Here\u2019s our review of some of this week\u2019s noteworthy links for the data center industry:<\/p>\n
Latisys and Ascenty Partner<\/strong>. \u00a0Latisys\u00a0announced<\/a> a strategic partnership with\u00a0Ascenty<\/a>, a rapidly emerging metro fiber and data center services provider in Brazil.\u00a0Under terms of the agreement, Latisys gains access to the Brazilian market and will leverage Ascenty\u2019s Sao Paolo IT Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) platform and local operations to support its enterprise customers.\u00a0This strategic relationship expands the addressable market for Latisys in international markets and does the same for Ascenty\u2019s entrance into the US market.\u00a0Both Latisys and Ascenty build high density data centers that serve as a platform for colocation, managed hosting and cloud services.\u00a0\u201cThere are real challenges that go with international expansion,\u201d said Pete Stevenson, Latisys CEO, based on his significant international experience. \u201cFor large IT service providers, it\u2019s a big decision in deciding whether or not to spend capital in a foreign market where the operator has no experience. We think it\u2019s more efficient to manage the execution risk by partnering with a strong local partner so we get speed to market and local operating knowledge for current and future customers that have deployment needs in Brazil.”<\/p>\n Equinix adds AWS Direct Connect to Seattle<\/strong><\/a>. \u00a0Equinix (EQIX) announced the availability of the\u00a0AWS Direct Connect\u00a0service in the Equinix International Business Exchange\u00a0data centers in Seattle (SE2 and SE3).\u00a0AWS Direct Connect enables customers to connect their infrastructure directly to Amazon Web Services (AWS). Equinix opened<\/a> the SE3 Seattle data center earlier this year.\u00a0Equinix customers can also use AWS Direct Connect to access the AWS GovCloud (US) region from all existing AWS Direct Connect locations in North America.\u00a0”By leveraging AWS Direct Connect inside Equinix data centers, customers can take advantage of the cost savings and performance benefits of hybrid environments,” said Chris Sharp, general manager, cloud and content for Equinix.\u00a0”As we continue to support expansion of the AWS Direct Connect service to new markets, we are removing barriers to adoption and enabling customers to deliver on the promise of cloud computing.”<\/p>\n