Introducing AI to Kids - Cassandra Chin, CSU
Cassandra Chin, a college student from Colorado State University, studying computer science, discusses her book “Phippy's AI Friend” with Steve Martinelli at KubeCon Paris. The book follows the story of Kimani, a non-binary computer who faces struggles in finding their identity. The book also includes a workshop where readers can build a visual recognition model using Scratch. Cassandra has been conducting workshops since the age of 13 and enjoys making technology accessible to everyone. She will be giving a keynote at DevNexus and is also involved with the AI ML working group at CNCF, working on an AI white paper to connect AI and cloud-native development. Cassandra emphasizes the importance of creating educational content for developers to adopt AI in a meaningful way. The book is available on Amazon, with a French version also available. Cassandra’s favorite character in the book is Kimani.Shannon5 months agoCommunity Manager219Views0likes0CommentsOpen source vs Inner Source for AI with Mark Sturdevant, IBM
In this video, Steve Martinelli interviews Mark Sturdevant, a software developer at IBM Research. Mark discusses his role in open tech and his focus on open source for the past 10 years. He explains that his day-to-day work involves helping teams within IBM transition from inter-sourcing to open-sourcing projects. Mark also shares his experience in the open-source community and offers advice for staying hands-on in software development for 30 years. He discusses the common pitfalls in transitioning from inner-sourcing to open-sourcing and highlights the importance of community building and documentation. Mark also discusses his current work in AI and open source, particularly in the field of generative AI and large language models. He emphasizes the significance of networking and face-to-face interactions at conferences like KubeCon Paris. Mark concludes by mentioning some of the open-source projects he has contributed to and encourages attendees to engage with others and not be shy.Shannon5 months agoCommunity Manager210Views0likes0CommentsThe Cloud Native Journey with Denise Schannon, Loft Labs
In this video, Steve Martinelli from Equinix interviews Denise Schannon, the VP of Engineering at Loft Labs. Denise talks about her role at Loft Labs and her previous experience at Rancher Labs. She discusses Loft Labs’ open source products, like DevPod, and their involvement in the cloud native world. Denise also shares her thoughts on the challenges of managing engineering teams and the importance of communication and alignment across different departments. She mentioned her keynote at a previous KubeCon event, where she discussed the evolution of a startup and the need for adaptability. Denise expresses her excitement about joining Loft Labs and the positive response they have received at KubeCon.Shannon5 months agoCommunity Manager151Views0likes0CommentsEquinix is proud to announce partnership with Quside
Quside, a quantum technology company, is working closely withEquinix, the world’s digital infrastructure company®, to enable easy access to the latest quantum random number generation technologies to help customers build the strongest cryptographic foundation to defend against increasingly sophisticated attacks. Read the press releaseShannon5 months agoCommunity Manager150Views0likes0CommentsMillisecond Clouds with Felipe Huici, Unikraft
Steve Martinelli’s interview with Felipe Huici, CEO of Unikraft at KubeCon Paris, covers their innovative cloud computing platform Craft Cloud. Utilizing Unikernels for millisecond boot times and autoscaling, Unikraft's operating system offers modular customization, resulting in a compact OS image. They leverage containers during build time to create specialized virtual machines for each application, emphasizing Equinix's role as a strategic partner for quick server deployment across multiple data center locations. Unikraft's vision emphasizes cost efficiency, close-to-hardware performance, and rapid scalability, epitomized by their custom-built controller for instant reaction and scaling to thousands of instances.Shannon5 months agoCommunity Manager144Views0likes0CommentsKubernetes and Storage with Eric Han, NetApp
Chris from Equinix interviews Eric Han from NetApp at KubeCon 2024 in Paris, where Eric discusses NetApp’s collaboration with public cloud providers and their Kubernetes storage solution, Astra. Astra, including Astra Trident, facilitates storage provisioning within Kubernetes. Eric also introduces Astra Data Management, enabling application cloning and snapshot restoration using custom resources in Kubernetes. They delve into managing data with Kubernetes tools like kubectl and the challenges of connecting physical storage to PVCs. Eric emphasizes the significance of data management in Kubernetes, such as cloning and migrating applications across cloud environments. They briefly touch on AI's role in NetApp’s cloud strategy and using custom resources for AI applications. The interview closes with insights on AI's presence and applications in Kubernetes at the conference, alongside NetApp’s showcased solutions and optimization offerings at their booth. Attendees are advised on community engagement for a fruitful conference experience.Shannon5 months agoCommunity Manager178Views0likes0CommentsEquinix Internet Access with Network Edge
