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opportunities that are only possible when
companies come together.
Venkat, added: “Digital Transformation
is key to the aviation industry, where
our customers look for a complete and
enhanced digital experience, right from
booking their ticket to flying with us.
“Equinix has provided flydubai with an
interconnected platform to connect the
carrier to the cloud provider of our choice,
along with the data centre uptime that is
key for our customers.”
Jeroen Schlosser, Managing Director,
Equinix MENA added that the trend of
Digital Transformation is ‘revolutionising’
the MENA market, urging businesses
to take innovative approaches such as
cloud adoption.
“Interconnection is key to ensure full
Digital Transformation and for this,
businesses will need to grow their
interconnection bandwidth capacity (data
exchange capacity),” he said.
“This will require a regional drive among
IT chiefs to re-architect their companies’
IT platforms.
last 20 years, Dubai has proved to be a
global gateway.
“Equinix DX1 promises the same in terms
of digital connections. It provides us with
connections to cloud service providers,
along with onshore connections within
the UAE.”
required. Other benefits have included
providing an interconnection platform
to connect to a choice of carriers and
cloud providers and the strengthening
of provision of digital services to the end
customer, with improved data centre
uptime and scale on tap.
Business
results
Business
results “With online bookings, latency and service
uptime are crucial,” said Venkat. “With
Equinix we have the guarantee that our
platforms have the uptime that is vital for
our customers.”
The Equinix solution provides flydubai with
a range of efficient technology services
with a redundant multilocation model.
Being hosted in DX1 enables the airline
to develop and deliver a range of best-of-
breed digital services. In 52 markets across five continents,
Equinix is where companies come together
to realise new opportunities and accelerate
their business, IT and cloud strategies.
By hosting in Equinix DX1, the airline
has acquired an infrastructure which
allows it to deliver more digital services
to customers. It also provides a more
efficient use of IT resources which means
that flydubai is better able to scale as
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“Our Dubai data centre acts as a
regional hub, interconnecting a critical
mass of industry participants in
one place, allowing businesses to
enhance performance and increase
user satisfaction while reducing
operational costs.” ◊
In a digital economy where enterprise
business models are increasingly
interdependent, interconnection is
essential to success.
Equinix operates the only global
interconnection platform, sparking new
Jeroen Schlosser, Managing Director
Equinix MENA
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