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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.  

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   

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!

Gary Aitkenhead, SVP Data Center Operations, EMEA talks to us about sustainability in the industry, and how Equinix is working towards designing data centers that rest on greener construction, smarter energy use, new cooling methods, and software optimization to be more efficient.  

Join industry experts Maribel Lopez and Keith Townsend alongside Equinix’s SVP, Global Technical Sales Leanne Starace to discuss hot topics impacting digital transformation and digital infrastructure.Find out why and how over half of IT leaders are accelerating their company’s digital evolution as a direct consequence of the pandemic. Understand the impact of supply chain issues and other key threats driving a need for more virtualization, with companies planning significant investments accordingly. Gain insight into how business leaders are keeping a close eye on the sustainability of their IT infrastructure as they continue to invest.  

Hear how HPE and Equinix help organizations successfully migrate complex workloads using the most appropriate network and infrastructure architecture designs. Featuring Malcolm Ferguson, HPE Distinguished Technologist and Jason Lee, Equinix Principal Solutions Architect.  

Learn how a digital ecosystem strategy helps you improve supply chain transparency, protect against supply disruption, and tame internet-related vulnerabilities.Led by Viedhyaa Lokande, Senior Solutions Architect and Theo van Andel, Digital Strategy Lead for Manufacturing, you’ll explore how to:Create a resilient digital ecosystem Leverage Equinix Fabric™ to connect your ecosystems Optimize access to IaaS, cloud and SaaS providers Solve material shortages with sustainability in mind Personalize and servitize products   

At Equinix, we’ve made investments to our platform with the capacity to support the demand of global chip shortage that’s been a consequence of the pandemic. Our Senior Vice President, EMEA Sales, Johan Arts, discusses how chip shortage is impacting businesses and how virtual digital infrastructure can be a solution to this global issue.  

Check the status of your network products on the new Equinix Status page. View status by product and metro for Equinix Connect, Equinix Fabric, Equinix Internet Exchange, Equinix Metal, Equinix Precision Time, Metro Connect and Network Edge. Be sure to bookmark the https://status.equinix.com/ page.  To view all notifications, log in to the Equinix Customer Portal. If you are experiencing an outage, log a trouble ticket or contact the Global Support Desk.  

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