NEWS
Equinix collaborates with Nokia for global IoT platform and Edge enablement
quinix , a digital infrastructure
E company , has announced it has been selected as a strategic
supplier for Nokia ’ s Worldwide IoT Network Grid ( WING ) managed service , in a collaboration to bring next-generation Edge architectures and services to market . WING allows operators without an IoT footprint to gain fast entry to the IoT market or to help operators expand an existing IoT business .
Nokia is leveraging Equinix IBX data centres to deploy both core and Edge nodes to support mobile , IoT and cloud connectivity at global scale . With Platform Equinix , Nokia WING is able to support markets across the globe in areas such as IoT data traffic and device density , as well as local regulatory environments ( such as GDPR ). Nokia is leveraging Equinix ’ s global data centre footprint to enable the efficient collection from , and distribution across , multiple networks and clouds . Additionally , Nokia and Equinix are exploring Edge architectures and deployment models that can improve the performance of use cases relating to cloud computing , Artificial Intelligence , Machine Learning and IoT .
The globally anticipated proliferation of data will increase demand for localised data collection and analysis across cities and countries . Faster , lower latency infrastructures , like that brought to market by Equinix and Nokia , provide the required gigabit speed and the ability to connect and collect data from billions of IoT devices .
Pure Storage expands design partnership with VMware
ure Storage , an IT pioneer
P that delivers Storage-asa-Service in a multi-cloud
world , announced a spectrum of enhancements to its hybrid cloud solutions across the VMware portfolio , enabling any enterprise to focus on innovation rather than infrastructure .
With a partnership built up over a decade , Pure has invested in VMware solutions since its inception . Together , the two companies deliver the platforms that customers need to virtualise their environments , quickly consolidate workloads , host mission-critical applications and accelerate application modernisation with persistent storage for containers on-premises or in the cloud . This partnership is expanding and enabling Pure to accelerate hybrid cloud deployments as a leading VMware Design Partner on key technologies including vSphere Virtual Volumes with VMware Cloud Foundation and VMware Site Recovery Manager , Cloud-native Storage for Kubernetes on VMware and NVMe over Fabric .
New solution enhancements from Pure help enterprises maximise their VMware investments , delivering agility and efficiency for modern applications across on-premises and cloud environments . Customers will have improved availability of their data services , enabling them to meet demanding Service-level Agreements ( SLAs ).
“ More than ever , enterprises need to maximise their technology investments to bring simplicity to their cloud operations and infrastructure ,” said Vaughn Stewart , Vice President , Technology Alliance Partners , Pure Storage . “ By providing automated data services to applications in virtual machines and containers , Pure helps customers gain a Modern Data Experience with their VMware hybrid clouds .”
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