A diagram illustrating Equinix's financial ecosystem
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center and hosting provider Equinix (www.equinix.com) announced on Wednesday it has expanded its Business Continuity Trading Room services in Equinix’s NY7 International Business Exchange data center.
The move comes just a couple days after Equinix acquired about 90 percent of ALOG Data Centers of Brazil, extending its market reach into South America.
Financial companies in the New York IBX now have access to resilient colocation and business continuity services for trading infrastructure.
Equinix’s BCTR facilities in New York will protect financial customers’ mission critical operations in the event of a major incident or disaster.
These BCTR services are secure facilities that meet or exceed industry standards and allow financial firms to meet regulatory requirements for business continuity, and ensure trading will continue in the same secure, reliable and network rich environment as Equinix colocation services.
Specifically, traders will have access to trading desks equipped with multiple monitors, workstations and specialized trading phones with voice recording and many market data feeds.
Customized private suites ensure customers also have the flexibility to address any infrastructure or risk profile.
In the US market, New York-based electronic market maker Surge Trading tapped Equinix to provide disaster recovery and business continuity capabilities. Equinix also has business continuity capabilities in Germany and in Hong Kong.
“Financial businesses need immediate access to facilities when disaster strikes,” says Allan Graham, director of business continuity products for Equinix. “Equinix offers a range of solutions and features that reduce risk while providing additional value, including use of backup facilities for remote work, QA testing, training and other activities. We’ve already seen success with BCTR in Hong Kong and Germany, and now North American customers will have access to these same services.”
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