How Digital Realty and LINX serve the industry with secure and resilient solutions
Financial services enterprises face the challenge of delivering seamless digital experiences to customers while maintaining the utmost security and reliability. However, the evolving landscape of cloud-based services, technological integrations, and increasing bandwidth demands is placing strain on network infrastructure. To stay competitive, the financial services sector must reimagine its approach to network performance management.
Here are at LINX we offer our member networks a variety of interconnection solutions. These solutions encompass access to cloud service providers like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. In addition to its core internet peering service, LINX provides customers with enhanced network management capabilities, consultation services and a 24/7 on call engineering team. Their services often result in cost savings, redundancy and heightened operational efficiency.
This article delves into the significance of adopting a forward-looking network management strategy within the financial services sector and highlights the pivotal role of peering in achieving this goal. The focus extends beyond the physical components like switches and cables in data centers to the intricacies of routing network traffic.
Understanding Network Performance
Network performance, the evaluation of a network’s performance through qualitative and quantitative analysis, plays a crucial role in reviewing and enhancing the quality of network services. Measurement involves assessing components such as:
- Bandwidth or capacity: Quantifying the amount of data requiring transfer.
- Throughput: Evaluating the successful transfer of data over the network.
- Latency: Identifying any delays in packet transfers within the network.
- Data loss: Monitoring any lost data packets during delivery.
The Significance of Effective Network Performance Management
Effective network performance management involves continuous monitoring, troubleshooting, and adjustments to ensure smooth and efficient operations. The objective is to guarantee that online services meet the requirements of users, whether internal staff, end-users, or customers. In financial services, maintaining control over network traffic is vital for ensuring data security, redundancy, and minimal latency in online service operations.
The Role of Peering in a Future-Proof Network Management Strategy
Peering, the process of two networks connecting and exchanging traffic in a central location like an Internet Exchange Point (IXP), offers a direct connection for users without relying on third-party carriers. This network of networks has been instrumental in the evolution of the internet over the past three decades.
Traditional network traffic management involves complex routing, resulting in less control, longer transfer times, and exposure to vulnerabilities. Peering, by connecting ISPs, partners, and customers directly at a hub like an IXP, enables financial services to deliver faster, more reliable digital services at a lower cost, with enhanced control and insights into data traffic.
How Peering Facilitates Redundancy in Network Management
Redundancy, duplicating components to prevent system failures, is crucial for ensuring zero downtime in IT equipment, especially in worst-case scenarios. Network redundancy establishes multiple paths for traffic, allowing data to flow even in the event of a failure.
LINX offer a multi service port from Digital Realty locations in London where networks can choose a hybrid and redundant set up to suit. Whether they need cloud access and or peering, the network has complete control and visibility of the traffic at all times.
Strengthening London’s Connectivity: The Digital Realty & LINX Partnership
The collaboration between LINX and Digital Realty enhances London’s status as a global hub for digital innovation and connectivity. Networks within Digital Realty facilities in London can access LINX’s interconnection services, peering, and more. Given London’s prominence as Europe’s largest financial marketplace, networks in the financial sector can engage with key partners and ISPs, ensuring a more secure, resilient, and improved network.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is an Internet Exchange?
An Internet Exchange (IX) is a hub where various providers and organizations interconnect their technologies. This allows providers to establish a single connection, facilitating the exchange of traffic with multiple participants, making the internet faster and more cost-efficient.
What is peering?
Peering is the direct connection between two internet networks, enabling the exchange of traffic without relying on a third party to carry that traffic across the internet. It differs from transit, the more conventional method where end-users or network operators pay another operator to carry traffic for them.
What are the benefits of peering?
Peering, as the primary method of exchanging internet traffic, offers improved network performance, greater reach, scalability, lower network latency, and reduced costs by eliminating intermediary stages in the data transfer process.
What is the difference between public and private peering?
Public peering occurs at Internet Exchange Points (IXPs), where different networks connect and exchange traffic. Private peering involves a direct connection between two specific networks, established through physical connections or virtual circuits.
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