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This is first part of a series of posts highlighting the best practices for customers who desire highly resilient networks in Network Edge. This entry will focus on the foundational architecture of Plane A and Plane B in Network Edge and how these building blocks should be utilized for resiliency.For more information on Network Edge and device plane resiliency please refer to the Equinix Docs page here.Dual Plane ArchitectureNetwork Edge is built upon a standard data center redundancy architecture with multiple pods that have dedicated power supplies and a dedicated Top of Rack (ToR) switch. It consists of multiple compute planes commonly referred to as Plane A and Plane B for design simplicity Plane A connects to the Primary Fabric network and Plane B connects to the Secondary Fabric networkThe most important concept for understanding Network Edge resiliency: the device plane determines which Fabric switch is used for device connections. Future posts will dive much deeper in the vario

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.  

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 Equinix

Charles Meyers, President and CEO of Equinix, discusses the outlook for data centers, enterprise systems, and artificial intelligence.  

Can I deploy Zscaler on 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.  

Fabric Cloud Router offers a lot of benefits and efficiencies for users who want to connect their clouds and Equinix networks. Are details and instructions for use available?

Hi I couldn't find a contacts for Equinix IXP support with its route-servers, I have a question about BGP communities support but can't see where can I open a ticket through the IX portal

What are virtual device interface statistics on Network Edge?

I've heard about the new Zscaler offering -- what is it?

Hi,Can we use Equinix fabric and connect between 2 different Equinix  DCs between our DC in one Equinix DC and Customer DC in another Equinix DC. Also please clarify how to work on this request

How far does large language modeling need to go before we consider marrying an AI?In part 2 of our 3-part series on our relationship with AI, we explore how Large Language Models can be shaped to mimic the qualities of a human personality, and the implications that come with it.We are joined again by James Vlahos of Embodied, who sheds insight on why creating personas with AI and LLMs is like directing actors in a play, but a play that does not involve thinking or motivation the way we believe it to mean.The question is, however, if your chatbot can sound like a person, does that mean it can be a fulfilling substitute for the people in your life? Or do we need to recognize that a product is a product, regardless of its ability to convince you it’s not? 

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 to Josh Atwell (pictured, left), senior director of developer relations at Equinix.“Software is really boring if 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 partners that just come by to talk to our joint customers about how they’ve been using our platform, using our network, our bare metal servers to be able to solve problems, and it’s just nice remembering that the infrastructure’s still there and it’s important.” Atwell and Robert Reeves (right), vice president of strategic partnerships at The Linux Foundation, spoke with theCUBE industry analysts Savannah Peterson and Dustin Kirkland at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon NA, du

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We’re excited to welcome the Equinix Developer Forum members into our community soon!   We’ll be migrating the Equinix Developer Forum into the Equinix Community on December 12, 2023. As part of the migration, we’ll be moving the existing discussions from the Developer Forum into the Community discussions.  To do the migration, Community.Equinix.com will have scheduled maintenance on December 12, 2023. Please be advised that there will be scheduled downtime from 12am PST to 8am PST.   If you have any questions, please leave a comment below or reach out to Community@equinix.com. 

This is the second part of a series of posts highlighting the best practices for customers who require highly resilient networks in Network Edge. This entry highlights how to build resilient Device Link Group (DLG) connections. For more information on Device Link Resiliency please refer to the Equinix docs page here.Device Link Groups are used to connect Network Edge device interfaces to other Network Edge device interfaces​ They can be local (same metro) or remote and are a shared broadcast domain​ A single DLG, like a single Ethernet cable, provides no resiliency​ Local DLGs do not traverse the Equinix Fabric and aren’t susceptible to Fabric switch outages ​ Hybrid DLGs have some devices connected to the Primary Fabric plane and other to the Secondary​ Customers that require maximum resiliency should deploy additional DLGs that connect to both the Primary and Secondary Fabric networks​ Redundant Devices can have one or both devices connect to the DLG​ Clustered devices act as one log

