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Reduce network complexity with cloud-adjacent data architecture. Be sure to check out these sessions from Accelerate 2022. To the Data Center and Beyond: How Cloud Adjacent Solutions Reduce Network Complexity – Peter Olthuis, Solutions Architect, Equinix Beyond Storage: How Cloud Adjacency Combines Storage, Networking and Security – Jack Hogan, VP of Technology Strategy, Pure Storage Networking as a Building Block of the Future – Parham Shabaniani, Service Provider Solutions Architect, Nutanix 

Extend your SD-WAN to the cloud to achieve global scale, virtually. Here's your chance to watch the sessions from Accelerate 2022Extend Your SD-WAN to the Cloud – Mason Harris, Principal Product Manager, Network Edge, Equinix Simplify the Way You Build and Manage Your SD-WAN – Manny Calero, Principal Solutions Strategist, Aviatrix Fast Turnup of New Markets with SD-WAN Deployments – Ahmet Uncu, Technical Solutions Architect, Cisco   

Learn the fundamentals of efficient networking design to your cloud applications with these sessions:  Rethinking Your Network Architecture for Cloud Deployments – Andy Pegg, Principal Solutions Architect, Equinix How to Build a Foundation for Digital Transformation with Cloud Networking – Brian Gero, Senior Director, Solutions Architect, Equinix and Tim Waters, Americas Leader – Healthcare & Life Sciences, Equinix Digitally Transform with Equinix and Google Cloud – Nick De Cristofaro, Networking Specialist Customer Engineer, Google Cloud  

Today Equinix announced plans to enter the South African market with a US$160 million data center investment in Johannesburg that augments its current footprint on the African continent in Nigeria, Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire. The new data center is expected to open mid-2024. Check out the full press release hereEQUINIX TO ENTER SOUTH AFRICA WITH US$160M DATA CENTER INVESTMENT IN JOHANNESBURG 

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 

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.  

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

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 

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.  

Where did that Fabric notification send? Is there an outage I am not aware of? Do I need to take action? Where does Equinix Precision Time show notifications? Look no further, it’s all in one central place.   Effective August 23, all ECP, Fabric, Network Edge, Edge Precisions Time customers are able to view operational and transactional notifications in the new notification center located in portal. This will reduce time to look for notifications across products and services and ensure that customers will see all relevant notifications. Customers can conveniently locate all notifications and take action – if required – in a single notification interface.

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Starting today you can 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. We'd love to hear your thoughts, give feedback online or comment below. Learn more about Equinix Status by reading the documentation

Hi Community Members!  Just wanted to keep you in the loop on recent community updates and improvements we've made. If you have any feedback on how we can improve the community experience, please share in our Beta Feedback here.  Notifications Frequency We are a growing community and we want to ensure we aren't being excessive in our communications to you. This week we adjusted the default settings for email notification frequency. In this update, we changed badge and kudos notifications to a weekly digest. Content you subscribe to or engage with is a daily digest. All users can update the notifications to their own preferences by going into My Settings in your profile.  Recent Discussions Tab We updated the recent tab in the Discussions and Welcome section to feature both recent posts and recent comments. Previously it would only showcase recent posts. We want to ensure you have visibility into the most recent conversations.       

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   

Thank you for being an early adopter to the Equinix Community. We appreciate your help in building the future of community at Equinix.  If you find something that's not working quite the way it should or if you have a feature/idea you want to share, let us know in the comments below. The good, the bad and the ugly - we need to hear it! 

Hi Community! If you ever need to get ahold of the Equinix Community team, here's a couple ways you can get in touch with us.  Email Us! This is the most private, direct way to email all of the Community team at one time. If you send an email to Community@equinix.com you will have engaged all of the team members above. Please use this route if you see something that breaks the Community guidelines.  Share your Feedback Seriously, we want it! If you have any ideas for improving the community, share them with the community here. This way, we can collectively view the feedback and make improvements based on what you want. 

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.  

Welcome to Community! We're excited to have you as one of the early adopters to make Community a place for you - our customers. Let's get you started on the right path.  Step One: Bookmark the Community Save the Community as a favorite in your navigation and use this as a resource to access peers and subject matter experts. Step Two: Update Your Profile & Introduce Yourself Update your Profile: Select one of the provided images or add a picture of yourself.    Profile Details: Tell us more about yourself in your profile under Settings>My Profile You can update your profile to reflect your company (private) and title, location, biography, and more.   Introduce yourself in this discussion threadStep Three: Start a Discussion or ask a questionAsk a question, share an idea, kickoff a collaborative brainstorm, discuss industry trends.  Discussion Forums include:  Getting Started & Welcome Discussions: Introduce yourself, share your feedback on Community, give input on ideas, ask

Welcome to Equinix Community! Here you will find information to increase your knowledge and join in discussions with members of the global Equinix community. We look forward to engaging with you, but first, let’s make sure you are on the right track! Sign-up for the Community. It’s simple - login with your Equinix.com account. Once you enter your credentials, a pop-up window will appear asking you to enter your desired community username and accept the terms of use. Once logged in, you’ll have access to  community and be able to easily connect with community members. Complete your Profile Page: This is the best way to introduce yourself to the community. Simply update your member profile with a profile image/avatar, name, location, company info and any other information you want to share. Introduce Yourself: We’ve got the perfect spot to say hi to the community in welcome discussions. Complete the Beta Challenge: It's a great way to familiarize yourself with Community.  Book

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