NEWS
Equinix to open new data centre in Warsaw
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quinix, a global interconnection and data centre company, has
announced the development of a new data centre in Warsaw,
opening in Q1 2020. Known as WA3, the new International Business
Exchange (IBX) data centre will offer state-of-the-art colocation, as
well as a host of advanced interconnection services.
By bringing this capacity to market, Equinix is helping Polish
businesses to advance their business digitisation and cloud
transformation initiatives, as well as enabling global businesses to
expand their digital operations in Poland.
Modern organisations are working hard to transform the way
they create value in a digital world. Digital disruption is causing IP
traffic to explode worldwide, accelerating the need for connectivity.
Companies can extend network infrastructure to the Edge and
enhance workload performance by shortening the distance between
digital services and users.
Equinix is helping
Polish businesses
to digitise their
operations
By providing this increased capacity in Warsaw,
Equinix will expand its role in advancing the digital
economy, in which businesses are demanding
increasing levels of interconnection to accelerate
business performance.
Robert Busz, Managing Director, Equinix Poland,
said: “For our Polish customers and indeed the
market generally, data sovereignty is both topical
and a big concern for local organisations. WA3 will
be a big milestone and aid in further establishing
cloud data sovereignty in Poland. Through our
interconnection platform, large footprint in WA3
and via ECX Fabric, we can offer a perfect local
ecosystem for global cloud service providers.”
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Wirecard and Turkey flight booking agency
collaborate to improve purchasing experience
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irecard, a global innovation leader
for digital financial technology, and
Enuygun, one of Turkey’s leading online
travel agencies for flights, are working
together to optimise digital payments for
Enuygun customers. Wirecard processes
incoming credit card payments on
Enuygun for both global and local schemes
including Mastercard, Visa and Troy.
With over 17 million visits per month and
selling more than five million flights a year,
Enuygun is a market leader for online flight
bookings in Turkey. With its global brand,
Wingie, the company operates in five
different languages.
Turkey enjoys a strategic geographic location
being at the intersection of the Middle East,
Central Asia, North and East Africa, and Europe
and as a result serves as a major air traffic hub.
Within Turkey, revenue for online flight ticket
sales has been growing steadily: according
to Statista, an annual growth rate of 7.9%
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INTELLIGENTCIO
is expected in the upcoming years (CAGR
2019–2023). As a result, by 2023 the market
volume is expected to surpass €7.3 billion.
“As both a leader in Turkey for online flight
tickets and a technology-oriented travel
company, it is essential for us to offer
our customers a smooth and fully-digital
booking experience,” said Ali Demirkan,
Chief Financial Officer at Enuygun. “With
Wirecard’s expertise in digital payments,
our customers will benefit from an easy
and hassle-free payment process, whether
they choose to book via our website or
mobile app. We look forward to a successful
cooperation with Wirecard.”
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