DIGITAL STRATEGY technologies that were out there but not ready for purpose , Equinix built an SDN-enabled Fabric to connect not only with the cloud but with itself , instead of relying on deployment at multiple locations . Making these connections on demand , programmable and simple has been a significant innovation in and of itself , believes Lillie .
“ The secular trends of cloud and mobile have driven the waves of growth over the last five to six years ,” he notes . “ Whether mobile , social or big data , it all requires the flow of data into and out of cloud then across what we ’ re calling our fabric .”
Lillie adds that we ’ re now seeing the early impact of AI and Machine Learning starting to go mainstream : “ It ’ s popping up in our data centres where enterprises are seeking solutions from cloud while also looking across cloud and they ’ re
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