Network Edge users can now connect their device to the internet within minutes.rrandhawa5 months agoEquinix Product Manager325Views1like0CommentsHow to Access the Fortigate Firewall via the Webgui
In this video, we'll cover how to access a Fortigate Firewall via the Webgui. We'll start in the Device Details section of your provisioned firewall and walk through how to enable http permissions on the device. We'll open PuTTY to check the permissions on the port and cover what happens when we add the http and how to re-add ssh, ping, and fgfm permissions. We'll use the Console Tool in the Device Details page and utilize the temporary password provided by Equinix which will allow us to redo the permission statement for the port. We'll confirm that we've reestablished SSH access via PuTTY and then attempt to access the Webgui now that http has been enabled. Head to the Fabric Portal to check out your device details: https://fabric.equinix.com/Shannon5 months agoCommunity Manager1.2KViews0likes0CommentsHow to Order EIA with Fabric Using Provider-Independent IP Addresses
In this video, we'll show you how to order an Equinix Internet Access connection as a Virtual Connection within a Fabric Port using provider-independent IP addresses. This step-by-step guide takes you through the configuration of a new connection helping you to choose the correct bandwidth, port, and routing configuration. Create a new connection in the Fabric Portal: https://fabric.equinix.com/Shannon5 months agoCommunity Manager163Views0likes0CommentsEquinix Smart View Dashboard Overview
In this video, we'll go through the updated Equinix Smart View dashboard and highlight the four major sections — Environmental, Power Draw, Mechanical, and Electrical. We'll cover the key information displayed in each section, demonstrate the different viewing options, and show how to create reports and trouble tickets for each category. Check out Equinix Smart View for deep insights into the operating status of key infrastructure systems by signing into the portal: https://customerportal.equinix.com/Shannon5 months agoCommunity Manager1.3KViews0likes0CommentsOn-Demand vs. Reserved Hardware in Equinix Metal
In this video, we'll discuss Equinix Metal server options with a focus on comparing On-Demand and Reserved Server options. We start with a walkthrough from the perspective of a new customer and show you how to add a new SSH Key to your profile. Then we break down the differences between On-Demand and Reserved systems before we walkthrough how quick and easy it is to provision both options. Head to our digital services website to learn more about Bare Metal Servers: https://deploy.equinix.comShannon5 months agoCommunity Manager150Views0likes0CommentsHow to Create SSH Keys Using PuTTY or ssh-keygen
In this video, we'll introduce you to SSH Keys in Equinix Metal and show you how to generate them using two tools — PuTTY and ssh-keygen. Get started with Equinix Metal today: http://console.equinix.com/sign-upShannon5 months agoCommunity Manager195Views0likes0CommentsCreating Redundant Connections Using Oracle Quick Connect
In this video, we'll show you how to create a redundant connection using Oracle Quick Connect for Equinix Fabric. We'll guide you through each step of the process, providing helpful tips on recommended connection types, how to configure your connection, and how to make changes before submitting. Create a connection with Fabric today: https://fabric.equinix.com/Shannon5 months agoCommunity Manager206Views0likes0CommentsGenerative AI Integration with LOA Processing
In this video we'll show you how we've incorporated Generative AI into the LOA Processing for a Cross Connect order. We've implemented these changes to simplify the ordering process so that you can automatically fill out the LOA document using Generative AI. We'll show you what the new screens will look like and how to edit the information if you're not satisfied with the automatic results.Shannon5 months agoCommunity Manager94Views0likes0CommentsNew NE and Fabric features available in Terraform and Pulumi
Equinix providers for Terraform and Pulumi now allow users to specify project ID for NE, diverse NE devices individually, upgrade NE device resource size, and create a simplified local Fabric mesh within a metro.achantarotwong6 months agoEquinix Product Manager386Views0likes0CommentsDeploying An Equinix Metal Instance Using Terraform
Your pre-flight checklist for deploying a#Metalserver with#Terraform: 1️⃣ Create an Equinix Metal account and organization 2️⃣ Create a project and saved the project ID 3️⃣ Create an API key and saved it 4️⃣ Install Terraform Are you ready to start deploying? 👀https://eqix.it/3TG1MHpShannon6 months agoCommunity Manager104Views0likes0CommentsMeet Rachel, Critical Facilities Supervisor
