LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Equinix data centre in Sydney , Australia
“ AI is another wave of digital transformation ”
by optimising energy supply needed to cool data centre infrastructure .
Equinix , colocation and an appetite for liquid cooling Equinix is often described as connecting places , partners and possibilities . Headquartered in Redwood City , California , the company continues to specialise in Internet connection and data centres , as well as global colocation .
The company amped up its progress in 2023 , becoming one of the largest data centre providers in Europe . It also announced a new hyperscale data centre in South Korea which is hoping to launch in Q1 2024 . Given that more businesses are now requiring hybrid multi-cloud sites , this new facility aims to offer solutions for increasing amounts of AI hardware with power , specialised cooling abilities and networking .
“ I am more concerned about supply than I am about demand ,” Meyers said in an interview with CNBC , recognising that AI is “ one of many ” sources of growth for the company . However , he is also keen to note that “ the broader source of growth for [ the company ] is digital transformation as a phenomenon .”
Under Meyers ’ leadership , Equinix is working to support direct-to-chip liquid cooling to power computeintensive workloads like AI . It is supporting advanced liquid cooling technologies for more than 100 of its International Business Exchange ( IBX ) data centres worldwide .”
24 February 2024