This is the fourth and final part of a series of posts highlighting the best practices for customers who require highly resilient networks in Network Edge. This entry highlights how to build resilient Fabric Virtual Connections.Virtual connections allow NE devices to connect to CSPs, NSPs and ISPs as well as co-location​ The same logic still applies: the NE device plane determines which Fabric switch is used​ The VC connection workflow is very similar to the EVP-LAN workflow with some differences​ Customers that require VC link resiliency should create two or more VCs to their NE devices with each connection traversing the Primary and Secondary fabric switch​ Some CSPs like Azure require resiliency but most do not​ The Fabric portal allows connections to be created as redundant or single-legged​ The workflow is highlighted in the next few slides for both Redundant and Clustered devicesRedundant Devices Clustered Devices This concludes a four part series on building Highly Resilient Net

This is the third part of a series of posts highlighting the best practices for customers who require highly resilient networks in Network Edge. This entry highlights how to build resilient EVP-LAN connections in Network Edge.EVP-LAN is another method to connection Network Edge devices EVP-LANs differ from DLGs in that they connect to Network Edge devices and Fabric ports​ All EVP-LAN connections go to the Fabric, even for devices in the same metro--this is in contrast to DLGs which can be local or remote.​ As of November 2023, multiple NE devices in the same metro can be part of the same EVP-LAN network, removing the previous restriction of a single NE device per metro.​ Customers that require maximum resiliency should deploy additional EVP-LANs that span both the Primary and Secondary Fabric networks The same logic applies for EVP-LANs such that they should spread across Primary and Secondary Fabric planes​ The current maximum bandwidth for all EVP-LAN connections in the same metro i

I'm writing a script to see how oversubscribed my fabric ports are, by totaling the bandwidth of connections on each port. I'm having trouble with the pagination, no matter what I set for offset and limit in the query parameters, it always seems to come back with offset=0.https://api.equinix.com/fabric/v4/connections/search{'next': '/search?offset=20&limit=20', 'offset': 0, 'total': 193, 'limit': 20}https://api.equinix.com/fabric/v4/connections/search?offset=20&limit=20{'next': '/search?offset=20&limit=20', 'offset': 0, 'total': 193, 'limit': 20}https://api.equinix.com/fabric/v4/connections/search?offset=40&limit=20{'next': '/search?offset=20&limit=20', 'offset': 0, 'total': 193, 'limit': 20}https://api.equinix.com/fabric/v4/connections/search?offset=60&limit=20{'next': '/search?offset=20&limit=20', 'offset': 0, 'total': 193, 'limit': 20}https://api.equinix.com/fabric/v4/connections/search?offset=80&limit=20{'next': '/search?offset=20&limit=20', 'off

Currently I'm using the API token associated with my personal login to Equinix for the Fabric API. What's the best way to make an API token for a service sharable by a group of people at my company? Should I just make an Equinix login like first name Cloud last name Fabric, and then make an API token from that, or is there another way?

Hi, I want to create a a Quick Connect using API. Is it supported?

Are there any tools available to help me migrate my Equinix-Configured CSR1000V to the Self-Configured C8000V version? 

IDC MarketScape has recognized Equinix as a leader in the Worldwide Datacenter Services 2023 Vendor Assessment. Read the press release here. The report recognized Equinix's strengths in the following areas: Global expansion and ecosystem growth: The company has a strong global footprint and recently expanded into emerging markets in the Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Africa. Equinix spans six continents with data center facilities in 70 metros across 32 countries, and access to a dense ecosystem that includes more than 2,000 networks and over 3,000 cloud and IT companies. Innovative platform capabilities: According to the report, "[Equinix] has one of the most diverse portfolios of any data center company, which meets the demands of enterprises, hyperscalers and networking providers." Equinix continues to evolve its platform for increased automation and on-demand capabilities with its digital service offerings, including software-defined interconnection

Did you know you can move hardware reservations between projects using the Equinix Ansible collection? Enjoy the benefits of both flexible resource management and dedicated hardware!   Users can also search and access interconnection resources which will pave the way for future management of Virtual Circuits. If you're eager to see these changes come sooner, or if you need Ansible interfaces for other Equinix services, please let us know in the comments.