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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.  

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. 

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

Connect with peers and partners across the world using the Equinix Community. You’ll have access to Equinix product experts, be the first to know what’s coming up, and help shape Equinix with your knowledge and insights. Login, join in discussions and share your ideas at http://community.equinix.com   

Equinix, Inc.  the world's digital infrastructure company®, today announced an expanded relationship with Southern Cross Cables Limited (Southern Cross) to provide a key U.S.-based interconnectivity access point for the Southern Cross NEXT (SX NEXT) submarine cable system. SX NEXT will leverage Equinix's next-generation cable landing station (CLS) architecture, enabling rapid provisioning and cost savings for the cable network provider.  Check out the full press release here

Do you have ConnectDirect (Coax) connections? Make sure you have a plan to migrate away if you haven't already.

Equinix is thrilled to launch VetConnect, a powerful initiative dedicated to fostering a sense of belonging and growth for veterans, their families, and allies within our community. VetConnect is more than a program – it's a commitment to creating an environment where the contributions of our military community are recognized and celebrated. Through mentorship, skill-building, and collaboration, we're dedicated to empowering veterans as they continue their journey of success beyond their service.

Today we announced our intention to build a fourth data center in India. The addition of MB4 will expand Equinix's digital infrastructure capacity in India to address the rising demand for data center and interconnection services among businesses.Check out the full press release here  

Did you miss the exiting announcement from our identity team? Identity and Access Management (IAM) has been implemented for Fabric, Network Edge, and Equinix Precision Time (EPT) users in your account. Read the full announcement below:

The demo provides an overview of the technologies used, an explanation of the proof of concept, and a demonstration of live feed market data flow.This webinar demonstrates our integrated solution detailing how: AWS Outpost servers simplify your datacenter or co-location infrastructure by bringing AWS Cloud technology to supported locations globally.Equinix provides you with state-of-the-art datacenter interconnect and precision time protocol support capabilities, connecting you to the most important trading venues of the world. Exegy addresses your needs for fast access to real-time direct market data.   

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.  

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.

I'm interested in submitting an idea to the Equinix Community Ideas page. How do I submit a new idea for consideration?

I saw that the Equinix Community now features Ideas, what is an idea? 

We're making improvements to the Equinix Community login experience! Starting April 6, 2023, you'll see a change to our login experience as we update to the new unified login experience for Equinix portals. Here's what to expect:Consistent look and feel across all Equinix portal login experiences If you use a password manager, you'll need to resubmit your username/password If you encounter an issue with logging into Community, please email community@equinix.com so we can look into it further.   

This is our first Java SDK release for the Equinix Fabric v4.6 API Specification built on the OpenAPI Generator.To get started with the Equinix Fabric Java SDK, please refer to the documentation in the project repository. We welcome feedback and suggestions from the developer community on how we can improve this SDK. Please share your feedback and suggestions by opening an issue on GitHub.

Enterprises or cloud providers can deploy the Cisco Catalyst 8000V as a virtual machine in a provider-hosted cloud or in its own virtual environment. It brings enterprise-class networking services and security to public cloud environments and can also be used as a building block for scalable network service offerings. More information on the router is available here.

Today we announced our intention to build a second data center in Barcelona. The new site will serve as a strategic connection point for data communications between Europe, Africa and the Middle East, with Barcelona quickly becoming a vital subsea location Check out the full press release here  

​Last week, our very own Charles Meyers was featured on Bloomberg’s Tech Disrupters podcast series.  Tech Disruptors by Bloomberg Intelligence focuses on conversations with thought leaders and management teams on disruptive trends like e-commerce, cybersecurity, AI and more.In this episode, Charles is interviewed by Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Analyst, Jeff, Langbaum, on topics such as: Trends in the data center market that underpin our market-leading performance; the importance of Cloud; the value proposition of our ecosystems; global expansion; our commitment to sustainability;   and more.

In case you missed it, here is the latest Equinix API Newsletter Release 2022.6

  Equinix wins Outstanding Data Center/Colo/Interconnection Company award at Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC)! Equinix was awarded ‘Outstanding Data Center/Colo/Interconnection Company’ at this year's PTC annual conference that took place last week in Honolulu. Awards acknowledge the outstanding contributions being made to improve the ability of people and organizations in the Pacific region to connect, communicate, collaborate, and experience an enhanced quality of life. Engage on LinkedIn to celebrate this exciting achievement with us!

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Equinix Identity and Access Management Identity and Access Management (IAM) has been implemented for Fabric, Network Edge, and Equinix Precision Time (EPT) users in your account. IAM will enable you to create role-based permission structures and build a resource hierarchy that matches your organizational hierarchy. This provides flexible self service account administration and significantly enhances your security posture. Identity and Access Management Learn about IAM Access IAM from the left side menu drop-down in Equinix Customer Portal (ECP), Fabric Portal, or EPT Portal to view your assigned projects and assets Users will be assigned Roles and Permissions based on their existing permissions and your assets will be assigned to a default project Use the Context Switcher drop-down at the top of the Fabric and EPT portals to set or change the project Administrator Responsibilities As a Master Admin in ECP, you will be assigned IAM, Primary, Org, Project, and Finance Admin roles&nb

Listen to Bas Dijkhuizen, Head of Competency Center Infrastructure at the Hero Group share his digital transformation story.