Equinix Inc. (www.equinix.com), a provider of network-neutral data centers and Internet exchange services, announced on June 30, 2004 that Watson Wyatt & Company, a human capital consulting company and subsidiary of Watson Wyatt & Company Holdings, has moved one of its internal data centers to Equinix’ Internet Business Exchange center in Washington DC area. The relocation will give Watson Wyatt the opportunity to operate within a highly secure and flexible data center environment, enhancing the performance and redundancy of its strategic data infrastructure and lowering costs.
Watson Wyatt is one of the largest consulting companies that focus on human capital and financial management. The company concentrates on employee benefits, human capital strategies and related technology solutions. The relocation of Watson Wyatt’s data center to Equinix will give the company the opportunity to reach Equinix’ major network service providers within a single and centralized location. The move will also allow Watson Wyatt to optimize its connectivity to the carriers and networks that support its worldwide it operations and would increase the speed and performance for end-users by avoiding expensive dedicated transit circuits.
