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Charles Meyers, Equinix CEO and president, joins CNBC ‘Squawk on the Street’ to discuss the appetite for use cases with A.I., where Equinix fits into the digital infrastructure landscape, and more.  

Can Equinix answer the following questions: Does your organization use MOVEit? Are you aware of the vulnerability CVE-2023-34362? Have you applied the patch?  

I'm wondering if I can modify the configuration of a Network Edge device after it is deployed.

I see in the EPT June 2023.3 What's New? release readiness notes that Amsterdam is now serving up Precision Time services in Europe.  Are there other Equinix locations that can provide time services? 

The v0.15.0 release of metal-cli begins our migration from the packngo SDK to metal-go. The following subcommands have been updated to use metal-go in this release: init metros operating-systems plan project In addition, all subcommands have gained the --http-header flag, which can be used to add custom HTTP headers to any request that is sent to the Equinix Metal API as part of a metal-cli command execution.

Wondering who manages the device on Network Edge?

With AI being so topical these days I recently started to played around with stable diffusion, via the InvokeAI project (https://invoke-ai.github.io/InvokeAI/) - I'm hoping to write up a blog my experiences but the TL;DR is that InvokeAI is a pretty slick project. I was also playing around with GitHub Action self-hosted runners (https://docs.github.com/en/actions/hosting-your-own-runners/managing-self-hosted-runners/adding-self-hosted-runners) and was pretty impressed by how easy it was to install and use. Anyone else tinkering around with something? I've been meaning to further look into Rust and WebAssembly but haven't found the time to get back into it.

This release of metal-go includes a number of features and improvements to ease the transition from packngo to metal-go. This includes support for include and exclude parameters when creating various Equinix Metal resources, fixed request paths for Metal Gateway API endpoints, and support for the default project ID and default organization ID for individual users.  A number of duplicated models have been consolidated to reduce the need for type conversions when interacting with different API endpoints. In addition, we have added support for the new SOS hostname attribute on devices to reduce reliance on the deprecated facility attribute.This release also includes features that are not available in packngo, such as support for the Invoices API. To learn more, check out the full release notes on GitHub and visit the metal-go page on Equinix Labs.

Equinix Internet Access now offers Fabric users a virtual connection to the internet. The first 3 months of this service are available as a trial period for no charge. During the trial period, you can use the Fabric portal or public API commands to set up and test your internet service with Equinix Fabric for free. This preview of the Equinix Internet Access service with Fabric currently supports a limited configuration that includes only these items: Single port or single connection Fixed billing account (although the preview is available at no charge for the first 3 months of service) 500 Mbps bandwidth commitment Static routing protocol In addition, Equinix will provide: WAN-facing IPv4 /30 addresses Additional IPv4 /27 addresses for customer devices For details on locations and how to onboard, please visit our page at, Internet Connection with Fabric – Free Trial (equinix.com).

Did you know that Equinix has a dashboard that discloses how we ensure security and compliance? How do we assess threats and minimize exposure to cybersecurity risks? You can stay updated on security incidents and access our reports and certifications. This allows you to verify that Equinix services align with your organization's compliance needs and set your mind at peace. You can access the Trust and Transparency Dashboard here. Note that you need to log in to the Equinix Customer Portal.

 Optimize your multicloud connectivity and gain performance-cost benefits using Equinix Fabric® and Google Cloud.Led by Nick De Cristofaro, Networking Specialist Customer Engineer, Google Cloud and Jun Wei, Senior Principal Solutions Architect, Equinix you’ll learn how to:Leverage the best solutions from multiple cloud providers while avoiding lock-in with one provider Use multiple cloud providers for backup and disaster recovery Meet data sovereignty requirements for on-premises workloads to Google, using Equinix Fabric®  

Hi Community! I’m Sariga, part of the Global Customer Care and Experience (GCCX) team.I lead our new Equinix Customer Insights Panel and would love for you to join! It’s the quickest way for you to shape our solutions and voice what matters most to you and your organization. It’s simple, you’ll be the first to be invited to polls, surveys, interviews, focus groups and design sessions. You control how much time you can give us for feedback on new ideas, processes, product releases, possible features and more.Sign up today for the Customer Insights Panel. Once you’ve activated your account you can explore and participate in the research activities.Respond below if you are part of the Insights Panel ⬇️ 

Just announced: If you have a Fabric login and billing account, you can order Equinix Precision Time through the Fabric Portal. Just follow the Quick Connect prompts, and with a few clicks, your new time service is provisioned and ready to go. Both PTP and NTP protocols are supported, for both Standard and Enterprise tiers. Want more information? See the steps in Order Precision Time with Quick Connect.