Listen to Rachel Kumcur, Supervisors, Critical facilities at Equinix in France.Shannon6 months agoCommunity Manager182Views0likes0CommentsCreate a GPT Chatbot in 20 minutes with Large Language Models
Benjamin Jenkins joins up to discuss Large Language Models, text generation, and demystifying AI. In this episode we demonstrate building our own GPT (similar to CHatGPT) using LMStudio by Hugging Face. Using Equinix, we're able to spin up a server within 20 minutes Johnny Tseng = Director, Equinix Metal Sales Benjamin Jenkins = Field CTO Get started with Equinix Metal using code "EquinixLive" for $250 credit = https://deploy.equinix.com/Shannon6 months agoCommunity Manager312Views0likes0CommentsIntroducing the Equinix Metal Load Balancer with Tyler Auerbeck
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where your service goes from a quick proof of concept to suddenly needing to support production loads? Have you felt the sudden panic of realizing that everything only points to a single instance when you suddenly need to scale to multiple locations? Well welcome to the club! We found ourselves in this same exact position, heard these same pain points from our customers and decided that something needed to be done! In this session, we'll introduce you to the problem space that led to the creation of this new product, how it can be used today and what we have in store for the future. Take a Load Off: Introducing the Equinix Metal Load Balancer Tyler Auerbeck, Senior Staff Engineer302Views0likes0CommentsHybrid AI at scale with NVIDIA and Equinix
In this short Tech Talk, join the industry leaders to unravel the transformative power of bridging physical and digital landscapes. Highlights: Explore the imperative role of distributed AI in the ever-evolving enterprise landscape. Gain insights into seamlessly integrating AI data flow from edge to core to cloud through rich ecosystem partners. Learn how to design and implement cloud-adjacent hybrid AI solutions with NVIDIA at Equinix on a global scale. Discover strategies to break down internal and external silos with MLOps, fostering collaboration across departments and ecosystem partners.Shannon7 months agoCommunity Manager1.2KViews0likes0CommentsUnlocking the Business Value of Quantum
Equinix and Alice & Bob partner to help businesses enter the Quantum Computing Era. Through this collaboration, Equinix customers across the world will benefit from secure access to Alice & Bob’s cutting-edge quantum technology through Equinix Metal® and Equinix Fabric®, and from Alice & Bob’s quantum strategy services for businesses to unlock opportunities worth billions of dollars.Shannon7 months agoCommunity Manager154Views0likes0CommentsLinux Foundation Roundtable with Robert Reeves
In this roundtable, joining us is Robert Reeves (LF Strategic Partnerships) and we discuss Linux Foundation, KubeCon, CNCF, and more. The guests: Robert Reeves, VP of Business Dev, Cloud Native Computing Foundation Steve Martinelli, Director of Developer Advocacy and Community Fen Aldrich, Developer Advocate Walt Ribeiro, Senior Developer AdvocateShannon7 months agoCommunity Manager211Views0likes0CommentsEquinix CEO on data center demand and artificial intelligence
Equinix's Charles Meyers appeared on CNBC Worldwide Exchange this morning to discuss how DigitalTransformation, cloud, and AI are continuing to drive data center demand. Watch the full interview here:Shannon7 months agoCommunity Manager226Views0likes0CommentsHow to Customize an ESXi Configuration with Equinix Metal
In this video, we'll show you how to use the Custom Data feature of Equinix Metal to customize an ESXi instances configuration at deployment time. After some background on how helpful this GitHub repo is with formatting the JSON content, we dive into how to apply it to a new metal deployment. In our example, we deploy an On-Demand System in the Dallas Metro using a VMware VCF ESXi 7.0 operating system. Here is a link to the GitHub repo with documentation and an example of properly formatted custom data JSON content that you can use as a guide for your own deployments.Shannon7 months agoCommunity Manager579Views0likes1CommentEquinix Private AI with NVIDIA DGX Questions & Answers
Jon Lin, Equinix EVP and General Manager of Data Center Services & Matt Hull, NVIDIA VP Global AI Solutions answers some questions about our recent announced collaboration. Equinix Private AI with NVIDIA DGX is a fully managed private cloud service that enables enterprises to easily acquire and manage their own NVIDIA DGX AI supercomputing infrastructure for building and running custom generative AI models.246Views0likes0CommentsHow to Simplify Network Ops at Equinix
Network operations in the public cloud is easy because it is highly abstracted. How to bring a similar level of network abstraction to your own dedicated cloud environment at Equinix? This session will demonstrate and share how to simplify, automate, and interconnect any network environment.Shannon8 months agoCommunity Manager220Views0likes0CommentsConnecting Fabric Cloud Router to AWS and Azure
