Accelerate Your Economic and Competitive Advantage with Equinix – Interconnections – The Equinix Blog

The benefits and cost savings of working with Equinix on a hybrid multicloud, digital-first strategy are tangible. The Forrester TEI study shows that digital infrastructure and interconnection services on Platform Equinix deliver a 142% ROI. We believe this quantified ROI not only shows that Equinix Digital Services deliver a clear economic benefit, but that companies can fast-track their digital advantage more easily, securely and sustainably with Equinix.

Here are six ways Equinix Digital Services can facilitate your organization’s success:

1. Accelerate time to market with the agility and speed of virtual infrastructure. The Forrester TEI study demonstrates a 10x increased speed to deploy infrastructure in support of new business initiatives.
2. Connect to a dynamic network of strategic partners. With Equinix Fabric on-demand interconnection, businesses can connect with hundreds of network, communication, security and cloud providers in minutes—from anywhere and to anywhere in the world.
3. Modernize networking for efficiency and cloud connectivity. Equinix Fabric and Network Edge allow you to use virtual connections and a robust suite of enterprise virtualized network functions that offer more agile cloud connectivity than traditional networking. In the Forrester TEI study, the composite organization decreased connectivity costs by 30% over 3 years by leveraging connections through Equinix.
4. Reduce costs with virtual infrastructure. Digital services on Platform Equinix enable seamless migration to the cloud without the need for physical infrastructure. Companies saw a 60% decrease in infrastructure management costs over a 3-year period when using Equinix Digital Services, according to the Forrester TEI study.
5. Expand reach into new geographies. The Equinix 2022 Global Tech Trends Survey found that 72% of global businesses are planning to expand into new markets in the next year. Equinix Fabric and Network Edge vastly simplify your ability to launch services and products in new geographies very quickly, without having to stand up new physical infrastructure, thanks to the Equinix global footprint.
6. Improve environmental sustainability. Because Equinix has achieved 100% renewable energy in U.S. data centers and 95% worldwide, companies can reduce emissions and lower their overall carbon footprint to improve sustainability using Platform Equinix.

Move faster, spend less and innovate more with Equinix

Moving from a centralized to a distributed infrastructure is a major transformation that companies have been navigating, but Equinix is uniquely positioned to help—wherever the business is on that journey. Equinix enables organizations to deploy a distributed architecture in close proximity to the right clouds via cloud on-ramps and connects them to a rich interconnection ecosystem for customers, partners and employees in all the markets where they do business. Equinix Digital Services provide the agility to accelerate and simplify that transition to a distributed architecture while delivering a sizable ROI. The savings mean that your company will not only spend less on infrastructure by accessing the right things in the right places; you’ll free up critical resources to accelerate the pace of innovation.

In our opinion, the results of the Forrester TEI study drive home this point. The economic and competitive advantages of working with Equinix are real. It’s an exciting time to be in digital infrastructure. The challenges for businesses investing in digital are real, but the opportunities to accelerate digital transformation and innovation are extraordinary.

Read the Forrester TEI study to learn more about the business benefits realized by Equinix customers.

 

[1] Forrester Consulting, “The Total Economic Impact™ Of Equinix Digital Services.” A Forrester Total Economic Impact™ Study Commissioned by Equinix. September 2022.