The document discusses the acceleration of cloud services and the increasing IT spending, which surpassed $153 billion in 2013. It emphasizes the importance of datacenter connectivity and strategic network solutions, highlighting significant developments from companies like AWS and Microsoft Azure. Additionally, it touches on the importance of network orchestration and the growth of cloud-based ecosystems aimed at improving customer experiences.

4. Accelerating Change
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Modifying Usage Trends
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Enabling Big Data platforms
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Creating Datacenter Ecosystems
Every Minute Infographic by Visual News

5. Infographic created by IBM

6. Ascendancy of Cloud
Cloud Services IT spending tops $153B in 2013 – Gartner
• The value of cloud is driven by the applications & content delivered
…how do you get to the cloud???
…Clouds live in datacenters
…and datacenters must be connected

7. AWS announces DirectConnect service - Sept 2011
…network is the differentiator
Application owners are looking for Strategic
Network Solutions to improve customer
experience

8. MS Azure announces ExpressRoute – 2014
MS chooses Equinix to provide ExpressRoute
in 16 markets globally – April 2014

9. Equinix Cloud Exchange – 2014

10. 3rd party packet
Equinix SP Cage
Cloud Exchange Switch
API APIs
• Ecosystem enablement
• Network and data center
orchestration @ scale
• New channels to market
SP3
SP4
SP2

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 http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/06/amazon-cia/
 AWS is dominant in Cloud
Greater than 70% marketshare

12. Cloud Ethernet Forum (CEF)
www.cloudethernet.org
Open Internet Exchange (OIX)

13.  Wholesale / REIT – 1MW+
 Retail – 250kW and below
 Managed Services / Cloud
Vast amounts of
Compute & Store
Access/Edge
Aggregation

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Metro-Connect or Extended xConn
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Datacenter EQ1
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Datacenter RW1

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17.  http://www.edgeconnex.com/edge-data-center-locations/

18. Infographic created by Intel

19. Ciena’s
Expertise
Integra’s
Network
Superior
Customer
Experience
Enables Integra’s
Network to maximize its‘
capabilities
• Optical
• Ethernet
• Network Automation
Accommodates
complex business
applications, while
being nimble enough
to craft innovative,
cost effective solutions
• Cloud Networking
• 10GbE
• Wave
Fulfilled with reliable
& scalable high
bandwidth
connectivity to cloud
services and multi-point
networks
• BYOD
• Any Location
• Any Application