Equinix set out to create an agile digital infrastructure where it could optimize the legacy infrastructure it wanted to maintain, migrate legacy business apps and services to the cloud, and replace legacy apps with cloud native over time. Equinix created a collaborative Cloud Center of Excellence (CCOE) Program which adopted a “cloud-smart” strategy where it analyzed each technology layer, considering best practices rather than a “one-size-fits-all” approach. Leveraging AWS Direct Connect on Equinix Fabric™, the IT organization privately and securely connected on-premises databases, apps and cloud environments across its global infrastructure.