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Cologix brings AWS Outposts to its Vancouver data centres

Cologix , one of North America ’ s leading network-neutral interconnection and hyperscale Edge data centre companies , has announced that it is bringing AWS Outposts to its data centres in Vancouver , Canada .

“ We ’ re thrilled to bring AWS Outposts to our data centres in Vancouver ,” said Cologix ’ s Chief Revenue Officer , Chris Heinrich . “ Our customers and the Vancouver market as a whole will benefit from access to AWS capabilities within our Cologix facilities .”
Customers now can deploy AWS Outposts at Cologix ’ s VAN3 digital Edge data centre , a 42,000-square-foot facility and the region ’ s largest neutral data centre . Cologix provides customers secure access to AWS Direct Connect at its VAN2 digital Edge data centre . This is an ideal location to connect given the density of interconnection options and enterprise-grade infrastructure . As Vancouver ’ s leading colocation provider , Cologix provides connectivity to more than 20 unique networks and direct access to the primary node for the Vancouver Internet Exchange , hosted in
Cologix ’ s VAN1 digital Edge data centre . All of Cologix ’ s Vancouver data centres are ISO 27001 certified and HIPAA , SOC1 , SOC2 and PCI compliant .
“ This is a major addition to our offerings in Vancouver to ensure end-to-end connection to AWS services for Cologix customers ,” said Peg Hallberg , Head of Product , Cologix . “ We now provide Vancouver ’ s only colocation and connectivity solution with access to AWS Direct Connect cloud onramps and the ability to deploy to AWS Outposts .”
AWS Outposts customers in Cologix ’ s Vancouver data centres can connect to AWS cloud services through AWS Direct Connect cloud onramps via Cologix Access Marketplace for fast , secure , on-demand and software-enabled interconnections . Through the easy-to-use , self-service portal , customers can create connections to cloud , network and other service providers in less than a minute .
AWS Outposts is a family of fully managed solutions delivering AWS infrastructure and services to virtually any on-premises or Edge location for a truly consistent hybrid experience . The AWS hardware / servers located in Cologix data centres supports customers ’ hybrid cloud strategy where they develop once and deploy in the cloud or on-premise without having to rewrite or re-architect their applications . Developers can use the same APIs and services that are in the cloud to develop applications on-premise . Outposts is ideal for workloads that require low latency access to onpremises systems , local data processing , local data storage and connect to a broad range of services available in the local AWS Region . AWS Outposts coordinates everything under one environment .
“ Cologix customers can securely connect their AWS Outposts to AWS Regions via Cologix ’ s hosted AWS onramps with low latency , high availability and cloud-adjacent private connectivity ,” added Hallberg . “ These connections provide companies local access to local workloads previously only available in the cloud . AWS Outposts customers can be assured that their data is kept secure in a Cologix facility . This capability to use AWS cloud services inside Cologix ’ s Vancouver data centres is a reflection of our commitment to give our customers the best options available to grow their businesses at the digital edge .” � www . intelligentdatacentres . com
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