This is the first official release of our experimental generated Java SDK for the Equinix Metal API. This SDK is generated from the Equinix Metal OpenAPI specification. To learn more about our generated Java SDK, visit the equinix-labs/metal-java repo on GitHub.

I returned from a trip to Ghana, West Africa, with a new perspective on how technology helps us not only make new discoveries but gives old discoveries a new perspective. In this special episode featuring all three co-hosts in a fascinating discussion, you'll hear about examples like Adinkra, the symbol-based language of the Ashanti Empire. A form of communication based on various observations of and associations between humans and the objects they use, the associative nature of the language is one of the bases for block code that software engineers use today. 

Equinix has made the Fortune 500 list by Fortune Magazine for the 3rd consecutive year, solidifying our position as the world's Digital Infrastructure company.

Today, I want to dive into the exciting world of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) and explore why it's gaining popularity among businesses of all sizes. Additionally, I'm curious to know if any of our esteemed community members have hands-on experience or have deployed a VDI solution using Equinix products and services. Let's collaborate and share our insights! 🖥️ What is VDI and why is it trending? 🚀 Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) is a technology that enables businesses to host and manage virtual desktops on a centralized server or cloud infrastructure, delivering them to end-users over the network. This approach offers numerous benefits, including: 1️⃣ Enhanced Security: With VDI, sensitive data is stored in a centralized and secure location, reducing the risk of data breaches and unauthorized access. 2️⃣ Scalability and Flexibility: VDI allows for easy scalability, empowering businesses to add or remove virtual desktops based on their evolving needs. It also facilitates

Is there a way to limit a user to only be allowed to deploy servers in a specific metro? For example a user can only ever deploy in Singapore Metro?  

We’re building a new tool - an online tracker to visually show the progression of your cage/cabinet deployment, and we need your feedback to understand what information would make tracking your deployment easier. Interested in taking part in this 30 second research? Sign up today for the Equinix Customer Insights Panel.  Once your account is activated, you can explore and participate in research activities including the new online cage/cabinet tracker tool. 

The 1.14.3 release of the Equinix Terraform provider includes bug fixes and documentation improvements to provide a more consistent experience. The spot market request resource and data source have been updated to avoid unnecessary changes when the order of `facilities` changes for a spot market request, the virtual circuit resource has been updated to reduce the occurrence of API errors due to invalid requests, and the documentation for the `equinix_metal_device` resource has been updated to more accurately describe the `user_ssh_key_ids` and `project_ssh_key_ids` fields.

Hello everyone! At Equinix, we are proud to offer a wide range of products and services to help our customers achieve their business goals. From data centers to network solutions, cloud exchange to security services, we have a variety of offerings that can meet your needs. That's why we would love to hear from you! We would like to get an understanding of which of our products you're using and how they're helping you achieve your goals. Whether it's our: Data centers: providing secure and reliable colocation solutions Network solutions: connecting you to a global network of partners and customers Cloud exchange: giving you the ability to easily and securely connect to multiple clouds Security services: protecting your critical business assets and data Interconnection solutions: allowing you to directly connect to the people, places, and things that matter most to your business Equinix Metal: providing on-demand and scalable bare metal infrastructure solutions Network Edge: delivering

Equinix is being featured in a short film highlighting our goals and perspective on sustainability. The documentary also looks at our alignment with United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and our vision for sustainability and its drivers in the data center industry.  The documentary is part of the Vision 2045 campaign, which is an effort to highlight what multinational companies are doing to help save our planet.   Produced by TBD Media Group and sponsored by The Economist. Check it out!    

A Terraform module that quickly installs OpenShift for use on Equinix Metal.   First off, v0.4.0 aligned with the support of metros and deprecated the use of facilities; see the announcement here. The default location was changed from SJC1 to DA, the default size is c3.small vs the previous c2.medium, and Terraform version 1 or higher is required. Underlying this is also a switch from our Metal specific Terraform provider to the full Equinix Terraform provider (v.1.14.1). This allows more configurability for node plans and better default node plans. Newer versions of OpenShift are used. This also includes several outstanding bug and CI fixes that were preventing the project from successfully functioning. It is recommended to rebuild any existing deployments. Migration should be possible by converting the state files as described in the Migrating from equinix/metal to equinix/equinix.  v0.5.0 does all the above but includes minor update to the install

Version 0.2.0 of the metal-python SDK has been extended to cover all available Metal API resources! The items from v0.1.0 are still included (Metal Gateway, VRF, Interconnection, etc.). This continues to flesh out possibilities for the growing Ansible Collection for Equinix (ansible-collection-equinix).  Tags: DevRel, Engineering, Release, Metal-Python, Metal, Python, SDK 

We're continuing to improve the security process when you visit an IBX. You can now check in and check out with your Equinix Customer Portal (ECP) mobile application: Read the full announcement below: