INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Data Centres
Equinix announces build of new
flagship data centre in London
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quinix, the global interconnection and
data centre company, has announced
that it will build a new International
Business Exchange (IBX) data centre at its
London Slough campus. The data centre
– called LD7 – will provide interconnection
and colocation to businesses to support their
IT transformation initiatives and adoption
of the cloud while supporting the digital
infrastructure of the UK. The data centre will
cost approximately US$120 million (£90
million) and is scheduled to open Q2 2019.
The new data centre will bring the
company’s UK portfolio to 12 IBXs
and supports increasing demand for
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interconnection bandwidth capacity from
UK enterprises looking to gain a competitive
advantage in the digital economy. These
data centres are built on Platform Equinix
which is comprised of 200 data centres
in 52 markets globally. Including current
expansion projects, Equinix will have invested
over US$1.2 billion to build and expand its
presence in the London metro area.
This sizeable investment is an indicator
of Equinix’s confidence in the future
of London as Europe’s major financial
hub and one of the world’s greatest
commercial cities, regardless of the
outcome of the ongoing negotiations
around the UK’s departure from the
European Union. The investment has been
acknowledged by the UK Government as a
positive contribution to the UK’s continued
success in global business.
As part of Equinix’s commitment to its
long-term goal of using 100% clean and
renewable energy and lowering its carbon
footprint for its global platform, LD7
has been designed to provide an energy
efficient foundation on which customers
can accelerate their business in this era
of Digital Transformation. As a result, the
LD7 data centre will be built to LEED gold
certified standards. n
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