Global Tech Talk with HPE and Equinix
Global Tech Talk with HPE and Equinix: Cloud Smart: Rebalancing the Hybrid Cloud Approach In this 20-minute Tech Talk, Joe Vidal, HPE GreenLake Chief Technologist, and Vaughn Eisler, Director of Business Development, Equinix, will discuss how organization’s can successfully manage their hybrid multi-cloud environment with a data-first strategy.Looking for solutions on Platform Equinix? Try the new Solutions Catalog
Which products need to be combined to solve your infrastructure needs? How do these products work together? Are there best practices? What have other customers done? We heard you loud and clear – you need a way to find the right solutions. Check out the newly launched Solutions Catalog! As this is an evolving catalog, with us adding more resources over time, we need your help: We are looking for beta testers to share their thoughts, feedback (good and bad) with us! Is it easy to navigate? Did you find what you were looking for? Is there information missing? What is working? When would you use it? Take a quick survey or respond in the comments below. What’s Solutions Catalog? Solutions Catalog is more a reference library than anything else and we are positive that it can help you find the right solution. You can go by technology category, discover how other customers have solved business requirements through infrastructure and browse by business motivation to see which solutions help you to address these.Flatcar: A Cloud Native Take on Linux
A few years ago, the folks behind Flatcar Container Linux made it their business to change that, to give the world a version of Linux that would behave and be managed like a cloud native developer would expect. Today, engineers can configure and deploy Flatcar instances using the same declarative approach they use to create a Kubernetes cluster: by listing their desired configuration details in a YAML doc and then having the OS image automatically installed and configured on as many servers as they would like. Here’s how the Flatcar team does this, with a little bit of help from its friends at Equinix! Read more on Deploy.Equinix.comWasabi Leverages Equinix Digital Services to Grow Customers’ Businesses Rapidly
Listen to Marty Falaro, EVP & COO Wasabi technologies, as he describes how Equinix helps provide value to a large range of their customers for research, disaster recovery, data backup, post production media services and more. As one of the fastest growing cloud object storage companies in the world, Wasabi uses Equinix Fabric to connect all thirteen data centers around the world as well as Equinix Metal for compute services. Wasabi leverages these digital services to open new doors with their customers and allows for the rapid global expansion of their business, while delivering on their focus to make cloud storage a simple utility, just like electricity. Learn more about cloud adjacent data strategiesPioneering Medical Research: Innovative IT Solutions and Strategic Insights
This fireside chat addresses the impact of IT solutions on medical research and development. The discussion will highlight strategies to shorten the time from data collection to scientific insights, emphasizing the role of technology in accelerating research. Topics include ensuring data quality for AI, adapting cloud technology to the needs of medical research, and integrating new tech into existing IT infrastructures. Additional focuses are on handling complex AI and computing workloads, enhancing data privacy and security, and facilitating collaboration through technology. The session will also touch on the effective preparation of data for analysis and how emerging technologies support ongoing advances in healthcare research.How to Design and Implement a Hybrid MultiCloud Architecture
In this webinar, Equinix and Accenture experts, Laurent Le Gourrierec and Francesc Mas, discuss the best practices for designing and implementing a hybrid multicloud architecture. Learn more. You'll learn specifically, how to leverage the power of Oracle Cloud and Equinix's interconnection services to create scalable, secure, and high-performing multi-cloud solutions. Key Takeaways: Introduction to multi-cloud architectures Strategic benefits of hybrid cloud environments Oracle's role in cloud infrastructure across EMEA How Equinix supports seamless cloud integration
Tech Note: Using BGP Local-AS with Equinix Internet Access over Fabric (EIAoF) and Network Edge
