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Location comparison between Direct Link versions

Location comparison between Direct Link versions

Review location support for Direct Link on Classic offerings versus Direct Link.

Direct Link location comparison - Americas
Location Dedicated on Classic Dedicated Connect on Classic Connect
Atlanta 1 Checkmark icon
Chicago 1 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Dallas 3 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Dallas 4 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Dallas 9 Checkmark icon
Dallas 10 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Dallas 12 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Dallas 13 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Denver 1 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Los Angeles Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Miami 1 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Montreal 1 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Montreal 2 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
New York City 2 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon[1]
San Jose 2 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
San Jose 3 Checkmark icon
San Jose 4 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Sao Paulo 1 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Sao Paulo 2 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Sao Paulo 3 Checkmark icon
Sao Paulo 4 Checkmark icon
Sao Paulo 5 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Seattle 2 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Toronto 1 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Toronto 2 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Toronto 3 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Toronto 4 Checkmark icon
Toronto 5 Checkmark icon
Washington DC 2 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Washington DC 4 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Washington DC 5 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Washington DC 6 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Washington DC 7 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Direct Link location comparison - APAC
Location Dedicated on Classic Dedicated Connect on Classic Connect
Chennai 1 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Hong Kong 1 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Hong Kong 3 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Melbourne 2 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Osaka 1 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Osaka 21 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Osaka 22 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Osaka 23 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Singapore 1 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon[2]
Singapore 2 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Sydney 1 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Sydney 2 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Sydney 3 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Sydney 4 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Sydney 5 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Taipei 1 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Tokyo 1 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Tokyo 2 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Tokyo 3 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Tokyo 4 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Tokyo 5 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Direct Link location comparison - EMEA
Location Dedicated on Classic Dedicated Connect on Classic Connect
Amsterdam 2 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Amsterdam 3 Checkmark icon
Frankfurt 1 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Frankfurt 2 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Frankfurt 3 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Frankfurt 4 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Frankfurt 5 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
London 1 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
London 2 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
London 3 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
London 4 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
London 6 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Madrid 1 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Madrid 2 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Madrid 3 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Madrid 4 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Madrid 5 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Milan 2 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Paris 1 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Paris 2 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon
Paris 3 Checkmark icon Checkmark icon Checkmark icon

  1. New York City 2 connects to the IBM Cloud backbone through New York City 1. The primary reason for this PoP is to extend connectivity to different site providers from our New York City 1 site. When planning your diversity strategy, keep in mind that traffic for New York City 2 has a single, shared path to the IBM network. ↩︎

  2. If you require diversity, you must place a second (backup) connection with Megaport in Hong Kong 3 (HKG03). ↩︎