3 Multicloud Network Designs for Simplified Multicloud Connectivity
If your organization is juggling multiple clouds, there’s a good chance network complexity is clogging progress. What if there were structured, strategic configurations that simplify multicloud connectivity—so you could scale with confidence and clarity?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!Need DDI In the Cloud? Infoblox is Now on Network Edge
Hey everyone—just popping in with some exciting news for those of you building out your virtual networking environments! Infoblox NIOS DDI is now available on Equinix Network Edge 🙌 That means you now have another core piece of your networking stack—DNS, DHCP, and IP address management (IPAM)—available as a virtual networking function alongside firewalls, routers, SD-WAN, and more. What this unlocks for you? Whether you’re working across hybrid or multi-cloud environments, having your full stack available virtually means you can deploy faster, scale smarter, and keep everything centralized—all without touching hardware. Already using Infoblox on-prem? You can now extend those services to the cloud and manage everything through Network Edge. Need better automation? Infoblox helps eliminate manual IPAM tasks and streamlines network provisioning. Focused on security? Built-in Protective DNS helps block threats before they reach your network. Building for scale? Combine Infoblox with other Network Edge VNFs for a complete, cloud-ready networking solution. And yes—it’s available to deploy via the portal, APIs, or Terraform, so you can integrate it however you work best. 👉 Check out the blog post here if you want a deeper dive or to explore use cases. Would love to hear how you’re thinking about virtualizing more of your network stack—or if you’ve already started using Network Edge and want to add Infoblox into the mix. Drop your thoughts or questions below!Boost Your Multicloud Strategy with High-Performance Connectivity
Experts from Equinix and Oracle are going to show you how to boost your multicloud strategy with high-performance connectivity. Discover how Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) via FastConnect enables essential private, dedicated, high-bandwidth connectivity. Key Topics: Predictions and trends for multicloud Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) distributed cloud Multicloud use cases and challenges How to connect to multiple clouds High-performance cloud-to-cloud connectivity solution Multicloud data integration architecture Fabric Cloud Router Learn more about Equinix and Oracle solution
How to Enable Z-side Tokens for Network Edge
In this video, we'll show you how to enable Z-side Tokens for Network Edge. We'll start by creating a new Z-side connection service token that connects to a Network Edge virtual device. Then we'll complete the Service Token Details section. Finally, we'll redeem the newly created service token by creating a new connection to a virtual device. Head to the Fabric Portal to create and redeem a Z-side token with Network Edge: https://fabric.equinix.com/
Ordering a Network Edge Device for first-time users
In this video, we'll show first-time users how to order and provision a Network Edge device. This step-by-step demo is perfect for users who'd like to provision their first device. We start by covering how to generate a public and private ssh key using PuTTY Keygen. Then we head to the Fabric Portal to create a new Network Edge device. We take you through Licensing and Device Resource selection, completing the Device Details and Additional Services section before showing you how to create a new Access Control List. After the new device is submitted and provisioned, we'll show you how to locate it in your device inventory and then how to connect your device with the public IP address and private SSH key in PuTTY. Finally, we'll show you how to open up a new console session and connect with your device using the provided password.
Network Edge Overview
In this video, we'll introduce you to Network Edge. We'll deep-dive into the product and our supported vendor services. We'll cover some of the obstacles customers face and how Network Edge can help solve those issues. Finally, we'll take you through a step-by-step guide for creating and provisioning a virtual device and then creating a Virtual Connection to that new device. In this case, connecting our newly created Firewall to the Google Cloud Platform.
Spotlight on Network Edge Release 2024.6
In this video, we'll cover the features that are included in the latest Network Edge release. With Cisco SolutionsPlus, customers can now order Network Edge products directly from Cisco. We are now offering Blue Cat Edge as part of our existing Blue Cat solution on Network Edge. See what's new with Network Edge today: https://fabric.equinix.com/
How to Order Equinix Internet Access with Network Edge
In this video, we'll show you how to order Equinix Internet Access with Network Edge. This step-by-step guide takes you through the configuration of a new connection helping you to choose the correct bandwidth, port, and routing configuration. Then we'll show you where to find your connection in the Fabric Inventory and how to manage the details of your connection from the Internet Access Inventory. Create a new connection in the Fabric Portal: https://fabric.equinix.com/
How to Access the Fortigate Firewall via the Webgui
In this video, we'll cover how to access a Fortigate Firewall via the Webgui. We'll start in the Device Details section of your provisioned firewall and walk through how to enable http permissions on the device. We'll open PuTTY to check the permissions on the port and cover what happens when we add the http and how to re-add ssh, ping, and fgfm permissions. We'll use the Console Tool in the Device Details page and utilize the temporary password provided by Equinix which will allow us to redo the permission statement for the port. We'll confirm that we've reestablished SSH access via PuTTY and then attempt to access the Webgui now that http has been enabled. Head to the Fabric Portal to check out your device details: https://fabric.equinix.com/
