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Network Edge 2022.6 This release of Network Edge includes more Solution Builder enhancements, sub-interface support, and the addition of Aviatrix Edge. Solution Builder Enhancements Design your multi-cloud network solution with the Solution Builder. Drag and drop your Network Edge and Equinix Fabric connections, into a solution diagram. You can then generate and download a pricing estimate for your end-to-end solution. We have added support for Bring Your Own Connection (BYOC), redundant devices, Device Link Group (DLG) and multi-currency. Sub-Interface Support Network Edge now supports sub-interface to a physical port in your colocation. Simplify your network design by trunking multiple VLAN tagged traffic over a single virtual connection. New Certified Virtual Network Functions (VNF) Imager Versions As part of an ongoing effort to validate and certify images from VNF vendors, this new chart will provide current and new certifications, as well as those planned for retirement. Aviatri

Hi Community, I just finished reviewing the official announcement and wanted to share my highlights TLDR IT equipment within data centers, including routers, servers and storage arrays, emit high levels of heat that requires data centers to be fitted with robust cooling systems to remove that heat "Most datacenters operate within restrictive temperature and humidity bands, resulting in environments that are unnecessarily cooler than required," said Rob Brothers, Program Vice President, Datacenter Services, IDC "Optimizing data center temperatures results in more efficient operations, benefitting businesses and the planet..." - Sue Preston, vice president and general manager, Advisory and Professional Services, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). As a part of this new efficiency initiative, Equinix expects to operate its facilities closer to 27°C (80°F), aligning operating limits across its global data center portfolio with the globally accepted boundaries of the A1A standards

Did you know? You can now order Smart Hands online in the Equinix Customer Portal (ECP). Therefore, you no longer need to contact your Customer Success Manager or the Global Service Desk Ordering Smart Hands Online Log in to ECP Select Orders & Tickets and then Smart Hands Choose the type of request from the Smart Hands Catalog, complete the required fields, and submit your order You can bundle multiple requests into a single order, select your scheduling options, and place Large Smart Hands Orders for 24-200 cables or equipment builds of 100-500 RUs. In addition, you can now request the technician message you while they are working on your Smart Hands ticket.   Resources Smart Hands Ordering  Check out the new ECP Video Library for tips and tricks on getting the most out of ECP. Thank you,Equinix Digital Experience Team

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Today Equinix announced its market entry to Malaysia with plans to build a $40 million data center in Johor. The expansion will support Malaysian companies and multinationals doing business in Malaysia with access to Platform Equinix® to bring together and interconnect the foundational digital infrastructure that powers their success.Check out the full press release hereEquinix Enters Malaysia with $40M Data Center Investment 

Join us as we cheer on our first 1,000 Equinix Community members who have joined us from around the world. Thank you for being part of this journey! Today, we’re recognizing our 1,000th member, @yongkimleng as one of our community featured members.Equinix Community: 1,000 members and counting!If you’re new here, welcome! Don’t forget login using your ECP credentials and Introduce yourself here. If it’s been a while since you’ve been back, be sure to check out the new Equinix Community as it has a completely new look and feel!Take a look at the recent discussions, content, and events coming up:  Meet the Equinix GSAs from AccelerateWhat additional service providers would you like to have available via Equinix Fabric? LinkedIn Live: Your ecosystem is now your infrastructure What certifications do you recommend? Taking the lead in Decarbonization  Seven months ago, we began inviting beta customers into Community. We’ve enjoyed every discussion, topic, and feedback along the way. The Equin

A few points that stood out to me in the What Is a Data Center? What Are Different Types of Data Centers? blog Are data centers expanding, modernizing or shrinking? According to a recent Network World article, “Companies might not be physically building brand new, centralized data centers, but they are modernizing their existing data center facilities and expanding their data center footprint to edge locations.” According to a 2022 study, more than half (51%) of IT professionals said they were planning to close all of their on-premises data centers in the next 24 months. The sixth annual Global Interconnection Index (GXI) 2023, a market study published by Equinix, predicts that: “By 2026, 80% of G2000 companies will be digital leaders, interconnecting with 4+ hyperscale providers and 30+ SaaS/business partners, on average.” Most enterprise and government data centers cannot meet the high standards of today’s or future sustainability objectives (i.e., carbon neutrality), especially on a

Hey Community, Just wanted to share this here incase you missed the email and have a presence in FR2 Metered Power Invoice Enhancements We're pleased to announce automation enhancements to our power data collection and billing processes for our metered power service in the following IBX: FR2. These enhancements mitigate errors in data handling, ensure timely billing, and provide a globally consistent format for the Invoice Product Description and Details. Beginning with your next invoice, the Product Description and Details will display: Metered Power Charges - month/year Usage - kWh Min Commit - kWh Billable Usage - kWh If you have questions, contact Billing and include your account number in the subject of the email. Thank you, Equinix Product Team

Here are some of my take ways from the latest blog. Transactions that used to take a few seconds now happen in the millisecond and microsecond range—and before too long, applications and systems will need to operate in the realm of nanoseconds. Precise time synchronization for IT systems keeps getting more important. Distribution of servers, storage systems, networking, and private and public clouds creates significant challenges around synchronizing system clocks. Equinix Precision Time provides timing services over Equinix Fabric, so if you already own a port on the Equinix Fabric network, you can connect easily to Equinix Precision Time services. The world of time synchronization is evolving quickly as applications get faster and faster. Technological advancements around smart grids, 5G and 6G networks and IoT devices like autonomous vehicles underscore the importance of more precise, secure time synchronization. You can find the full article here

A bonus video in the common processes within the Fabric Portal series. Today we will look at creating a Virtual Connection with AWS Direct Connect . Enjoy!

In case you missed it.   Completed: Upgrade for LD11x Data Center We'd like to inform you that the LD11x Building Management System (BMS) upgrade is complete. If you have questions, refer to our FAQ, or you may contact Support.   Thank you, Equinix Product Team

Hi, I have a circuit and I'm trying to change the bandwidth using PATCH /fabric/v4/connections/{id} Here's the payload: { "op": "replace", "path": "/bandwidth", "value": 900} But I keep getting this error code and there seems to be no way around it. [ { "errorCode": "EQ-3142506", "errorMessage": "Invalid request", "details": "Media type is not supported", "correlationId": "X-X-X-api" }] Would appreciate the help, Thanks

The urgency to act on climate change has never been greater, and Equinix is taking a leading role. Learn how Equinix has set an ambitious goal to be climate neutral by 2030, knowing that energy demands are only going to radically increase in the years ahead in this episode of the APAC Network Sustainability Leaders Series.  

Hi, I'm interested in traffic volume data for connection. Currently we have utilization graphs for bandwidth, but total volume would be interesting .

We're excited to welcome our newest members of the Community! We made some big changes in October so be sure to take a look around Community to see the new look and feel! Equinix Community - Favorite candyLet's get to know you better, what's the preferred candy of choice for October? Feel free to respond with your answer below ⬇️Welcome October Members!@5766 @aalaie @adapcevic @ajeti @aleung @ali_almudaweb @anamaria @andreaswenzel @Andrew_Gabriel @Andrzej_Rosol @AndyP @anitamehta @atr1 @bhannigan @BIT-TEC @BobG @breedequinix @BrianG @caiquegsa @Carlos @Carrasco @chrisf @conniemahl @cshiratori @cts-soconnor @daemoinkeeper @dale_irving @darpan_grazitti @dcohen @DeniseClinker @Desigan @DevikaPN @dmohr @Dohyung @edmondpoon_sfhk @unknown @efrengenova @ejrunnion @elisecornish @emrahcakan @EnochLee @EZehnder @fdeshayes @Filip @fschroth @gdekhayser @Geoffrey_Guibet @groszel @Gus @Hayweezy @heathd @Herve

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Learn how digital leaders are using interconnection bandwidth and distributed infrastructure to accelerate transformation and shape and scale the global digital economy. Leverage insights from the GXI report to speed your way. https://www.equinix.com/gxi-report   

When it comes to Global Solutions Architects (GSAs), we’ve got experts upon experts to help you plan your IT infrastructure and maximize your return. But who are they? At the upcoming Equinix Accelerate Conference later this month, you’ll have a chance to Ask the GSAs about Multi-Cloud networking, SD-WAN and Networking for a Cloud Adjacent Data. Start thinking about what questions you’ll want to ask our experts and, in the meantime, we want you to hear from them here first!     We’ve invited the GSAs speaking at Equinix Accelerate to introduce themselves below…let’s begin!  

