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New Term-Based Discounts for Equinix Fabric Are Here
We're excited to introduce Equinix Fabric Term-Based Discounts for inter-metro i.e. remote virtual connections (VCs) between your own assets and to your service providers including hyperscalers such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and Oracle. This new pricing option is designed to help you save more while enjoying the high-performance connectivity you rely on. What's New? You now have the option to select 12, 24, or 36-month contracts for inter-metro VCs from your Fabric ports, Network Edge virtual devices and Fabric Cloud Router instances. Here's how you'll benefit: Lower Monthly Rates: Save between 15% and 50% compared to on-demand pricing. For example, a 1 Gbps inter-metro virtual connection between London to New York drops from $1005/month to just $503/month with a 36-month term-based plan. See how much you can save using the Fabric pricing calculator, accessible via the Fabric portal. Simple Provisioning: No approvals required. Just select your term in the self-service portal or Fabric API and enjoy the savings. Broad Capability Support: Applicable across Point-to-Point (EPL & EVPL), Multipoint-to-Multipoint (EP-LAN & EVP-LAN) and IP-WAN services supported by Fabric Cloud Router. Also supported for Z-side service tokens. Predictable Cost Structure: Term based contracts provided set monthly rates, making it easier for you to manage your annual budget. Things to Note Discounts are available only for inter-metro VCs (intra-metro i.e. local VCs are not eligible. Discounts are currently not supported on Network Edge virtual devices to AWS, but are coming soon. Term-based discounts cannot be added to existing VCs, so you’ll need to create a new VC with your chosen term. Why This Matters By locking in discounted rates, you can optimize costs and achieve predictable spending without sacrificing performance, reliability, or flexibility. This is the perfect opportunity to create cost-efficient connectivity solutions tailored to the demands of your business. We'd Love to Hear From You Tap into these savings today by selecting a term-based discount during your next VC provisioning. We’d love to hear how this pricing option benefits your operations. Share your feedback with the team!How to Add a Purchase Order to a Fabric Virtual Connection
In this video, we'll show you how to add a purchase order while creating a new Fabric Virtual Connection. This new feature enhances our purchase order option, allowing the user to add an existing purchase order to a new virtual connection. This purchase order option is currently available for AWS, GCP, Oracle, and Azure Quick Connect. We'll guide you through the normal quick connect workflow and then highlight the new purchase order feature in the "Additional Information" section. Create a new virtual connection in the Fabric Portal: https://fabric.equinix.com/
Connecting Fabric Cloud Router to Google Cloud Platform
In this video, we'll show you how to connect a Fabric Cloud Router to the Google Cloud Platform. We begin with creating a connection from a Fabric Cloud Router to Google Cloud Platform using our Quick Connect feature. After the connection is submitted, we'll configure BGP in Google Cloud. We'll add the Peer ASNs for both connections and take the IP addresses provided by Google. Then we return to the Equinix portal to configure BGP on the Fabric Cloud Router. We use the Peer IP addresses obtained from GCP and apply these changes to the primary and secondary connections. Then we'll confirm that the routes are active. We'll head to the Cloud Router Inventory and view the Active Routes. Finally, we view the Route Tables on both the AWS and Azure sides of this connection to confirm that we have interconnectivity between three cloud environments using Fabric Cloud Router. Create connections using Fabric Cloud Router in the Fabric portal: https://fabric.equinix.com/
How to Order a Standard Fabric Port
In this video, we'll show you how to order a standard Fabric Port. We'll breakdown what a Fabric Port is and how customers use them to connect to service providers, vendors, clouds, themselves, and other partner businesses on the platform. Then we take a step-by-step look at ordering and configuring a new Fabric Port. We cover the Port Details section with special attention paid to the Connections Package selection. Then we show you how to complete the Service Details and Connection Details section before reviewing and submitting your order. Order a Standard Fabric Port in the Fabric Portal today: https://fabric.equinix.com/
Equinix Internet Access to Microsoft Peering
In this video, we'll introduce you to Equinix Internet Access to Microsoft Peering. With an Equinix Internet Access subscription, you'll be able to connect to all the Office 365 applications with speed and reliability. This seamless integration means a more responsive and reliable connection for all your users. Connect with Equinix Internet Access today: https://portal.equinix.com/eia/inventory
Order a Fabric Port with the 'Remote' option
In this video, we'll show you how to order a Fabric Port with the Remote option with the new Equinix Fabric Port Ordering Flow. We're introducing a more streamlined way to order ports while keeping most configuration options from the current version. We'll start by selecting where to connect, the port and redundancy type, along with uploading the Letter of Authorization. Next we'll configure the port before reviewing and submitting the order. Finally, we'll show you how to track the new port's status in the Order History section. Order a Fabric Port today
