Equinix unveils $160m data center hub in Sydney

The data center‘s initial capacity is 1,825 cabinets but when fully built, the facility will host 9,225 cabinets in a 25,000 square meter space. Equinix’s new data center is interconnected with the company’s seven other IBX data centers. The initial investment for the project is $160 million.

9,225 cabinets when fully built

SY5 is the 8th data center in Sydney and the 16th data center in Australia. Other Equinix facilities are spread across Melbourne, Perth, Canberra, Adelaide, and Brisbane. SY5 is a part of Equinix’s investment of more than $535 million for 11 new or expansion project opening in 2019 in key metros across Asia-Pacific.

Equinix Asia-Pacific President Jeremy Deutsch said:

Equinix is committed to continuously evolving our services to interconnect our customers at the digital edge, a critical part of digital transformation efforts of many enterprises, cloud providers and network providers. Expansions of our platform and innovations of our technology make us a trusted advisor for our customers to help accelerate their digital transformation journeys.

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