Digital Realty, the largest global provider of carrier- and cloud-neutral data center, colocation and interconnection solutions and Ciena have a signed an agreement to deliver an open, secure and dynamic cloud-based interconnectivity to customers across Asia Pacific.
As a key milestone on Digital Realty’s roadmap for open interconnection, the new connectivity options further enable connected data communities on PlatformDIGITAL through the integration of Ciena’s DCI solution.
PlatformDIGITAL is a first of its kind global data center platform designed to enable customers to scale digital business. The collaboration with Ciena represents a significant milestone to enhance open interconnection, unlock trapped value and remove legacy barriers to digital transformation as outlined earlier this year in Digital Realty’s open letter to the industry. Digital Realty and Ciena will combine expertise to tackle the challenges of data gravity head on and focus on laying the physical and virtual foundations through Ciena’s DCI solutions and Digital Realty’s Metro Connect service, that aims to truly enable connected data communities and support transformative outcomes for customers across all industries.
Ciena’s DCI solution will allow Digital Realty’s customers to reach provider ecosystems beyond primary customer deployment, scale data center footprint and establish connectivity between deployments, and enable Digital Realty to be a one-stop shop for interconnectivity. Digital Realty’s customers will also have expanded data center options without compromising cloud and network connectivity needs by choosing facilities connected to premium Internet Gateways.
Robert Davidson, APAC Head of Network Strategy at Digital Realty
Enhancing Digital Realty’s network with Ciena’s coherent optics enables us to not just sell space, power, and security management facilities but also bundle DCI capabilities for customers at the lowest operational cost.
Rick Seeto, Vice President and General Manager, Asia Pacific, Ciena
Ciena’s DCI expertise also helps to fast-track Digital Realty’s sustainability initiatives to minimize environmental impact and optimize the use of energy to deliver improved performance.
