A leading biopharmaceutical company with a rapidly expanding product portfolio chose the Equinix Performance Hub™ solution tocreate a robust WAN architecture to bring applications closer to end-users and improve overall performance while lowering costs.

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A leading biopharmaceutical company with a rapidly expanding
product portfolio chose the Equinix Performance Hub™ solution to
create a robust WAN architecture to bring applications closer to end
users and improve overall performance while lowering costs.
EQUINIX AND RESEARCH-BASED
BIOPHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY
CUSTOMER SUCCESS STORY
ENTERPRISE
Equinix Has the Right
Prescription
Global footprint ensures seamless
operations
Scalable Performance Hub
dramatically improves service, reduces
latency – today and for future growth
Superior carrier choice – no vendor
lock-in
Lower network costs offers significant
operational flexibility (ability to do
more with less investment)
World class data center features
such as >99.9999% average global
uptime, multi-layered physical security,
guaranteed service levels and services
such as Smart Hands
Overview/Executive Summary
A Fortune 500 world leader in discovering, developing and commercializing
innovative drug therapies doubled in size within a single year due to a series
of acquisitions. They outgrew their existing service provider and needed an
infrastructure solution that could handle the new global demands. Equinix fit
the bill thanks to a worldwide presence, extensive value-added services and
the ability to quickly scale operations.
Business Challenge
The rapidly expanding product portfolio and phenomenal growth meant they
had to redesign their global network in order to:
• Bring applications closer to enterprise end users regardless of location
• Enhance performance and improve the overall quality of experience
• Avoid vendor lock-in to lower costs by having better carrier choices
• Have a data center presence in key locations across six continents
• Realize a seamless integration of acquired companies
• Improve collaboration among the global offices through improved net-
work performance
A global data center provider who could deliver on these requirements while
incorporating the company’s existing legacy infrastructure was needed.

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About Equinix
Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX)
connects the world’s leading
businesses to their customers,
employees and partners
inside the most interconnected
data centers. In 33 markets
across five continents,
Equinix is where companies
come together to realize new
opportunities and accelerate
their business, IT and
cloud strategies. In a digital
economy where enterprise
business models are
increasingly interdependent,
interconnection is essential
to success. Equinix operates
the only global interconnection
platform, sparking new
opportunities that are only
possible when companies
come together.
Learn more at Equinix.com
Equinix Americas
+1.650.598.6000
info@equinix.com
Equinix EMEA
+31.20.754.0305
info@eu.equinix.com
Equinix Asia-Pacific
+852.2970.7788
info@ap.equinix.com
Solution
The biopharmaceutical multinational extensively evaluated each provider given
the mission critical nature of the redesign. Finalists included Digital Realty,
CoreSite and Equinix. Each provider undertook a rigorous on-site inspection
process to verify facilities could meet demanding requirements including
business continuity, disaster recovery, guaranteed power, cooling and security.
In the end, Equinix and its Performance Hub solution were chosen. The
company elected to deploy Performance Hub solutions in four Equinix
International Business Exchange™ (IBX®
) data centers in Hong Kong, Tokyo,
London and Silicon Valley. Performance Hub solutions are extensions of the
enterprise corporate IT network co-located in Equinix IBX data centers.
The winning factors were the Equinix global footprint, its industry-leading
physical building security, comprehensive service levels and added-value
services such as Equinix Smart Hands™.
Expected Benefits And Business Results
The Equinix solution empowered the company to accomplish its redesign goals
and set a foundation for future growth:
• Deploying Performance Hub in Hong Kong, Tokyo, London and Silicon
Valley data centers substantially improved application performance at the
edge. Now applications were closer to users and easily accessed within
10 milliseconds. This allowed better collaboration between various teams
regardless of geographic location
• Multiple carrier choice eliminated expensive vendor lock-in
• Having one global provider now enabled the multinational to grow
operationally, technically and geographically