Equinix JK1 Rendering To support increasing demand for the digital services essential to powering today's businesses, Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the world's digital infrastructure company™, today announced its expansion to INDONESIA with plans for an approximately $74 million International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data center in the heart of JAKARTAThe eight-story facility is scheduled to open by the second half of 2024, expected to provide more than 1,600 cabinets and more than 5,300 square meters of colocation space when fully built. Located in Jakarta's Central Business District and in close proximity to major internet exchanges, the new IBX data center will provide Indonesian businesses and foreign businesses operating in Indonesia with the digital infrastructure and vibrant ecosystems for optimal performance. Check out the full press release 

IBX SmartView 2022.5 is available as of October 10, 2022. This release includes enhancements to the Cabinet-Level Power Draw Report.   New Columns on the Cabinet-Level Power Draw Report When you run the Power Draw report for a cabinet, two additional columns are included: Usable kVA Installed (column F) This new column shows the maximum kVA (kilo-volt-amperes) provisioned for the cabinet. It is an aggregated total of the usable kVA for all the primary circuits installed in the cabinet.   Total Draw-to-Usable kVA Installed % (column K) This column indicates how much of your Usable kVA is being used. It is calculated as: Total Draw kVA (column I) ÷ Usable kVA Installed (column F) * 100 Example: If your Usable kVA Installed is 40 kVA, and your Total Draw is 10 kVA, you are using 25% of your usable kVA.   Learn more about IBX SmartView on Docs and Readiness!

Equinix Precision Time 2022.5 is available October 10, 2022. This release of Equinix Precision Time provides enhanced authentication support.   Multiple MD5 Keys Available in NTP Enterprise In Network Time Protocol (NTP) Enterprise configurations, authentication for multiple MD5 keys is now supported. With this release of Equinix Precision Time, up to 25 MD5 authorization keys and passwords can be added to an NTP Enterprise service.   Learn more about Equinix Precision Time on Docs and Readiness!

Smart Hands 2022.5 is available October 10, 2022. This release offers a new report and various enhancements related to the ordering process, flexible orders, recurring orders, and inbound shipments/RMAs. Discounted Hourly Rate for Flexible Orders When you create a Smart Hands request, you can choose from several scheduling options (Flexible, Standard, Expedited, etc.). With this release, the Flexible option is now offered to you at a discounted hourly rate – making this your most economical option. Flexible scheduling allows the work to be completed any time before a specified date. For example, if you submit the Flexible order on the 1st of the month, and you specify a completion date of the 10th, the work may be completed anytime between the 1st and the 10th. Flexible scheduling is recommended for low- or medium-priority requests.   Inbound Shipments: Shipping Manifest/Bill of Materials When you create an Inbound Shipment request, a new option is available for Equinix

Network Edge 2022.5 is available October 10, 2022. This release of Network Edge includes changes to Fortinet and Juniper device deployment options, the addition of the new Device Link Inventory, and more enhancements to the Solution Builder.   Fortinet and Juniper Devices Network Edge no longer offers the Equinix-configured device deployment option for new Fortinet or Juniper devices. All new Fortinet and Juniper devices must be self-configured. Devices deployed prior to 2022.5 are not impacted by this change.   Device Link Inventory Easily find your Device Link Groups in the new Device Link Inventory. Go to the Network Edge menu and select Device Link Inventory to view existing device link groups and create new ones.   Solution Builder Enhancements Solution Builder now has an auto-save function to automatically save your components and designs after you have configured all the options. Design solutions also automatically save when you

Equinix Fabric 2022.5 is available October 10, 2022. This release of Equinix Fabric includes the new EVP-LAN connectivity option and greater flexibility when associating Fabric ports to locations.Layer 2 EVP-LAN ServiceYou can now create multipoint L2 networks with support for any-to-any, full mesh connectivity between multiple Equinix metros or locations. You can also view these networks in the Fabric Network Inventory.  Service Profile Location MappingAs a Fabric Service Provider, you have greater flexibility when associating Fabric ports to locations. You can create and map multiple location regions to ports associated with your Service Profile.  Learn more about Equinix Fabric on Docs and Readiness!