with cloud deployments in certain industries such as government and healthcare.

Cloud adoption continues to grow, with more and more enterprises moving to cloud-based applications and services. In fact, according to IDC*, by 2020, about half of all new business software purchases will be of service-enabled software, and cloud software will constitute more than a quarter of all software sold. However, for companies in heavily regulated industries, such as healthcare and financial services, compliance and regulatory concerns remain top barriers to the adoption of cloud-based applications. Direct access to Salesforce applications inside Equinix enables customers to bypass the public internet, therefore providing reliable connections without the inherent control and security concerns of the public internet. The solution is now available via Equinix Cloud Exchange in select Equinix International Business Exchange (IBX) data centers.{ad}

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Equinix, Inc. connects the world’s leading businesses to their customers, employees and partners inside the most interconnected data centers. In 41 markets across five continents, Equinix is where companies come together to realize new opportunities and accelerate their business, IT and cloud strategies.

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*Source:  IDC Worldwide Semiannual Public Cloud Services Spending Guide