Equinix Adds Another Data Center in Australia

Equinix, an interconnection and Data Center Data Center A data center is a building or network used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems.This generally includes redundant or backup power supplies, redundant data communications connections, environmental controls, and various security devices. Large data centers are industrial scale operations using as much electricity as a small town.Over the past decade, data center space has been growing at an incredible rate. This has increased as more A data center is a building or network used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems.This generally includes redundant or backup power supplies, redundant data communications connections, environmental controls, and various security devices. Large data centers are industrial scale operations using as much electricity as a small town.Over the past decade, data center space has been growing at an incredible rate. This has increased as more Read this Term company, announced on Monday that the company is expanding with the addition of the third International Business Exchange (IBX) data center in the city of Perth.

The company pledged $54 million for the first phase of the project, with a target to open in Q4 of 2021. Named PE3, the new data center will be the company’s 18th data center in Australia. Equinix aims to meet the growing demand for digital infrastructure.

According to the official press release, the PE3 facility will provide access to around 1,045 companies in Australia including 215 networks and 395 cloud providers. The company termed Perth as an important location of Australia’s internet infrastructure.

Commenting on the development, Guy Danskine, Managing Director at Equinix Australia, said: “We're thrilled to continue an exciting growth period for Equinix with the planned addition of the PE3 IBX in Perth. Since entering West Australia almost three years ago, we've seen substantial growth driven by the state's digital economy."

"As the impact of digital technologies continues to grow in intensity across every industry, such as mining, government, and life sciences, digital leaders need one platform that brings together and interconnects the foundational infrastructure required to create a digital advantage. The interconnection options available in PE3 will support our customers during their digital transformation journeys as they move their businesses closer to the edge and look to expand within Asia-Pacific and beyond," he added.

Data Center Location

According to the details mentioned by the company, the new PE3 IBX data facility will be located at a distance of around 13 miles from Perth Airport, adjacent to the PE2 IBX facility with a planned secure link Bridge Bridge The bridge or liquidity bridge is an essential component for brokers that are enabling their clients to trade at interbank rates directly via a Prime Broker or a Prime-of-Prime (PoP). While market makers do not require a bridge in order to service its clients, brokers which are sending through orders to a liquidity provider or an electronic execution venue need a bridge to connect their trading platform to the interbank market.Bridges are used extensively in forex trading, specifically for Metat The bridge or liquidity bridge is an essential component for brokers that are enabling their clients to trade at interbank rates directly via a Prime Broker or a Prime-of-Prime (PoP). While market makers do not require a bridge in order to service its clients, brokers which are sending through orders to a liquidity provider or an electronic execution venue need a bridge to connect their trading platform to the interbank market.Bridges are used extensively in forex trading, specifically for Metat Read this Term to connect the two facilities. The total number of data centers in Equinix’s global platform now stands at 220 across 63 metros in Australia, Singapore, Japan, Korea, China, and Hong Kong.