Equinix, Inc. has announced the Data Hub, a bundled solution consisting of pre-configured colocation and power, combined with cloud-integrated data storage solutions.
Data Hub works in conjunction with Equinix’s Performance Hub solution. While Performance Hub solves for the deployment of network gear and interconnection inside Equinix data centers, Data Hub enables the deployment of IT gear integrated with Performance Hub.
Data Hub consists of a large footprint of systems which perform data ingestion and analytics while being securely connected over redundant, high-speed connections to Performance Hub. Performance Hub, in turn, connects the global enterprise network to public and private cloud services. This combination allows Data Hub customers to securely manage huge volumes of data, and receive or deliver real-time insight from it, wherever it resides.
Equinix says Data Hub is the ideal data management solution for several key use cases, including the following cloud-integrated tiered storage, big data analytics infrastructure, and data protection and replication.
Data Hub is cloud-agnostic and works in alignment with Equinix’s Cloud Exchange. This enables an enterprise “data lake” to be simultaneously accessible from multiple public and private cloud services all over secure, low latency and cost-effective connections. This is critical for companies looking for governance, security and control of their data.
For all potential use cases and deployment scenarios, Equinix Professional Services (EPS) and Equinix’s vast channel partner resources are available to work with enterprise customers to design the Performance Hub and Data Hub solution that best meets their needs. Equinix has been working closely with its partner community to develop collaborative solutions involving Data Hub.
Partners, such as NetApp, Dell, EMC and Pure Storage are integrating Data Hub into their data storage solutions, and reseller partners such as FusionStorm are also working with Equinix to offer Data Hub to its enterprise customers.