Equinix’s Global Network and Cloud Adjacency Propel Private AI Solutions 

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Dec. 14, 2023 -- After working with customers on a variety of AI deployments over the past several years, Equinix, Inc. is gaining traction as a preferred location for deploying private AI infrastructure. Both enterprises and service providers are finding that Platform Equinix's cloud adjacency, global reach, robust ecosystems and low-latency interconnection to the world's networks are critical components in private AI infrastructure.

As businesses increasingly leverage public AI models to harness knowledge and gain insights, they often need a non-public environment to retain control of confidential or sensitive information. Deploying private AI infrastructure at Equinix enables digital leaders to leverage public models while ensuring that an enterprise's most valuable business data does not enter the public domain. Private AI offers risk protection while delivering the benefits of trained AI models, enabling businesses to realize the full potential of AI.

Enterprises are directly utilizing Equinix for deploying their private AI infrastructure, and service providers are utilizing Equinix to provide private AI services for their customers. Both can benefit from the growing AI ecosystem at Equinix with a concentration of buyers and sellers operating in close proximity to major cloud on-ramps.

"As enterprises increasingly seek to harness AI for competitive advantage, they often need a non-public environment where they can retain full control over their sensitive and proprietary data," said Dave McCarthy, Research Vice President, Cloud and Edge Infrastructure Services, IDC. "These same needs propelled the widespread adoption of private cloud years ago and are now driving demand for private AI. With its extensive global reach, network density and cloud adjacency, Equinix is well positioned to support businesses with the digital infrastructure needed for the emerging and growing demand for private AI."

"With private AI, businesses don't need to choose between the power of AI and data privacy, performance or predictable cost," said Jon Lin, EVP & General Manager, Data Center Services, Equinix. "Companies are turning to Equinix as 'the place where private AI happens,' as they locate compute resources in proximity to data and seamlessly leverage public cloud capabilities."

Highlights/Key Facts

• According to IDC, by 2025, Global 2000 (G2000) organizations will allocate over 40% of their core IT spend to AI-related initiatives, leading to a double-digit increase in the rate of product and process innovations.
  
• Since 2021, Equinix and NVIDIA have collaborated on NVIDIA AI LaunchPad to give enterprises immediate access to NVIDIA-powered infrastructure and software to streamline the entire AI life cycle. The program provides NVIDIA-powered hybrid cloud solutions globally on Platform Equinix, allowing enterprises to access an entire spectrum of NVIDIA resources that support virtually every aspect of AI, from data center training and inference to full-scale deployment at the edge.
• Equinix has nearly 40% market share of the on-ramps to the major cloud service providers—key players in the AI ecosystem.

About Equinix

Equinix (Nasdaq: EQIX) is the world's digital infrastructure company. Digital leaders harness Equinix's trusted platform to bring together and interconnect foundational infrastructure at software speed. Equinix enables organizations to access all the right places, partners and possibilities to scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value, while supporting their sustainability goals.

Source: Equinix