August 13, 2009 – (HOSTSEARCH.COM) – Monolith Software, delivering next generation monitoring for operations, has announced that Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) a provider of global data center services, has chosen Monolith Software as its technology monitoring platform in its European Internet Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data centers. Equinix operates 19 IBX data centers in Europe, located in key cities in France, Germany, The Netherlands, Switzerland and the UK. As part of its commitment to deliver a consistent level of service to its European customers across this scale of operations, Equinix decided to standardize on a single, best-of-breed network operations monitoring solution.
After careful consideration of various monitoring tools, it became apparent that Monolith would not only be able to match Equinix’s current monitoring capabilities, but also provide additional capabilities.
“Equinix is committed to providing our growing number of customers with the same high level of service, regardless of which data center they use,” said Andy Castle, vice president of IT – Europe of Equinix. “To help achieve this, we wanted to standardize on a single network monitoring solution capable of ensuring the reliability of all our European network services. Monolith was able to meet all of our requirements and since deploying Monolith, we have been satisfied with its flexibility and scalability.”
“We are extremely happy to welcome Equinix to the Monolith family,” said Jeff Parker, president of Monolith Software. “Equinix is a highly regarded data center services provider delivering outstanding capabilities to their customers. Adding Equinix to our client list provides another solid example of why Monolith should be on any service provider’s short list when evaluating new solutions. Our ability to deliver rapid time to value and a superior return on investment allows us to delivery on both the technical and the business sides of our clients.”
