Equinix REIT : Cutting Through the Complexity of Customers, Clouds, and Connectivity

When enterprise customers transition to cloud computing, they expect it to be seamless, reliable, and secure. However, the reality is that enterprise cloud environments are becoming increasingly complex. Customers need guidance on how to establish or transform their IT architecture. They want their IT strategy to impact their bottom line, and they need to see a clear return on investment.

According to Global Interconnection Index Volume 4 (GXI Vol.4), a market study by Equinix, enterprises and service providers are building new value and participating in ecosystems, using interconnection to support evolving business models. Service providers show the highest growth rate forecast, with an incredible 5x increase between 2019 and 2023, driven by greater demands from enterprises at the edge.

How then can service providers help enterprises balance the 'three Cs'-customers, clouds, and connectivity-in this increasingly challenging and competitive IT environment, and make money while doing it?

I was part of a panel of experts that include Song Toh, VP of Global Network Services at Tata Communications, where we shared our views on this topic.