Equinix , the world ’ s digital infrastructure company , has announced the ability to serve more enterprise partners and customers with its newest International Business Exchange ( IBX ) data centre in Silicon Valley , located at its Great Oaks campus in San Jose . The US $ 142 million facility , named SV11 , will support the increasing demand from organisations for premium data centre services to accelerate business performance and drive their Digital Transformation agendas .
SV11 is targeting LEED Silver certification with an ultra-low design average annual Power Usage Effectiveness ( PUE ) of 1.17 . SV11 customers can benefit from reductions of their CO 2 footprint through Equinix ’ s renewable energy procurement strategy and the use of energy-efficient systems throughout the facility .
Additionally , with expansion of the current Bloom Energy fuel cells , the campus is planned for 20 MW of capacity and will be the first time Equinix will use the system
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as primary generation with utility electrical grid and generators as backup sources . This continues Equinix ’ s exploration of alternative fuel sources for both energy reliability and sustainability .
“ Digital Transformation continues to accelerate at an unprecedented rate ,” said Jon Lin , President , Americas , Equinix .
“ In fact , 47 % of respondents in a recent Equinix survey of enterprise IT decisionmakers said they have accelerated their Digital Transformation plans . SV11 is another example of our commitment to provide our customers with the right places , partners and possibilities for their Digital Transformations now and in the future .”
Equinix data centres in the Silicon Valley region are the business hub for more than 700 customers , and Silicon Valley represents the third-largest colocation metro in the Americas region and ninth globally . With the addition of SV11 , Equinix has invested more than US $ 1.25 billion in the local economy including its Great Oaks campus , and has additional
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land in the area for future expansion as demand arises .
These facilities house rich ecosystems that allow network and content providers , cloud and IT service providers , and enterprise customers to quickly and efficiently exchange critical business data with their customers and partners through interconnection .
According to Stefanie Williams , Senior Research Analyst for 451 , part of S & P Global Market Intelligence : “ The multitenant data centre industry in Northern California has continued to see steady demand over the past several years and this growth will be ongoing for the near future . IT firms of all kinds – from cloud and software to gaming – are driving the demand for connectivity and the ability to be in close proximity to clouds , partners and users . Equinix is expanding its presence in Silicon Valley to meet these potential customer requirements for digital infrastructure , while focusing on designing and operating a facility in line with its internal sustainability objectives .” ◊
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