DE-CIX, the world’s leading Internet Exchange (IX) operator, has announced the expansion of its existing partnership with PremierDC Data Center – which has been active in the data center and cloud sectors since 2004 – through a new strategic positioning. Designated as a “DE-CIX Enabled Site”, PremierDC Data Center offers its customers in Türkiye access to GlobePEER and DirectCLOUD services; thanks to this collaboration, customers can connect from Türkiye to Europe, the Americas, Asia, and the Middle East with guaranteed low latency.
Istanbul. As AI and cloud workloads place increasing strain on network infrastructure, PremierDC Data Center has expanded its collaboration to offer customers direct access to IX services as a DE-CIX Enabled Site. Through this partnership, businesses can use the DE-CIX GlobePEER service to connect to global networks and the DE-CIX DirectCLOUD service to establish Layer 2 connections – with guaranteed low latency – to hyperscale cloud platforms (such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and Alibaba Cloud), Meta’s platforms (Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp), industry-specific extranets, and numerous data centers.
Low-latency advantage in mission-critical business applications
With the proliferation of AI-based applications, the need for real-time data processing, and the adoption of hybrid and multi-cloud architectures, having the infrastructure required for these technologies has become a key factor in gaining a competitive edge. In this context, PremierDC’s data center – strategically located within the city of Istanbul – offers businesses a significant advantage in terms of proximity. Physical closeness to end-users, corporate headquarters, and major network exchange points translates into direct performance benefits for financial transaction systems, communication platforms, real-time data processing, and low-latency enterprise applications. These services – beneficial to a wide range of sectors, from global companies that utilize both domestic and international infrastructure in their applications to fintech and payment system providers and enterprise IT organizations utilizing multi-cloud architectures – combine with the interconnection capabilities PremierDC offers as a DE-CIX Enabled Site to provide short, predictable connectivity paths for both domestic and international data traffic.
Commenting on the collaboration, Bülent Şen, Regional Director Middle East at DE-CIX, said: “With this Enabled Site, businesses can use a single connection to access networks worldwide via GlobePEER, as well as hyperscale cloud platforms, content platforms such as Meta, private extranet networks, and numerous data centers via DirectCLOUD, with guaranteed low latency. Customers gain direct access to leading cloud services while also benefiting from the proven reliability, security, and performance of the DE-CIX Istanbul platform.”
Caner Can, General Manager of PremierDC Data Center, commented: “If we want Türkiye’s data to remain in Türkiye, it is critical that global services are also accessible locally. At a time when Türkiye is increasingly strengthening its position as a digital hub for Asia and the Middle East, DE-CIX enables businesses to access both local and global networks more effectively through its interconnection infrastructure. At PremierDC, through the services we offer as part of our DE-CIX Enabled Site collaboration, we connect our customers to thousands of networks while further strengthening our data center and cloud services.”
Access to thousands of networks through a single connection
One of the key advantages of the collaboration for businesses is that this access is provided through a single physical connection. Rather than establishing separate circuits for each target network, cloud platform, or business partner, customers can access the entire DE-CIX ecosystem through a single port at PremierDC. DE-CIX operates a carrier- and data center-neutral interconnection ecosystem spanning five continents and more than 60 locations worldwide, connecting more than 4,000 networks globally. DE-CIX connects thousands of carriers, Internet service providers, content providers, and enterprise networks from more than 100 countries, and its services can be accessed from data centers in more than 600 cities worldwide.
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