Equinix Highlights e-Commerce Offering and Banking Expertise at Upcoming Trade Shows

Dubai, UAE, 13 May, 2015: Equinix, the global interconnection and data center company, participated in two of the biggest shows dedicated to the e-commerce and retail banking taking place in Dubai this week.

At the Ecommerce Show Middle East 2015 that took place on 12th and 13th May, Equinix showcased its e-commerce offering through its Performance Hub solutions while also demonstrated how online retailers can scale quickly, avoid downtime, and achieve better site performance on Platform Equinix.

“In the Middle East, business-to-consumer e-commerce sales are estimated to reach $15 billion by end of 2015. Research shows that 40 per cent of consumers will not wait more than three seconds for a page to load before leaving a website, and this expectation is only increasing. Equinix, with its globally connected network, strong regional access to eyeballs can provide companies with 99.999% uptime, and reduce latency and costs by helping them bring their online store or e-commerce platform within the same facility as their ecosystem of partners and suppliers,” said Jeroen Schlosser, Managing Director, Equinix MENA.

To highlight more opportunities in the ecommerce sector of the region, Equinix is hosting an e-Commerce Open Day open for ecommerce companies and payment platforms at its Dubai Data Center on 28th May.

Equinix also participated in Future Bank Middle East conference that took place on 12th May by hosting a seminar titled ‘Interconnection: the key to building an everyday bank’. Kareem Sobhy, Senior Account Manager, Equinix shared his expert insights into how interconnectivity between market-data providers, networks and technology services are imperative to the success of banks.