ServiceFabric™ Now Includes 70 Members
Providing Over 100 Services, Building on PlatformDIGITAL®'s
Connected Data Communities
AUSTIN,
Texas, Jan. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital
Realty (NYSE: DLR), the largest global provider of cloud- and
carrier-neutral data center, colocation and interconnection
solutions, today announced the continued momentum of
ServiceFabric™, its service orchestration platform that seamlessly
interconnects workflow participants, applications, clouds and
ecosystems on PlatformDIGITAL®, its global data center
platform.
The need for an open interconnection and orchestration platform
is critical as an enabler for artificial intelligence (AI) and
high-performance compute (HPC), especially as enterprises
increasingly deploy private AI applications, which rely on the low
latency, private exchange of data between many members of an
ecosystem. PlatformDIGITAL® was chosen to be the home of many
groundbreaking AI and HPC workloads and ServiceFabric™ was designed
with the needs of cutting-edge applications in mind.
Following the recent introduction of Service Directory, a
central marketplace that allows Digital Realty partners to
highlight their offerings, over 70 members have joined the
directory and listed more than 100 services, including secure and
direct connections to over 200 global cloud on-ramps, creating a
vibrant ecosystem for seamless interconnection and
collaboration.
Service Directory is a core component of the ServiceFabric™
product family that underpins Digital Realty's vision for
interconnecting global data communities on PlatformDIGITAL® and
enabling customers to tackle the challenges of Data
Gravity head-on.
Chris Sharp, Chief
Technology Officer, Digital Realty, said:
"ServiceFabric™ is redefining the way customers and partners
interact with our global data center platform. By fostering an open
and collaborative environment, we're empowering businesses to build
and orchestrate their ideal solutions with unparalleled ease and
efficiency."
A key differentiator is Service Directory's 'Click-to-Connect'
capability, which allows customers to orchestrate and automate
on-demand connections to the services they need, significantly
streamlining workflows and removing manual configuration steps.
With 'Click-to-Connect', ServiceFabric™ users can:
- Generate secure service keys, granting controlled access to
resources and partners with customizable security parameters
- Automate approval workflows and facilitate connections to
Service Directory, paving the way for seamless
interconnectivity
- Initiate service connections, significantly streamlining
workflows between partners and customers
- Integrate seamlessly with Service Directory, creating a unified
experience for discovery, connection, and orchestration
Leading companies are embracing the power of ServiceFabric™
Service Directory including:
"We are excited to extend our collaboration with Digital Realty
by bringing together the automation capabilities of
PlatformDigital® and Console Connect. The availability of Console
Connect on the ServiceFabric™ Service Directory provides Digital
Realty customers with on-demand access to our full global
ecosystem, while enabling Console Connect users to seamlessly
interconnect to more Digital Realty locations worldwide. We share
Digital Realty's vision of building a more open and interconnected
digital ecosystem." – Michael
Glynn, SVP of Digital Automated Innovation, Console
Connect
"ServiceFabric™ Service Directory is a great fit for our global
digital infrastructure platform. It can enable our customers and
partners to connect faster and more easily via Colt, regardless of
their location." – Mark Hollman, Vice President
for Partner Development and Success, Colt Technology
Services
"We firmly believe ServiceFabric™ Service Directory has the
potential to transform the way businesses connect and consume cloud
services. As Fortinet continues to work closely with DigitalRealty
to expand its global cloud network of SASE locations, the
opportunity to grow our strategic partnership by offering
additional Fortinet cloud-delivered security and connectivity
solutions as part of an on-demand service will help an even broader
number of customers seamlessly secure their business-critical data,
devices, and applications." – Michael
Xie, Founder, President, and Chief Technology Officer,
Fortinet
"ServiceFabric™ Service Directory provides us with a unique
platform to showcase our high-performance compute and automated
network solutions to a global audience of Digital Realty customers.
We're confident it will help us expand our reach and accelerate our
growth." – Richard Nicholas,
SVP Strategy and Corporate Development, Hivelocity
"Digital Realty's ServiceFabric™ has emerged as an essential
feature of its portfolio. As one of the leading global providers of
data center, colocation and interconnection services, Digital
Realty enables agile digital infrastructure capability for
enterprises and the IT ecosystem. Enabling real time
interconnection orchestration among IT partners and vendors is one
the most important requirements for customers leveraging colocation
facilities. The continued growth and expansion of ServiceFabric is
a testament to the relevance of this platform and the vision of
Digital Realty." – Courtney
Munroe, RVP, IDC
"With ServiceFabric™ Service Directory, businesses can access
and use cloud services in a new and dynamic way. Lumen's
Network-as-a Service solution leverages this platform to deliver
on-demand experiences that address the most urgent business needs.
We are excited to be part of this innovative platform that
transforms the cloud landscape and helps us build on our vision to
deliver a frictionless digital experience for our customers."
– Satish Lakshmanan, Lumen
Chief Product Officer
"ServiceFabric™ Service Directory aligns perfectly with our
commitment to providing hybrid and multi-cloud products that are
easy to deploy and use. It's a valuable tool for our customers and
partners" – Lance Weaver,
Chief Product and Technology Officer, Private Cloud,
Rackspace
"As the cloud leader in emerging markets, the entire Zenlayer
team is looking forward to helping Digital Realty customers extend
their reach into LATAM, EMEA, and Asia
Pacific via ServiceFabric™ and extended customer self-serve
enablement through Service Directory." – Craig Kaplan, SVP of Sales, Zenlayer
Concluded Sharp, "Offering access to a dense and
highly connected data community, ServiceFabric™ is poised to become
the go-to platform for businesses seeking to build and manage their
solutions in an open, secure, and efficient way. We are
continuously evolving and expanding our platform to meet the 'next
data exchange' and evolving traffic patterns driven by hybrid,
multi-cloud, and AI-workload solutions."
About Digital Realty
Digital Realty brings companies
and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center,
colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL®, the
company's global data center platform, provides customers with a
secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter
Architecture (PDx®) solution methodology for powering innovation
and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty
gives its customers access to the connected data communities that
matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300+
facilities in 50+ metros across 25+ countries on six continents. To
learn more about Digital Realty, please visit digitalrealty.com or
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For Additional Information
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Digital Realty
hcbleasdale@digitalrealty.com
+1 737 267 6822
Investor Relations
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Digital Realty
+1 737 281 0101
InvestorRelations@digitalrealty.com
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