Name: Platform Equinix Fireside Chat #3: Recovering From The Current Digital Divide
Start: 2020-09-11T03:00:00Z
End: 2020-09-11T03:01:01.000Z
Location: BrightTALK
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Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) connects the world's leading businesses to their customers, employees and partners inside the most-interconnected data centers across over 50 metros worldwide.

Unlock Multicloud Advantages in User Experience, Business Agility and Cost Optimization.

Many companies have embraced multicloud strategies to maximize flexibility, optimize costs and take advantage of the specialized capabilities of various cloud services.

However, typical multicloud implementations use networking architectures that often result in unsatisfactory application performance, inefficient use of network resources and bad user experiences—undercutting the very benefits that multicloud is meant to provide. 

Learn how to get your multicloud right by joining our webinar where we will be hosting a fireside chat with Thomas Lee, Senior Product Manager, Equinix and Kenneth Chau, Chief Technology Officer, PAO Bank. 

Thomas will share the best ways to leverage the benefits from a multicloud approach and to increase your organization’s resiliency and maximize flexibility, while Kenneth will discuss the strategic importance of multicloud networking in his IT strategy and how the bank is working with Equinix on its multicloud networking solutions.

Their conversation will take you through three of the most common challenges with examples of how you can overcome the hurdles of unlocking the benefits of multicloud architectures through intentional multicloud networking:
- Improving user experiences with cloud-adjacent networking resources
- Building a highly adaptable multicloud network
- Optimizing multicloud cost and available OPEX-based models

Key takeaways for attending this webinar:
- Why multicloud is the new norm
- How you can navigate the sources of complexity in your multicloud networking
- The common challenges organisations face when deploying a multicloud architecture and the benefits of multicloud networking
- How you can unlock the full potential of your multicloud strategy
- What should be your AI strategy in multicloud networking

Get Multicloud Right

Tech Talks - Designing Cloud Connectivity for High Availability & Resiliency with AWS

In this 20-minute Tech Talk, we’ll review how to design network access to AWS for high availability and resiliency to ensure your connectivity is available when you need it most.

Our experts Dhanil Parwani, Senior Partner Solutions Architect at AWS and Gene McColm, Principal Solutions Architect, Amazon Platform Alliances at Equinix will explain how to:

- Achieve resiliency with your network deployment of AWS Direct Connect
- Solve challenges and risks of having a single connection to AWS 
- Discover the benefits of designing for high availability vs resiliency
- Achieve maximum resiliency for critical workloads
- Manage between cloud regions for data residency and compliance
- Take advantage of geo-resilient options across multiple metros

Presented by: 
Dhanil Parwani - Senior Partner Solutions Architect at AWS
Gene McColm - Principal Solutions Architect, Amazon Platform Alliances team at Equinix

Designing Cloud Connectivity for High Availability & Resiliency with AWS

Tech Talk: Enabling Enterprise’s Hybrid and Multicloud Strategy with Google Cloud

In this short Tech Talk, we'll review how to optimize your multicloud connectivity and gain performance-cost benefits using Equinix Fabric® and Google Cloud.

Our experts will explain how to:

- Leverage the best solutions from multiple cloud providers while avoiding lock-in with one provider
- Use multiple cloud providers for backup and disaster recovery
- Meet data sovereignty requirements for on-premises workloads to Google, using Equinix Fabric®

In just 20 minutes, you’ll discover how to implement a cloud strategy with optimal performance-cost benefits.

Presented by:
Jun Wei, Senior Principal Solutions Architect, Equinix 
Nick De Cristofaro, Networking Specialist Customer Engineer, Google Cloud

Enabling Enterprise’s Hybrid and Multicloud Strategy with Google Cloud

Digital Leaders Live - Tech to Compete, Tech to Scale 

Join digital Leaders from IDC, Accenture, and Equinix to hear their experiences, best practices and real-life use cases on using technologies to compete effectively and to grow and run faster. 

• What tech capabilities will put organizations at the forefront of agile and dynamic adaptability 
• What is the game changer for organizations to tackle resiliency from digital scams to market volatility 
• How to take advantage of new capabilities to build and scale your organization 
• How do companies reap timely returns from technology when budgets are tight and business climate is uncertain

Moderator: 
Sandra Ng, Group Vice President and General Manager, IDC APJ 

Panelist: 
Rajaneesh Kurup, Segment Strategy Director, Equinix Asia-Pacific
Duncan Eadie, Managing Director – Cloud, Infrastructure & Engineering for Growth Markets, Accenture

Panel Discussion - Tech to Compete, Tech to Scale

Digital Leaders Live - Shaping the Digital Economy through Digital Transformation

A digital-first strategy brings business and technology strategies together to captures new opportunity in the digital economy. 

Learn how Platform Equinix enables organizations to transform their core digital infrastructure through a modern network, encompassing a core to edge strategy to improve user experience. It also provides on-demand access to an interconnected ecosystem of customers and suppliers while meeting evolving sustainability targets.