In this video, we'll show you how to Create a Fabric Cloud Router, create a connection to AWS, create a connection to Microsoft Azure, and then run a ping test between those two virtual machines running in the cloud environments. This step-by-step demo shows how quickly you can create a Fabric Cloud Router, and then with the help of Quick Connect for AWS and Azure, connect the router with Virtual Machines at Equinix. And finally, how to test the new connections. Create connections using Fabric Cloud Router in the Fabric portal: https://fabric.equinix.com/Shannon8 months agoCommunity Manager1.6KViews0likes0CommentsWasabi Leverages Equinix Digital Services to Grow Customers’ Businesses Rapidly
Listen to Marty Falaro, EVP & COO Wasabi technologies, as he describes how Equinix helps provide value to a large range of their customers for research, disaster recovery, data backup, post production media services and more. As one of the fastest growing cloud object storage companies in the world, Wasabi uses Equinix Fabric to connect all thirteen data centers around the world as well as Equinix Metal for compute services. Wasabi leverages these digital services to open new doors with their customers and allows for the rapid global expansion of their business, while delivering on their focus to make cloud storage a simple utility, just like electricity.Learn more about cloud adjacent data strategies232Views0likes0CommentsEquinix Announces Fully Managed Service for NVIDIA DGX AI Supercomputing
Equinix, Inc. has launched a new fully managed private cloud service in collaboration with NVIDIA, aimed at providing enterprises with easy access to NVIDIA DGX AI supercomputing infrastructure. This service, available globally, is designed to enhance the development and management of custom generative AI models, offering robust infrastructure, high-speed network access, and enterprise-grade support. For a more detailed insight into this groundbreaking service, review the full press-release Learn more aboutEquinix's fully managed service for NVIDIA DGX AI SupercomputingJantzen8 months agoCommunity Manager544Views0likes0CommentsWaste heat powers a greenhouse on PA10 Paris data center
Equinix has opened an urban farm on the roof of its PA10 data center in Paris, including greenhouses warmed by waste heat from its servers. Learn more about our sustainability efforts.Shannon8 months agoCommunity Manager358Views0likes0CommentsCisco Supports Key Federal Digital Transformation and Sustainability Priorities
In this episode of our Digital Leaders Series, Carl DeGroot, VP U.S. Federal at Cisco, discusses how, in partnership with Equinix, they are supporting the government’s digital transformation evolution, including securing information across data centers, to enable visibility, automation data accessibility, and fostering sustainability.Shannon9 months agoCommunity Manager236Views0likes0CommentsAWS Direct Connect now available in Two Equinix IBX Locations in Calgary
We are excited to announce that Amazon Web Services (AWS) has opened two new AWS Direct Connect locations within the Equinix CL1 and CL3 data centers in Calgary, Canada. With AWS Direct Connect locations leveraging Platform Equinix, customers can now securely connect to the AWS Cloud at lower latencies with increased throughput for improved application performance. Learn more about AWS Direct Connect via Platform EquinixShannon9 months agoCommunity Manager660Views0likes0CommentsBuilding a Sustainable and Efficient Network with BT and Equinix
In this 20-minute Tech Talk, we will show you how to baseline and identify exactly where you can cut carbon emissions for your network devices like routers and switches, and then transform your overall network architecture for efficiency with data center consolidation and by leveraging virtualization. Experts Sarwar Khan, Sustainability Lead at BT, and James McIlvenny, Product Marketing Manager, Digital Interconnection at Equinix, will explain: How BT’s Digital Carbon Calculator provides a unique view into which network assets to optimize for sustainability The benefits of combining carbon footprint data and IT services lifecycle management to gain network efficiencies How BT’s global network combined with Equinix’s own tooling, and data center colocation and virtual interconnection services, in a hybrid multicloud environment enables energy efficiency and reduction of carbon emissions at scale.Shannon9 months agoCommunity Manager378Views0likes0CommentsRedesigned Port Details Page
In this video, we'll introduce you to the new Equinix Fabric Port Details Page and highlight the changes we've made to improve the page. You'll see the new layout with a breakdown of the Virtual Details, Physical Details, Port Utilization, and Activity Log. Then we'll finish by showing you how to create a new connection from the Port Details page, along with how to open a Support Case. Check out the new Port Details page: https://fabric.equinix.com/Shannon10 months agoCommunity Manager321Views0likes0CommentsWhy is Secure Cab Express important?
