NEWS
Equinix enhances
global platform
to accelerate
interconnection
quinix, a global interconnection
and data centre company, has
announced the completion of
its most recent phase in the evolution
of Platform Equinix with expanded
connectivity options that help enterprises,
cloud providers and network providers
interconnect their global business at the
digital edge.
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To meet the ever-growing, on-demand
interconnection needs of customers and
to strengthen Platform Equinix as a global
platform for digital business, Equinix
has expanded its connectivity service
delivered via Equinix Cloud Exchange
Fabric (ECX Fabric) to support connections
between all of its 37 ECX Fabric markets
located across five continents.
With this expanded interconnection
service, available between any two ECX
Fabric-enabled markets, customers can
now leverage the power of Platform
Equinix to privately interconnect clouds,
networks and services to global data
centres at their digital edge.
This new ability to connect businesses
globally allows customers to connect to
clouds in other regions and directly enables
customers for the first time to establish on-
demand network connections between the
Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
Additionally, customers can use the
expanded ECX Fabric service as a primary
connection between Equinix International
Business Exchange (IBX) data centres or as
a complement to their existing networks.
Leaseweb supports Crytek’s
launch of Hunt: Showdown on
Xbox One
easeweb, a global
cloud hosting provider,
has announced the
deployment of an extra 400
high-performance dedicated
servers in Europe and the US, to
enhance independent video game
developer Crytek’s infrastructure in
preparation for its launch of Hunt:
Showdown on Xbox One
this spring.
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Working to deliver the scalability
that Crytek needed, Leaseweb
quickly installed the additional
servers in the locations with the
highest concentration of Crytek
gamers to guarantee a faultless
online gameplay experience.
Faruk Yerli, CEO, Crytek, said:
“To launch a game like Hunt:
Showdown, server infrastructure,
characterised by the ability to
scale worldwide with one point
of contact, is vitally important.
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“The physical proximity of servers, as
well as network latency and speed,
determine the quality of the online
gaming experience.
“An important measure of quality
online gameplay is lag, which is why,
ahead of this launch, we worked with
Leaseweb to help us guarantee as little
lag as possible.”
Leaseweb has been providing
customised dedicated servers, in
various global locations, to Crytek
since 2015. Leaseweb also provides
global connectivity to Crytek through
its network, which includes multiple
Tier 1 IP networks.
Marcus Busch, Managing Director,
Leaseweb Germany, added: “Gaming
companies like Crytek, which regularly
release big updates and new games,
demand flexibility and customisations
and we are expertly equipped to
accommodate that.”
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