Shaping the Digital Economy through Digital Transformation

TechTalks - Deploy a Global Hybrid Cloud on Equinix Metal in 30 minutes

Combine the benefits of private and public cloud using Equinix Metal and VMware.

In this 20-minute Tech Talk, we'll cover how to use Equinix Metal and Equinix Fabric to globally deploy a VMware private cloud that is connected with your public clouds of choice.

You'll learn to solve today's challenges: 

- Solve hardware supply chain issues using Equinix Metal bare-metal-as-a-service.
- Move away from managing your data center environment with fully automated infrastructure as a service.
- Save on CAPEX with pay-as-you-go OPEX deployment model.
- Connect your VMware private cloud to public clouds for integrated solutions.

Deploy a Global Hybrid Cloud on Equinix Metal in 30 minutes

Digital Leaders Live – Tech to Compete, Tech to Scale – Managing Uncertainty in a Digital Business Era

Hear exclusive insights from Sandra Ng, Group Vice President and General Manager, IDC on where and how technologies are making a difference in today’s context. There are 2 parallel trends occurring – organizations that are looking to tech to help them compete effectively and survive the storms of disruption vs those who are still experiencing growth and looking to tech to enable them to run faster and better. They are seeking new capabilities and looking to network modernization and proximity, IT integration, edge intelligence and sustainability to drive them forward.

Tech to Compete, Tech to Scale – Managing Uncertainty in a Digital Business Era

Tech Talk Series - Managing Hybrid Workloads in a Multicloud Environment using Azure Arc

In this short Tech Talk, we review how to manage hybrid workloads in a multicloud environment using Azure Arc and Platform Equinix®. Our experts explain how to enable your business to use the power of the cloud regardless of workload location.

Highlights:
- Learn how to leverage Azure Arc to enable the central operation and governance of diverse environments.
- Discover how to simplify the complexity you face when building applications and services in hybrid cloud.
- Understand how to maintain a secure and robust dedicated connection between on-premise and public cloud.
- Experience seamless, on-demand, direct access to cloud services such as Microsoft Azure.

Moderated by Hannah Bloch

Presenters: 
Brian Petit - Equinix Principal Solutions Architect - Microsoft Alliance 
Jaime Schmidtke - Microsoft Unified Edge Specialist, Global Black Belt

Managing Hybrid Workloads in a Multicloud Environment using Azure Arc

Learn how to build a sovereign, globally interconnected data protection infrastructure in this Tech Talk hosted by Grace Andrews, Principal Product Evangelist for Equinix Metal, and speakers Peter Mahoney, Sr. Manager, Sales Engineering at Dell Technologies and Glenn Dekhayser, Principal Solutions Architect at Equinix.

Protect Data in a Hybrid Environment with Dell Technologies & Equinix

How can your digital presence enhance user experience? In this session from the Equinix Digital Leaders Summit 2022, discover how digital leaders can bridge the gap between the virtual and physical world by establishing an edge presence to build business insights and transform the user experience. 

Join us to learn how to:
• Distribute edge infrastructure and deploy interactive service into locations with proximity to where business is happening.
• Localize cybersecurity, data sovereignty, and latency-sensitive digital workloads.
• Optimize for proximity to people, partners, experiences and intelligent business operations.

Using edge infrastructure to enhance UX | Equinix Digital Leaders Summit 2022

How can digital leaders unlock the true value from their digital ecosystems? Though the definition of digital workloads and transformation may differ from organization to organization, there are some common, tested tactics that are widely applicable.

In this presentation from the Equinix Digital Leaders Summit 2022, panelists discuss how integrating digital ecosystems across your business can put you at the forefront of innovation. Combining workloads like SaaS and data sources for AI can transform your tired business models and create more efficient value chains.

Tune in to sanity-check your digital processes and learn some new best practices along the way.

How to integrate digital ecosystems to unlock more value

Many companies are trying to make a difficult decision: Stay on-premises or migrate to the cloud. Fortunately, there are alternatives that allow organizations to get the best of both worlds. 

Meet Cloud Adjacent, the new on-prem, and join industry experts from Equinix, Oracle and NI as they discuss how digital leaders use interconnected clouds and networks in a distributed hybrid cloud core. 

Learn more about optimizing network and cloud access, placement of data, and dedicated compute - all in a cloud-like consumption model.

How digital leaders utilize interconnected clouds & networks

"In this 20-minute Tech Talk, you'll learn how your organization can reap the benefits of 5G as it evolves—through proven, incremental steps.

Our experts, William Lloyd, Corporate Development Director, 5G/Evolving Edge and Rodney Elder, Global Principal of Solution Architecture, reveal how to solve the common challenges associated with 5G. They also discuss ways in which Equinix has invested in key physical and interconnection assets for its value chain stakeholders to build on. 

