These companies have had a presence in several parts of the professional media and entertainment value chain (particularly in archiving and supporting near line storage) but digital production storage has been dominated by smaller firms that made specialized storage products that supported the low content latency and high streaming quality of service that are unique to high resolution video workflows.

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Equinix says the Marketplace makes it possible for any company with a presence in any Equinix International Business Exchange (IBX) data center to quickly find and directly connect to a global value-chain of more than 4, 000 potential partners, customers and suppliers of digital services.

FORBES: New Equinix Marketplace Can Link Financial Firms and Digital News