Irish Data Center Provider Builds on Its Open Standards-Based Infrastructure to Provide Low- Latency Services
Irish Data Center Provider Builds on Its Open Standards-Based Infrastructure to Provide Low- Latency Services
3 PagesCase Study 1 Cork Internet Exchange (CIX) is a regional data center provider located in Cork, Ireland. It has been providing data center services since 2008, including colocation, managed services, and more recently, cloud computing services. A privately owned company, CIX offers its customers low-latency connections to North America from anywhere within the European Union, and is also the Irish data center with ultra-low latency to London. It is connected to North America via the new Hibernia Express subsea transatlantic cable, with direct subsea connectivity to France anticipated in 2016. CIX benefits from its geographical location in several ways. Ireland is an attractive location for many companies, due to its high level of IT skills and a competitive business environment. In
