Time synchronization may be a “nice to have” for some applications, but for many vertical market applications, accurate time synchronization is absolutely critical. Before Time as-a-Service, options for time synchronization ranged from unreliable to quite expensive. Equinix has come up with a better “as-a-service” model for customers to ensure accurate time synchronization is possible at a reasonable price – Equinix Precision Time™.
Finance is one industry where an accurate log of the timing and order of transactions such as withdrawals, deposits, or trades is important. Manufacturing factory floors require a precisely timed series of operations, in a particular order, to…The post A Better Way to Ensure Accurate Time Synchronization appeared first on Interconnections - The Equinix Blog.