Equinix Expands Private Global Connectivity to Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute

Equinix today announced private connectivity is available to Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute cloud services at Equinix International Business Exchange (IBX) data centers in the Miami and Paris markets. This expansion builds on the collaboration between Equinix and Microsoft that makes Azure ExpressRoute available through Equinix locations in multiple global markets.

Customers in Miami and Paris can now directly access Azure ExpressRoute at all available speeds — the same service that Equinix currently offers for Azure ExpressRoute in 20 other markets globally. Direct access to a cloud onramp via an edge node is the most effective means to ensure performance, reliability and optimal cost efficiency. Customers in other metro markets can also remotely access Azure ExpressRoute via Equinix Cloud Exchange Fabric (ECX Fabric), an on-demand platform that enables Equinix customers to discover and dynamically connect to any other customer across any Equinix location globally through an easy-to-use portal and a single connection to the Equinix platform.

Key Facts

  • According to Equinix, Microsoft has deployed more ExpressRoute locations with Equinix than with any other provider. Current locations include Amsterdam, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Dublin, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Miami, New York, Osaka, Paris, São Paulo, Seattle, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto and Washington, D.C.
  • Private access via Equinix enables Microsoft to deliver the unique capabilities of hybrid cloud, including application services, production and identity management, data and backup and recovery services, and infrastructure services such as virtual networks and traffic management. Customers benefit from a combination of more predictable network performance, flexibility and reliability. With this service, enterprises can implement private connectivity capabilities to build extensible hybrid-cloud strategies that don’t scale well over the internet or over typical WAN networks.
  • Direct and private connectivity to strategic cloud service providers like Microsoft is essential as digital transformation fuels higher demand for localized digital services at the edge. According to the Global Interconnection Index, a market study published recently by Equinix, the capacity for private data exchange between enterprises and cloud providers is forecast to grow six times faster than public internet traffic between 2017 and 2020.
  • Equinix has been a Microsoft Gold Cloud Platform provider since June, 2017. The designation recognizes the company’s ongoing commitment to helping enterprise customers worldwide achieve seamless, on-demand access to Azure and Microsoft Office 365.