Equinix

Equinix Inc. is the world's leading digital infrastructure company, specializing in data center colocation and interconnection services. Headquartered in Redwood City, California, Equinix operates 260 International Business Exchange (IBX) data centers across 33 countries on five continents as of 2025, serving over 10,000 customers including more than 60% of Fortune 500 companies. With revenues rising from $4.59 billion in 2020 to an estimated $6.52 billion in 2024, Equinix has been at the forefront of the digital infrastructure revolution.

Founded in 1998 by Al Avery and Jay Adelson, former facilities managers at Digital Equipment Corporation, Equinix pioneered the concept of carrier-neutral "carrier hotels" where multiple telecommunications providers and enterprises could interconnect. The company went public in 2000 and has grown through strategic acquisitions totaling tens of billions of dollars, including TelecityGroup ($3.8B, 2015), Verizon data centers (29 facilities, 2016), and Main One ($320M, 2021). In 2024, Equinix announced over $15 billion in joint venture capital with GIC and CPP Investments to accelerate xScale hyperscale data center expansion.

Equinix serves as critical infrastructure for the digital economy, enabling cloud computing, AI workloads, edge computing, and hybrid IT deployments. The company's differentiation lies in its dense ecosystem of interconnection, with customers able to directly connect to cloud providers (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), network providers, and enterprises within the same facilities. Platform Equinix offers colocation services, direct cloud connectivity, network services, and increasingly AI-ready infrastructure with advanced cooling and high-performance computing capabilities.

As AI and hybrid cloud adoption accelerate, Equinix is positioned to benefit from massive infrastructure buildout. The company averaged 51 training hours per employee in 2024 (28% increase year-over-year), demonstrating commitment to workforce development. Recognized as a Leader in the 2025 IDC MarketScape for data center colocation for the fourth consecutive time, Equinix combines scale, interconnection density, and innovation to power the digital world.