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Sep 24, 2020 at 5:02 PMEquinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the world’s leading provider of digital infrastructures, announced today that the German logistics and transportation company Fiege Group has moved its entire IT infrastructure to the Equinix Frankfurt International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data center FR2.
(Frankfurt/Main) With access to the Equinix® Platform, Fiege is no longer tied to a specific operating system or provider, thus gaining maximum flexibility in its IT strategy. Thanks to the new and direct access to a comprehensive digital ecosystem, Fiege benefits from secure connections to cloud and network service providers as well as to thousands of potential partners and customers in Europe and worldwide. This will also strengthen the company’s digital competitiveness in the future.
Through the deployment, Fiege gains access to a wide range of interconnection solutions that allow the logistics specialist to flexibly connect with supply chain partners, service providers, and end customers from industries such as e-commerce, manufacturing, and healthcare through a straightforward and portal-based exchange. This enables Fiege to securely exchange data and dynamically adapt its digital infrastructure to new business requirements. Virtual connections via Equinix Cloud Exchange Fabric® (ECX Fabric®) not only facilitate the establishment of distributed and complex cloud architectures but also the integration of services such as customs clearance providers and distributed company locations into its own infrastructure.
The transformation of the company’s IT infrastructure accelerates innovation and digitization projects thanks to low-latency and secure data transmission. As a technology leader in the logistics sector, Fiege is currently involved in digitization projects such as Opticert, a platform for occupational safety and health protection; Angel, the delivery service in desired time windows; and the Westphalia DataLab.
Fiege also plans to utilize the Equinix Platform to advance digital innovations such as warehouse robots, load management, or track and trace services.
Key Points of the Transaction
The Equinix Platform offers Fiege the highest level of neutrality in selecting IT service providers – with direct access to a wide range of suitable service providers and partners – for example, in the area of Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) or Transport Management Services (TMS).
The use of the flexible, software-based interconnection solution ECX Fabric allows Fiege to establish and adjust connections to services, partners, and its own distributed infrastructure within minutes – globally.
The deployment at the Frankfurt location FR2 guarantees Fiege the highest physical security and the greatest possible protection against outages and data loss. The use of Equinix Smart Hands™ also helps simplify the technical maintenance of Fiege’s IT infrastructure.
The Equinix Platform provides access to the world’s largest network of over 200 globally distributed data centers at more than 50 locations. The digital ecosystem represented there allows for private and secure exchanges with over 9,800 companies, around 1,800 network service providers, and more than 2,900 cloud providers.
Relying on Digital Applications for Complex Supply Chains
Jens-Peter Feidner, Managing Director, Germany, Equinix: “The logistics industry is increasingly relying on digital applications in light of complex supply chains and goods flows to make processes more efficient and to leverage growing data volumes profitably. For this, collaboration with technology partners is essential. We are very pleased that Equinix has established itself as a platform-neutral provider for Fiege. Especially regarding future IoT, supply chain, or hybrid cloud requirements, Equinix can already secure significant competitive advantages for the Fiege Group today.”
Gerrit Prueter, Head of IT Operations, Fiege Group: “With Equinix’s high-performance cloud connectivity, we can meet the demands of our organization and our customers even more flexibly. The better networking of the international units of the Fiege Group and the great scalability regarding the deployment of innovative technologies are the biggest advantages of the new IT infrastructure via the Equinix platform. The data centers located in Germany also meet the highest standards in information security.”
About Equinix
Equinix (Nasdaq: EQIX) is the world’s leading provider of digital infrastructures. Digital companies use our reliable platform to collaborate and connect their underlying infrastructure on which their success depends. We enable our customers to access relevant markets, partners, and business opportunities, thereby strengthening their competitiveness. With Equinix, they can scale flexibly, accelerate the market launch of digital services, deliver top-notch customer experiences, and multiply their business potential.
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