THE BRIEF
“ We want a countrywide network of well-connected , wellestablished , high-quality and efficient DCs that offer multiple services to our customers ”
The tale of Equinix and its Chilean data centre expansion
FRISO
HARINGSMA Managing Director , DataCenter United ( DCU )
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“ We assure customers so they know their data is 100 % protected . There will be no downtime , and the equipment will always be taken care of with the utmost care ”
HIMMATH MOHAMMED Head of Sales and Strategies , Gulf Data Hub
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“ Today , if you ' re an African enterprise placed , let ' s say , in Ghana or Nigeria and you need some cloud usage , you will go to those highprofile hubs serving Africa , such as London , Frankfurt or Paris . That comes at a cost ”
SAMI SLIM CEO , Telehouse France
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Equinix has a decade-long history in Latin America and currently operates 11 International Business Exchange ( IBX ) data centres across Brazil , Colombia and Mexico .
Its most recent addition of four new data centres in the growing data centre and technology hub of Santiago , Chile , through Entel , provides an opportunity for local businesses and multinational companies to accelerate their digital transformation , while also solidifying Equinix ' s position as the largest provider of digital infrastructure services in the region . The new data centres offer significant expansion capacity for future growth in Santiago , allowing Equinix to support both immediate and future customer needs .
As a market , Chile also has access to nonconventional renewable energy ( NCRE ), such as solar , hydro and wind , which not only offsets data centre operating costs , but significantly contributes toward carbon neutrality .
14 June 2022