AWS Direct Connect Service Now Available In Equinix Amsterdam
Extends AWS Direct Connect availability to eleven metros globally with Equinix.
Equinix, Inc. has announced the immediate availability of Amazon Web Services (AWS) Direct Connect cloud service in Equinix's Amsterdam International Business Exchange (IBX®) data centers. With AWS Direct Connect, companies can connect their customer-owned and managed infrastructure directly to AWS, establishing a private connection to the cloud that can reduce costs, increase performance, and deliver a more consistent network experience. The Equinix Amsterdam location brings the total number of Equinix metros offering the Direct Connect service to eleven, globally.
“Our goal at Equinix is to help enterprises realize the full benefits of the cloud, while helping to eliminate concerns of application latency or cost. By providing access to AWS via the Direct Connect service, we are empowering customers to achieve improved performance of cloud-based applications. Additionally, AWS Direct Connect customers receive reduced data transfer costs for data from AWS by two to ten times, depending on data volume,” said Eric Schwartz, president, EMEA, Equinix.