Learn about how to streamline Equinix colocation deployments and increase customer satisfaction with Secure Cabinet Express. This short video covers why Secure Cabinet Express is important for customers, available sizes and power requirements, and metro availability.Shannon10 months agoCommunity Manager725Views1like1CommentJosh Atwell at KubeCon and CloudNativeCon NA 2023
Equinix Inc. is partnering with other players, such as The Linux Foundation, to offer open-source developers relevant infrastructure, such as bare metal, for unparalleled performance, scalability and manageability over their environments, according toJosh Atwell(pictured, left), senior director of developer relations at Equinix. “Software is really boringif it doesn’t have something to run on,” Atwell said. “Being at Equinix has been pretty fantastic, because it’s our core — what we do is infrastructure. We’ve had a few partnersthat just come by to talk to our joint customersabout how they’ve been using our platform,using our network, our bare metal serversto be able to solve problems, and it’s just nice rememberingthat the infrastructure’s still there and it’s important.” Atwell andRobert Reeves(right), vice president of strategic partnerships at The Linux Foundation, spoke with theCUBE industry analystsSavannah PetersonandDustin KirklandatKubeCon + CloudNativeCon NA, during an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. They discussed why infrastructure plays a pivotal role in open source, and how Equinix, The Linux Foundation and the Cloud Native Compute Foundation fit into the picture.achantarotwong10 months agoEquinix Product Manager788Views0likes0CommentsNew FCR-IPWAN features available in Terraform, Pulumi, and Crossplane
Equinix providers for Terraform, Pulumi, and Crossplane all benefit from a new Fabric Cloud Router capability which allows users to rapidly produce a regional or global network with minimal configuration work.achantarotwong10 months agoEquinix Product Manager966Views0likes0CommentsTerraform-Provider-Equinix v1.16.0 Release
Equinix Terraform Provider v1.16.0not only has the ability to createFabric Cloud Routerresources directly, but also layer 2 connections to AWS, GCP, and specific fabric ports in Equinix. Connections to Azure and Oracle via Terraform are coming soon! FCR is a great option for those who want to quickly route between clouds using BGP or static networks without worrying about specific OS, vendor requirements, or advanced configuration. For those who use Network Edge, this Terraform release allows you to disable the default internet connectivity before provisioning specific firewalls (Palo Alto Networks NGFW, CiscoFTDv, and AviatrixFireNet)just like you can in the console.achantarotwong10 months agoEquinix Product Manager1.2KViews1like0CommentsAnsible-Collection-Equinix v0.1.0 Release
This is the firstrelease of the Equinix Ansible Collection. This collection will mature to succeed the Ansible Equinix Metal collection. The big difference with this collection is that the goal of the project is to cover all Equinix APIs over time, starting with Metal, Fabric, and Network Edge. If you are just getting started with Ansible on Equinix, this is the project to use. Let us know which features you’ll need for your playbooks.We’ve stubbed out issues for all of the resources that will be needed to put this provider on parity with the Equinix Terraform provider which has thethe most complete IaC coverage today. Broader API coverage is being facilitated by the move away from legacy, hand-crafted, Python SDKs (packet-python). We will favor (and produce) SDKs generated from the OpenAPI spec for each Equinix API that will be supported. Metal Python is the first of these, an SDK built for wide adoption. Its readiness to simplify the API developer experience in Pythonis demonstrated throughout the Equinix Ansible collection. Additionally, this collection is applying some of the best practices seen in other Cloud Provider Ansible modules. This is most visible in the name of the module and how it is imported. See the project's E2E tests for working examples of how this collection can be used.achantarotwong10 months agoEquinix Product Manager1.9KViews0likes0CommentsCloud-Provider-Equinix-Metal v3.7.0 Release
Customersparticipating in the betaforMetal Load Balancing as a Servicecan now experiment with this upcoming service throughCloud Provider Equinix Metal(CPEM), a Kubernetes Cloud Controller Manager.achantarotwong10 months agoEquinix Product Manager919Views0likes0Comments