REDWOOD CITY, Calif.,
Jan. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/
-- Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global
interconnection and data center company, today announced that the
IDC MarketScape has recognized it as a leader in Worldwide
Colocation and Interconnection Services 2019-2020 vendor
assessment (doc #US4517419, December
2019). This assessment covers nine key colocation service
providers worldwide and is based on current and future capabilities
with a view of presenting a comprehensive analysis of enterprise
requirements.
The report is IDC's first-ever assessment of the colocation and
interconnection services vendor market using the IDC MarketScape
model. It is a key milestone in the evolution of the data center
and networking industry, as it reflects the demand for colocation
and interconnection.
The recognition of Equinix as a leader in the first IDC
MarketScape report for colocation and interconnection services
leadership, underscores the value of Platform Equinix® and
highlights the competitive advantages that Equinix believes it has
over its competitors.
Highlights/Key Facts
- As a result of this evaluation, Equinix was named a leader in
the Worldwide Colocation and Interconnection Services
assessment. Specifically, the report highlights the following
strengths:
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- Evolution: The IDC MarketScape report cites that
Equinix has an optimistic outlook for future growth
and is well poised to take advantage of emerging IT
innovation over the next few years.
- Innovation: Equinix was recognized for the inherent
value of Platform Equinix and the competitive advantage that the
company has developed over its competitors, as well as a solid
investment strategy and a proven record of innovation.
- Sustainability: The report recognizes Equinix as a
leader in leveraging sustainable energy sources and innovations.
Equinix was the first data center company to publish a
comprehensive ESG sustainability report, based on GRI standards,
and has also established a goal of implementing 100% clean and
renewable energy. The company is an adopter of the VPPA approach to
the acquisition of large-scale renewable energy and reports
annually on its sustainability efforts and achievements through the
report website: http://sustainability.equinix.com/
- The IDC MarketScape report says companies should consider
Equinix when they are a global enterprise or service provider that
needs to remove the distance between users, cloud services,
ecosystem partners and customers across their edge to meet the
high-performance and low-latency demands of digital. As companies
transform their architecture to become digital ready, the IDC
MarketScape report recommends Equinix for companies looking to
optimize their network, scale across strategic locations, simplify
hybrid multicloud access, distribute security controls to manage
risk, or distribute data and analytics to optimize edge computing
needs.
Quotes
- Courtney Munroe, Group Vice
President, Telecommunications Research,
IDC
"Equinix's strength is the company's
comprehensive global footprint that has seen its brand become
synonymous with neutral colocation data centers. Platform
Equinix provides customers value that is extremely difficult and
expensive for its rivals to emulate."
- Steve Madden, Vice
President, Global Segment Marketing,
Equinix
"We are thrilled to receive top honors
by IDC in the industry's first Colocation and Interconnection
Services vendor assessment. To compete in the digital
economy, there is a widespread and need for businesses to achieve
differentiated advantage. This is why we are seeing interconnection
and edge services growth. Our customers are leaping ahead, in
secure hybrid capabilities and data exchanges, with efficient
solutions supported by a large ecosystem of partners. Being
recognized by IDC as a leader in our industry, demonstrates our
commitment to our customers and their continued success."
Additional Resources
- IDC MarketScape report names Equinix a Leader on Colo &
Interconnection – [analyst report]
- Global Interconnection Index Vol. 3 – [report]
About IDC MarketScape
About IDC MarketScape: IDC MarketScape vendor assessment model is
designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of ICT
(information and communications technology) suppliers in a given
market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring
methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria
that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor's
position within a given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear
framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities
and strategies, and current and future market success factors of IT
and telecommunications vendors can be meaningfully compared. The
framework also provides technology buyers with a 360-degree
assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and
prospective vendors.
About Equinix
Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) connects
the world's leading businesses to their customers, employees and
partners inside the most-interconnected data centers. On this
global platform for digital business, companies come together
across more than 50 markets on five continents to reach everywhere,
interconnect everyone and integrate everything they need to create
their digital futures. www.equinix.com
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that
involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ
materially from expectations discussed in such forward-looking
statements. Factors that might cause such differences include, but
are not limited to, the challenges of acquiring, operating and
constructing IBX data centers and developing, deploying and
delivering Equinix products and solutions; unanticipated costs or
difficulties relating to the integration of companies we have
acquired or will acquire into Equinix; a failure to receive
significant revenues from customers in recently built out or
acquired data centers; a failure to complete any financing
arrangements contemplated from time to time; competition from
existing and new competitors; the ability to generate sufficient
cash flow or otherwise obtain funds to repay new or outstanding
indebtedness; the loss or decline in business from our key
customers; risks related to our taxation as a REIT; and other risks
described from time to time in Equinix filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. In particular, see recent Equinix
quarterly and annual reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, copies of which are available upon request from
Equinix. Equinix does not assume any obligation to update the
forward-looking information contained in this press
release.
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