Extra tags: Data CentresDigital Connectivity
Companies must securely connect their distributed resources and pivot quickly as market conditions change, without compromising sustainability, in the face of supply chain interruptions and the exploding volume of data resulting from increased cloud use. Sime Darby Berhad, a Malaysian multinational with a presence across Asia-Pacific, has installed Platform Equinix® and used Network Edge to digitally change its infrastructure across the region to support its digital programme and sustainability ambitions.
"We are hopeful that the collaboration with Equinix will help us seamlessly bridge the distance between our distributed digital infrastructure throughout the region and improve agility with accelerated deployment,” commented Goh Hai Peow, Sime Darby Berhad’s Group Chief Information and Digital Officer.
Equinix, Inc. supports Sime Darby Berhad through its Equinix International Business Exchange (IBX®) data centres throughout Asia-Pacific. Sime Darby Berhad also uses Equinix's Network Edge on Equinix Fabric to enable safe and stable SD-WAN integration across markets, with the help of Equinix's technology partner Coevolve. Sime Darby Berhad may now quickly scale and adapt to external circumstances by deploying digital infrastructure as needed, obviating previous systems requiring shipment, truck roll, and capital expenditure.
Jeremy Deutsch, President, Equinix Asia-Pacific, remarks: “Our collaboration with Sime Darby Berhad sets an important precedent illustrating that businesses can be digitally competitive in the ever-shifting global landscape and do so in a sustainable way. At Equinix, our vision is to work with our customers to empower sustainable operations through digital infrastructure. As part of our commitment to the wider community, we are proud to support Sime Darby Berhad with their digital strategy across the region.”
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Sime Darby Berhad is a preferred partner for the world's most prestigious industrial and automotive brands. Through operational excellence, high performance standards, and sound corporate governance, they provide long-term value to their stakeholders. Sime Darby Berhad, which was founded in 1910, now employs around 20,000 people and operates in 19 countries across Asia and the Pacific.
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Both Equinix and Sime Darby Berhad are committed to sustainability within their operations and the broader industry. Equinix demonstrates its commitment through a wide range of initiatives that include leveraging innovative data centre designs, greener investments, scaling renewable energy and prioritising transparency around the impacts of its business. Equinix’s environmental commitments consist of reaching climate-neutral by 2030, and as of 2020, Equinix already implements over 90% renewable energy globally. Equinix’s goals align and advance Sime Darby Berhad’s environmental targets to reduce emissions of scope 1 and scope 2, create an energy-efficient product portfolio, and increase investments in green innovations.
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Equinix's Network Edge allows businesses to deploy virtual networking services from a variety of vendors in real time, including Cisco, CloudGenix, Fortinet, Juniper Networks, Palo Alto Networks, Silver Peak (recently acquired by Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company), Versa Networks, and VMware. Network Edge customers can link their virtual edge devices to cloud and network providers in distributed global markets via Equinix Fabric integration, possibly expanding their reach to thousands of new business partners.