Welcome to the Equinix Community! We know you’re always looking for ways to maximize your connectivity, and sometimes technical limitations can be a hurdle. This post dives into a handy BGP feature called Local-AS that helps our Equinix Internet Access over Fabric (EIAoF) customers navigate a current setup requirement. We’ll provide a brief description of BGP Local-AS, a high-level overview of how it works in practice, and how it enables you to maintain your public Autonomous System Number (ASN) while at the same time using an Equinix-assigned private ASN currently required by EIAoF. What is BGP Local-AS? BGP Local-AS is a feature supported by most major network vendors that lets a BGP-speaking device appear to belong to an ASN different from its globally configured one. While it’s not part of the official BGP standard, it’s a powerful feature typically used during major network events like merging autonomous systems or transitioning to a new ASN. For EIAoF customers, it provides a clean, effective method to accommodate the current requirement to use a private ASN for your BGP session. The best part? Once EIAoF is updated to fully support public ASNs, you can simply remove the Local-AS configuration, or even leave it in place until you’re ready for a future transition! How BGP Local-AS Works with EIAoF The picture below provides only the relevant configuration snippets needed to convey the concept of using BGP Local-AS. It's presented using classic, non Address Family Cisco configuration syntax. An explanation of the relevant configuration variables and commands are explained below the picture. This short post is only intended to help readers understand how local-as can be used with EIAoF and is not intended to represent a complete BGP configuration nor an in-depth overview of local-as capabilities. Figure 1 – BGP Local-AS Example Dynamic Configuration Variables Equinix Assigned Primary IPv4 Peering Subnet: 192.0.2.0/30 Equinix Assigned Secondary IPv4 Peering Subnet: 192.0.2.4/30 Equinix Assigned Private ASN: 65000 Customer Public Autonomous System Number (ASN): 64500 Customer Public IPv4 Prefix: 203.0.113.0/24 A Side Key Configuration Command References router bgp 64500 ⬅️ Customer’s public ASN Customer router BGP ASN. This is the ASN BGP speakers use for peering (when not using local-as.) neighbor 192.0.2.1 remote-as 15830 ⬅️ EIA public ASN Defines the BGP connection to the EIA edge gateway router. neighbor 192.0.2.1 local-as 65000 ⬅️ Equinix Assigned Private ASN This makes the EIA edge gateway see this peer as belonging to the private AS 65000 instead of 64500. This router will also prepend AS 65000 to all updates sent to the EIA edge gateway. EIA Edge Gateway Router A *> 203.0.113.0 192.0.2.2 0 0 65000 64500 i The output above is an excerpt from the BGP table on the example EIA router A edge gateway. The fact this prefix appears in the BGP table with the associated ASNs confirms successful peering between EIA and the customer router using AS 65000. You can also see the AS-PATH of the prefix received lists the customer’s real AS, 64500, as the origination AS with the private ASN, 65000, prepended to it. When EIA advertises this prefix to external peers it will strip the private ASN, 65000, and prepend 15830 in its place. This will result in external peers seeing the 203.0.113.0/24 prefix with an AS-PATH of 15830 64500. Important Routing Security Requirement To ensure successful service provisioning with EIA, you must have the necessary Route Objects (RO) defined. Route Object (RO) When using an Equinix-assigned private ASN, you are required to create, or have created, a Route Object (RO) that matches your advertised prefix with the Equinix ASN (15830). If this RO does not exist your EIA service order will fail. Best Practice Recommendations It is recommended to also create a Route Origin Authorization (ROA) using RPKI for improved security and validation. We also strongly recommend that you ensure there is an RO that matches your public ASN to the prefix in addition to the one for ASN 15830. If you have any questions, please share in the comments below! 👇Cut Cloud Storage Costs While Boosting Performance with Dell PowerStore on Equinix
Managing data storage and infrastructure costs doesn't have to be a challenge. Discover how Equinix and Dell Technologies are revolutionizing cloud-neutral storage with Dell PowerStore on Equinix. This solution is designed for flexibility, scalability, and cost efficiency in hybrid multicloud environments. Key Topics: How Dell PowerStore on Equinix reduces costs while boosting performance Benefits of a high-performance, single-tenant environment for data management Real-world savings validated by a TechTarget ESG study Why flexible, consumption-based pricing makes this solution a game-changer for businesses Ready to optimize your data storage strategy? Contact an Equinix representative today to learn more about Dell PowerStore on Equinix and how it can transform your infrastructure. Learn more
