June 30, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Equinix Inc. (equinix.com), a provider of network-neutral data centers and Internet exchange services, announced on Wednesday that Watson Wyatt & Company, a human capital consulting firm and the primary subsidiary of Watson Wyatt & Company Holdings, has relocated one of its internal data centers to Equinix’s Washington, DC area Internet Business Exchange center.
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The move will allow Watson Wyatt to operate within a highly secure and flexible data center environment, improving the performance and redundancy of its strategic data infrastructure and lower costs.
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As one of the largest global consulting firms that concentrate on human capital and financial management, Watson Wyatt specializes in three areas: employee benefits, human capital strategies and related technology solutions.
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The move to Equinix will allow Watson Wyatt to reach its major network service providers, within a single and centralized location. This will enable it to streamline its connectivity to the carriers and networks that support its internal global IT operations, as well as heighten the speed and performance for end-users and eliminate costly dedicated transit circuits.
