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Equinix Fabric Cloud Router with AWS Direct Connect now available on AWS Marketplace

E arlier this year , Equinix announced the launch of Equinix Fabric Cloud Router , a virtual routing service designed to enhance performance and cost-efficiency as businesses expand their multicloud architecture . In line with Equinix ’ s aim to simplify multicloud networking for customers , Equinix Fabric Cloud Router with AWS Direct Connect is now available on the AWS Marketplace .

This enables enterprises to quickly set up private , dedicated connections across their hybrid multicloud architecture .
Fabric Cloud Router , a virtual routing service , helps enterprises easily connect applications and data across clouds and onpremises deployments . It provides an easyto-configure , enterprise-grade , multicloud routing service that can be deployed in minutes . Fabric Cloud Router removes the costs and complexities of owning and operating a physical router or licensing a virtual router , improving application performance and reducing cloud costs .
According to a Canalys study , cloud marketplace revenues are expected to increase to US $ 45 billion by 2025 , up 84 % CAGR over five years . AWS Marketplace , a curated digital catalogue , makes it easy for customers to procure , deploy and manage third-party software solutions and services . By making Fabric Cloud Router with AWS
Direct Connect available in AWS Marketplace , Equinix is offering these advantages to those needing secure , private connectivity .
“ The availability of Fabric Cloud Router on AWS Marketplace simplifies complex cloud-to-cloud and hybrid cloud networking challenges by allowing users to easily procure and deploy this multicloud routing service in near real time ,” said Arun Dev , Vice President of Digital Interconnection at Equinix .
“ Equinix has a rich history with AWS , having hosted the first AWS Direct Connect connection in 2011 and tens of thousands since . This is an exciting evolution of our partnership , combining Equinix ’ s commitment to cloud and the ease of buying and managing solutions on AWS Marketplace giving customers fast , simple and secure access to the digital infrastructure .”
“ Equinix Fabric Cloud Router with AWS Direct Connect provides customers a toolset to deliver private and dependable connectivity between clouds ,” said Emad Benjamin , General Manager for AWS Direct Connect .
“ The availability of Fabric Cloud Router on AWS Marketplace is a win for our joint customers who are seeking easy access to secure , performant cloud-to-cloud connectivity either for data migration or multicloud architectures .”
Equinix Fabric Cloud Router via AWS Direct Connect on AWS Marketplace offers :
Arun Dev , Vice President Digital Interconnection , Equinix
• Agile network deployment , efficient and cost-effective ; no colocation , hardware or licensing required .
• Proximity and connectivity , activate a virtual router near your public clouds and collocated infrastructure for low-latency connectivity in minutes .
• Security and reliability , direct routing over a private network with built-in resiliency .
• Seamless multicloud connectivity , setup with unlimited connections , scalable up to 25 Gbps and pay-as-you-go flexibility .
• Unlimited router connections , enjoy limitless connections per cloud router .
• High-speed , scalable bandwidth , take advantage of adjustable bandwidth from 10Mbps to 25 Gbps .
Fabric Cloud Router via AWS Direct Connect is now available on AWS Marketplace via public or private offer in the US . •
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