Learn: 
• What 5G means now and its impact on application traffic flows and devices
• How network service providers are preparing for 5G compared with enterprises
• The benefits of developing a network performance hub at Equinix
• Interconnecting core and hybrid multicloud networks to foster innovation"

5G - The Evolution of Interconnection

In this 20-minute Tech Talk, you'll learn how your organization can reap the benefits of 5G as it evolves—through proven, incremental steps.

Our experts, William Lloyd, Corporate Development Director, 5G/Evolving Edge and Rodney Elder, Global Principal of Solution Architecture, reveal how to solve the common challenges associated with 5G. They also discuss ways in which Equinix has invested in key physical and interconnection assets for its value chain stakeholders to build on. 

Learn: 
• What 5G means now and its impact on application traffic flows and devices
• How network service providers are preparing for 5G compared with enterprises
• The benefits of developing a network performance hub at Equinix
• Interconnecting core and hybrid multicloud networks to foster innovation

This 20-minute Tech Talk demos how Equinix and Nutanix help customers gain operational agility and resiliency across production and disaster recovery environments.

Host Grace Andrews, Equinix Metal Principal Product Evangelist, is joined by speakers Justin Beck, Equinix Global Principal of Solution Architecture, Charlie Lane, CISSP, Equinix Metal Senior Solutions Architect, and Maxim Shaposhnikov, Nutanix Director of Advanced Technology.

Together they reveal how an Equinix-Nutanix solution can help you move applications and workloads dynamically across your on-premises and Equinix cloud deployments.

Highlights:
- Gain better business agility
- Eliminate CAPEX outflow
- Achieve operational consistency
- Support predictable and elastic workloads

The Bare (Metal) Necessities For An Agile Business

Digital infrastructure is increasingly complex and expensive, creating barriers to building your ideal hybrid cloud strategy. But now you can break through these barriers by adding Metal. 

You’ll discover how Equinix Metal™ gives you the control of colocation with the flexibility of cloud. A whole-server, single tenant, compute resource in an OPEX model on Platform Equinix™, our interconnected bare metal-as-a-service enables you to: 

• Optimize your hybrid infrastructure and shed the costs of owned infrastructure with incremental scaling 
• Drive innovation through DevOps automation with infrastructure you can spin up in minutes 
• Meet growing customer demand through global edge delivery with a low-latency 
 
Join this webinar to see how Equinix Metal transforms your infrastructure, so you can grow your digital business faster.

Transform your Digital Infrastructure with Equinix Metal™

As enterprises worldwide pursue digital transformation initiatives, they increasingly embrace cloud-based architectures and services to meet their objectives. With employees and clients dispersed across geographic locations, and services deployed in many different cloud environments, there is unrelenting pressure on enterprise networks to become more secure, agile, and provide a consistent quality of service to all users – regardless of their physical location.   In this webinar, hear Hansen Technologies discuss the networking challenges they faced, the considerations for their WAN transformation initiative, and the benefits of rearchitecting their distributed edge with VMware SASE™ on Equinix Network Edge.  This webinar is co-hosted in partnership with VMware, Equinix and Coevolve. As a result, VMware, Equinix and Coevolve are collecting your personal data when you submit such information as part of the registration process.  For more information on each party’s privacy practices, please see the privacy policies in the attachments.

Hansen Technologies undertakes WAN Transformation with SASE and Network Edge

IDCによると、2023年までに、80%の企業がIoTエッジで様々なレベルのデータ処理を行います。そのために、組織は2022年までにIoTエッジインフラストラクチャに62億ドル以上を支出すると予想されています。

このセッションでは、エクイニクスとOracle社の専門家が以下のトピックについてディスカッションします。
- 今後の2年間でどのようにアプリケーション相互依存性が劇的に向上し、その結果として統合とオーケストレーションの必要性が高まるか
- エッジロケーションの展開にマルチロケーションのハイブリッドデータアーキテクチャが必要とされる理由
- クラウドに隣接するアーキテクチャを構築するための5つのステップ

本セッションのプレゼンター:
- 井原健（グローバル・ソリューションズ・アーキテクト、エクイニクス）
- 橋野薫（事業開発、日本オラクル）

クラウド隣接によるデジタル時代の新たな可能性の開拓方法 （日本語）

With a stronger push for digital transformation, the resilience of the cloud is increasingly in the spotlight. Whether it is for mobilising remote workforces, maintaining business continuity, or developing innovative responses to shifting priorities, cloud computing is front and centre.

Find out more about what keeps leaders up at night when it comes to the adoption of cloud services such as security, managing cloud spend, resource consumption and the right cloud expertise. Learn from our expert panel on how to mitigate these risks and manage your cloud priorities in an increasingly digital world.

In this session we will explore:

-  What's on leaders minds at the moment, from adoption of cloud services, to managing cloud spend, resource consumption and more...
-  How to mitigate risks 
-  How to manage cloud priorities in an increasingly digital world

Platform Equinix Fireside Chat #3: Recovering From The Current Digital Divide

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