GEC NEWS WIREA global study by Equinix reveals that by 2017 the number of interconnected enterprises would double
Equinix unveiled the findings of its Enterprise of the Future survey, which uncovered a rapidly accelerating global demand for interconnection that will transform IT strategies over the next two years. The survey revealed significant momentum towards the adoption of interconnection-dependent IT strategies by enterprises seeking to drive revenue growth.
By 2017, 84 percent of IT leaders surveyed will deploy IT infrastructure where interconnection – defined as direct, secure physical or virtual connections between a company and its partners, customers and employees – is at the core, compared to only 38 percent today. The survey also indicates that interconnection can create millions of dollars in value. Multi-cloud interconnectivity is a prominent worldwide business strategy. Security topped the list of enterprise IT concerns, with 64 percent of survey respondents reporting that security worries could drive them to
Tony Bishop, Vice President vertical marketing, Equinix said,“Traditional enterprise IT infrastructures are not equipped to compete in this new interconnected era without fundamental change. With Equinix’s Interconnection Oriented Architecture, we enable enterprises to take a transformative approach to interconnecting people, locations, clouds and data, which is essential to market differentiation and growth.”
