Equinix Expands European Monitoring Capabilities With Monolith Software
ST. CHARLES, IL -- (Marketwire) -- 08/12/09 -- Monolith Software, delivering next
generation monitoring for operations, today announced that Equinix, Inc.
(NASDAQ: EQIX), a provider of global data center services, has chosen
Monolith Software as its technology monitoring platform in its European
Internet Business Exchange(TM) (IBX®) data centers. Equinix operates 19
IBX data centers in Europe, located in key cities in France, Germany, The
Netherlands, Switzerland and the UK. As part of its commitment to deliver
a consistent level of service to its European customers across this scale
of operations, Equinix decided to standardize on a single, best-of-breed
network operations monitoring solution.
After careful consideration of various monitoring tools, it became apparent
that Monolith would not only be able to match Equinix's current monitoring
capabilities, but also provide additional capabilities.
"Equinix is committed to providing our growing number of customers with the
same high level of service, regardless of which data center they use," said
Andy Castle, vice president of IT - Europe of Equinix. "To help achieve
this, we wanted to standardize on a single network monitoring solution
capable of ensuring the reliability of all our European network services.
Monolith was able to meet all of our requirements and since deploying
Monolith, we have been satisfied with its flexibility and scalability."
"We are extremely happy to welcome Equinix to the Monolith family," said
Jeff Parker, president of Monolith Software. "Equinix is a highly regarded
data center service provider delivering outstanding capabilities to their
customers. Adding Equinix to our client list provides another solid
example of why Monolith should be on any service provider's short list when
evaluating new solutions. Our ability to deliver rapid time to value and a
superior return on investment allows us to deliver on both the technical
and the business sides of our clients."
About Equinix
Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ: EQIX) provides global data center services that
ensure the vitality of the information-driven world. Global enterprises,
content and financial companies, and network service providers rely upon
Equinix's insight and expertise to protect and connect their most valued
information assets. Equinix operates 43 International Business
Exchange(TM) (IBX®) data centers across 18 markets in North America,
Europe and Asia-Pacific. Important information about Equinix is routinely
posted on the investor relations page of its website located at
www.equinix.com. We encourage you to check Equinix's website regularly for
the most up-to-date information.
About Monolith Software
Monolith delivers next generation monitoring for Operations. The company
was founded in 2002 by IT industry veterans Jeff Parker and Shawn Ennis.
The principals have a combined experience of over 35 years working for top
tier organizations such as Cisco, Siemens, Motorola, Windward Consulting,
ITC Deltacom, and Netigy. Enterprise Technology Management is Monolith's
sole focus. Monolith changes the way companies view technology management
solutions, and is a recognized industry leader. To learn more, please
visit www.monolith-software.com.
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