Distributed ledger technology (DLT) is currently dominating fintech conversation, with notable examples including blockchain as a result of its origins of supporting the cryptocurrency ecosystem. The article reports that, despite its promise to “replace tedious paper work in the heavy-documentation banking sector”, technology providers and analysts said DLT will remain in the experimental stage in 2018. Alex Tam, managing director Equinix Hong Kong, notes that the technology behind DLT remains “immature” and highlights a lack of certainty in its operations: “while there are quite a number of proven test cases, what remains to be proven is a solution that is commercially viable”.

This IDC report recognizes that enterprise infrastructure workloads will need to be located off premises in clouds and colocated data centers to meet demands of digital transformation trends. See how Equinix helps enterprises meet these demands through solutions and strategies.

Equinix IBX SmartView is a fully integrated data center infrastructure monitoring (DCIM) software platform, providing total infrastructure visibility and real-time monitoring for your IBX data center. Learn more!

Equinix leads eight out of 20 top global metros in terms of colocation revenue according to new Synergy Research Group report. Discover more:

Will instant, secure, open and anywhere payments be the new normal in 2018? In this latest blog post from Mary McHale, Business Development Director, Financial Services, Equinix APAC, she explains how the digital edge is revolutionizing financial services and helping them connecting to their customers where they are.

Will 2018 be the year of the Intelligence Ready Digital Edge? Join our webinar on Thursday 8th Feb to find out! Equinix, together with IDC will discuss the transformation of intelligent edge technology, and unpack the success factors needed to compete in an era of integrated, dynamic and real-time business models. Register now!

Learn why enterprises will initially complement existing IT systems with blockchain systems before fully leveraging the benefits of blockchain technology.

Learn how to deploy a private storage, hybrid cloud infrastructure to protect your employee and customer personal data and ensure regulatory compliance.

Equinix predicts artificial intelligence-based apps will go mainstream big-time in 2018. Get some human learning about AI amid all the machine learning in our latest “Speak Like a Data Center Geek” entry.

Samuel Lee, president of Equinix APAC, highlights the integral part played by Equinix in supporting Interconnection. He notes that Interconnection itself is a “critical building block for success as digital business transformation increasingly becomes a mandate for survival in the current digital era”. Read more...

The term Internet of Things has been around for almost two decades, but IoT is just now becoming essential to business. CES 2018 is great place see what’s ahead for IoT, and Equinix is there.

In this webinar, panelists from MasterCard, IPGPAY, the Asia Cloud Computing Association, Equinix and Kapronasia discuss the latest trends and technology, regulations, future opportunities and challenges for the payments industry in Asia. Watch now!