Century-old chocolate manufacturing company modernizes infrastructure at their own pace

This confectioner serves up mouth-watering treats to chocolate lovers for more than 100 years. In an effort to modernize, the company underwent a rebrand and re-structured their technology via multicloud architectures to enable automated manufacturing. 

The customer's long-term strategy is to utilize Equinix’s global network to build a scalable, low-latency network for mobile app end-user experience and order insights, while minimizing costs and environmental impact.

Business Drivers

  • Enable faster regional restaurant mobile ordering App / AI / ML (predictive ordering).
  • Move out of Ohio data centers in next 5-10 years.
  • Rapid mobile app deployments in new regional markets.
  • Consume IT infrastructure as OPEX Mode.
  • Decarbonize its digital supply chain.

Solution Implemented

  • Leveraging Equinix product portfolio – Equinix Fabric and Colocation services.
  • Building SD-WAN on Network Edge and enabling access to cloud & ISP on-ramps.
  • Achieving sustainability goals with Equinix sustainable digital transformation solutions.

Benefits Realized

  • The challenge: Aging infrastructure, technical debt
  • The challenge: Modernization without disruption
  • The solution: Equinix-assisted digital migration
EQUINIX OFFERINGS USED

Cloud & ISP On-Ramps

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Colocation

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Equinix Fabric®

Leverage software-defined interconnection.

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Global NSP & ISP ecosystem

Create a rich ecosystem of connectivity with direct access to various network and service providers.

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Sustainability by Equinix

Deploy with energy-efficient technologies and environmental responsibility via renewable energy sources.

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