What’s the quickest and slowest deployment in your career?
Minutes? Hours? Days? Months? Years? Let’s hear it! Don’t settle for months, you’ve got Equinix within minutes. Be the first to test drive Equinix Deploy and use our self-service capabilities across Equinix Metal, Equinix Network Edge and Equinix Fabric.Have you tried the Quick Connect to GCP feature for Equinix Fabric?
Quick Connect to Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is a new Equinix Fabric feature that enhances the creation of L2 connections to GCP. Instead of logging into the GCP portal to create a Google service key, all of the required provisioning steps can be performed from within the Equinix Fabric portal. Prerequisites and detailed instructions can be found in the following on-line resources. Quick Connect for Fabric 2022.3 - YouTube Quick Connect to Google Cloud Platform (equinix.com) This new feature is available today for Fabric customers adding new connections to GCP. Let us know what you think about it!
Great video to share with anyone new to interconnection and data centers
Hi All - New to the community and looking forward to connecting and learning! If you or any new hires on your team (or your mom!) are new to interconnection, ecosystems and data centers, this short “Where is the Physical Internet?” video from investment company Cowen is an excellent intro from the consumer perspective. It's a 9-minute walk-through of Equinix’s NY5 facility that includes insight into the physical infrastructure responsible for securing, cooling/powering, and connecting a modern data center. During the tour, you’ll also learn about the ecosystems at the NY5 data center that attract companies to interconnect there. The video is meant for anyone interested in learning more about where and how data is stored and exchanged. Hope you like it as much as I do!
Mark your calendar! Data Protection Webinar coming up
Got 20 minutes? Join us next week in a short Tech Talk to cover how you can protect data in a hybrid environment with Dell Technologies and Equinix. I’ll be joined by Peter Mahoney, Sales Engineering at Dell Technologies and Anonymous, Principal Solutions Architect at Equinix. Secure your registration today! ⬇️ Reply below with your questions and comments on data protection ⬇️ In this short Tech Talk, we'll cover how you can build a sovereign, interconnected data protection infrastructure by combining Dell Technologies and Platform Equinix Eliminate data protection infrastructure redundancy with one backup target Restore performance when and where you need it Test and migrate your workloads to the right cloud—public or private Establish full sovereignty over enterprise data Create regional data pivot points to quickly project your data to any service provider or partner Webinar Timing: AMER: Thursday, August 25, 2022 │ 10:00 PDT, 14:00 BRT EMEA: Thursday, August 25, 2022 │ 10:00 BST, 11:00 CEST APAC: Thursday, August 25, 2022 │ 10:00 SGT/HKT, 12:00 AESTNew Term-Based Discounts for Equinix Fabric Are Here
We're excited to introduce Equinix Fabric Term-Based Discounts for inter-metro i.e. remote virtual connections (VCs) between your own assets and to your service providers including hyperscalers such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and Oracle. This new pricing option is designed to help you save more while enjoying the high-performance connectivity you rely on. What's New? You now have the option to select 12, 24, or 36-month contracts for inter-metro VCs from your Fabric ports, Network Edge virtual devices and Fabric Cloud Router instances. Here's how you'll benefit: Lower Monthly Rates: Save between 15% and 50% compared to on-demand pricing. For example, a 1 Gbps inter-metro virtual connection between London to New York drops from $1005/month to just $503/month with a 36-month term-based plan. See how much you can save using the Fabric pricing calculator, accessible via the Fabric portal. Simple Provisioning: No approvals required. Just select your term in the self-service portal or Fabric API and enjoy the savings. Broad Capability Support: Applicable across Point-to-Point (EPL & EVPL), Multipoint-to-Multipoint (EP-LAN & EVP-LAN) and IP-WAN services supported by Fabric Cloud Router. Also supported for Z-side service tokens. Predictable Cost Structure: Term based contracts provided set monthly rates, making it easier for you to manage your annual budget. Things to Note Discounts are available only for