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Equinix raises $15B in new capital to invest in xScale data centers to meet AI demand
Equinix has raised $15 billion in funding to expand its xScale data centers for AI, particularly for investments in the U.S.
These companies can add core deployments to their existing access point footprints at Equinix IBX data centers, enabling their growth on a single platform that can immediately span 72 global metros and offer direct interconnection to an ecosystem of more than 10,000 customers. “As the world’s leading companies build out their infrastructure to support key workloads such as artificial intelligence, they require the combination of large-scale data center footprints optimized for AI training and interconnection nodes for the most efficient inferencing,” said Adaire Fox-Martin, CEO of Equinix, in a statement. Goh Chin Kiong, chief investment officer for real estate at GIC, said in a statement, “We are proud to expand our years-long partnership with Equinix, addressing a massive and growing demand for digital infrastructure, driven by the rapid advancement of technology, including AI.
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