AMS-IX, non-profit and independent Internet Exchange based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands with several additional Internet exchanges abroad, announced the expansion of its platform in Equinix AM6 - a colocation facility to the location in Amsterdam Amstel Business Park. The presence of AMS-IX in AM6 provide opportunities for global peering and "high quality, reliable" connectivity customers to Equinix.
"We want to prepare our Internet Exchange to traffic and future customer growth. That is why it is important to expand our platform in 12 e Location "said Henk Steenman, Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of the AMS-IX . Equinix a logical choice for expansion. "We have worked with Equinix since 08 and they have proven to be a valuable and reliable partner." The production of point of presence (PoP) is fixed for the second quarter of 2016.
the Internet continues to grow while the Dutch data center market is one of the strongest markets for data centers more and more in Europe. That's why AMS-IX is continuously looking for new opportunities to expand its platform of traffic exchange. in 2015, the volume of global Internet traffic at AMS-IX has increased by 27% from from 7.1 to 9 exabytes (approximately 9 million terabytes).
AMS-IX is currently operational in 11 data centers in Amsterdam. the choice for ease of Equinix colocation AM6 as 12 e location data center was obvious, given the data center capacity available on the market combined with strong Equinix history "as AMS-IX partner.
partnership AMS-IX, Equinix
In their partnership, Equinix AMS-IX has helped to grow by attracting new customers as well as provide the necessary space to expand the platform. "Over the past three consecutive years, we have been named Gold Partner by AMS-IX," said Michiel Eielts, CEO of Equinix Netherlands . "We are proud that they have chosen locate their 12 e PoP in our new data center. It is a great expansion of our partnership "
"Equinix data centers are energy efficient by design, provide high quality connectivity and the highest security level," added Henk Steenman . "They are suitable for colocation and interconnection mission-critical, which is why - after rigorous testing. - They were awarded AMS-IX Certified status"
The presence of AMS-IX AM6 provide opportunities for global peering and high quality, reliable connectivity to customers of Equinix. M .. Eielts adds: "Our Amsterdam data centers are business centers for companies and organizations that together define the digital economy. Connecting to AMS-IX allows them to improve network performance and redundancy, and gives them access to a diverse peering and international community. "
The AMS-IX platform is distributed across multiple data centers in the greater Amsterdam. To see where he is taking a look at :. The AMS-IX map
AMS-IX also manages two additional Internet exchanges abroad, AMS-IX Hong Kong and AMS-IX Caribbean Curaçao. AMS-IX subsidiary USA Inc. AMS-IX manages Bay Area AMS-IX AMS-IX Chicago.
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