inter-metro VCs (intra-metro i.e. local VCs are not eligible. Discounts are currently not supported on Network Edge virtual devices to AWS, but are coming soon. Term-based discounts cannot be added to existing VCs, so you’ll need to create a new VC with your chosen term. Why This Matters By locking in discounted rates, you can optimize costs and achieve predictable spending without sacrificing performance, reliability, or flexibility. This is the perfect opportunity to create cost-efficient connectivity solutions tailored to the demands of your business. We'd Love to Hear From You Tap into these savings today by selecting a term-based discount during your next VC provisioning. We’d love to hear how this pricing option benefits your operations. Share your feedback with the team!Optimal by Design: Architecting for Hybrid from Day One in AI and Application Development
For every new AI or application project you embark on, your initial architectural choices will determine the probability of long-term success of that effort, especially as it scales or needs to adapt to changing regulatory or business environments. This article discusses why architecting for hybrid up front puts you in the optimal position for anything that comes your way. https://blog.equinix.com/blog/2025/05/21/why-you-need-a-hybrid-first-strategy/ Do you agree? Is 'hybrid-first' truly the silver bullet for future-proofing, or are there scenarios where a pure cloud or colo/on-prem approach still makes sense? Share your perspective!Dedicated support for Metal OTW – Join the Beta!
The new support experience for Metal users (Beta) is Live! Metal customers have access for the very first time to an Enterprise-compliant support experience. Key Support Center Beta Features: All-New Support Case System – Easily create Metal support cases with our redesigned case submission system. Unified Case Management – View and manage all your support cases for Equinix products in one place. Seamless Collaboration – Seamlessly invite team members to monitor the status for any Metal support case. Realtime Notifications – Receive email notifications whenever your Metal case has been updated. How do I join the beta? It’s easy, fill out this request form! Who and how to access the beta? For qualifying organizations and users, the new support portal can be accessed in two ways: via a link displayed on the support page of Metal console directly via the URL https://customer-support.equinix.com/ and SSO (same credentials as for Metal) Be sure to check out the Support section of our documentation for more details and let us know how you like it!Interested in building a sustainable network? Join our Tech Talk this week!
Discover how sustainability and technology intersects with our 20-minute Tech Talk on October 26 th . In my upcoming Tech Talk, I’ll be joined by Sarwar Khan, Sustainability Lead at BT; Sarwar has 12 years’ experience in developing decarbonization strategies, products and propositions spanning across the telecoms, IT, and energy industries, working for both large corporates and start-ups. Get ready to learn more about: How BT’s Digital Carbon Calculator provides a unique view into which network assets to optimize for sustainability The benefits of combining carbon footprint data and IT services lifecycle management to gain network efficiencies How BT’s global network combined with Equinix’s own tooling, and data center colocation and virtual interconnection services, in a hybrid multicloud environment enables energy efficiency and reduction of carbon emissions at scale. Got a question you want covered? Ask below! Don’t forget to register here.Deploy a Global Hybrid Cloud on Equinix Metal in 30 minutes
Are you interested in deploying VMWare in a more flexible and modern way, over a neutral, globally available platform, connected to your Cloud Services provider of preference privately, and building real Hybrid Infrastructure in minutes? Join us in this exciting Tech Talk next April 20th. Visit our Event page: https://community.equinix.com/t5/Events/Deploy-a-Global-Hybrid-Cloud-on-Equinix-Metal-in-30-minutes/ev-p/1256 I hope to see you all there! EMEA: Deploy a Global Hybrid Cloud on Equinix Metal in 30 minutes Thursday, April 20, 2023, 11:00 AM CEST AMER: Deploy a Global Hybrid Cloud on Equinix Metal in 30 minutes Thursday, April 20, 2023, 10:00 AM PDT APAC: Deploy a Global Hybrid Cloud on Equinix Metal in 30 minutes Thursday, April 20, 2023, 10:00 AM GMT+08:00
