REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Oct. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection and data center company, today announced that it will open a new International Business Exchange (IBX®) data center in Dallas later this year. The new IBX, called DA7, will support growing demand for interconnection in the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area, one of Equinix's most network-dense locations.

Highlights / Key Facts


    --  Equinix will invest approximately $20 million in the DA7 facility, which
        includes an intial phase of 300 cabinets with 800 additional cabinets
        expected by Q2 2016. At full build the site will have approximately
        40,000 sq ft of total colocation space and Equinix's total Dallas
        footprint will exceed 214,000 square feet of colocation space across six
        data centers.
    --  Four of Equinix's existing five Dallas data centers are located within
        the Dallas Infomart, a 1.6M square foot building with multiple diverse
        fiber entry points into the building. With close proximity to the
        Infomart, DA7 will offer connectivity to 275+ customers including
        leading network and cloud service providers, as well as the Equinix
        Cloud Exchange(TM).
    --  A Fortune 100 global manufacturing company has committed to 200 cabinets
        or almost 1 MW of the initial phase of DA7 to support connectivity to
        Microsoft Azure via the Equinix Cloud Exchange. This deployment enables
        the customer to meet its changing IT needs by driving innovation in the
        cloud.
    --  According to a recent report by industry analyst firm Forrester
        entitled, "The Total Economic Impact(TM) of Equinix Interconnection
        Solutions," organizations are able to reduce data center space
        requirements and avoid future data center investments by pursuing a
        cloud strategy with Equinix. The report also states that high-speed
        connectivity and secure connections to cloud and network service
        providers near large user bases generates millions in incremental
        revenue by enabling new product opportunities.
    --  Equinix's Dallas data centers house over 100 network service providers -
        more than any other data center providers or buildings in the Dallas
        metro area - providing network choice and connectivity for 40+ cloud
        service providers and 30 content and digital media companies including
        Adobe, AOL, AT&T, China Telecom, Cisco Systems, Comcast, Cox
        Communications, Level 3 Communications, Sprint, Tata, TeliaSonera,
        Telefonica, Time Warner Cable, Walmart, XO Communications and Zayo.
    --  The Equinix Cloud Exchange, an advanced interconnection solution that
        enables seamless, on-demand and direct access to multiple networks and
        clouds, including Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute, is available in the
        Dallas metro. The Equinix Cloud Exchange gives cloud consumers direct
        access to the services they need to build sophisticated hybrid cloud
        solutions.

Quotes



    --  Sophia Vargas, infrastructure & operations analyst, Forrester
        Research:"To compete in the age of the customer, I&O organizations need
        to break away from the traditional mindset of defaulting to a location
        that is convenient to their workforce and instead consider locations
        that will deliver the best service to their customers. Selecting a new
        data center site has thus evolved from a tactical to strategic
        decision."[1]

    --  Karl Strohmeyer, president, Americas, Equinix:"We have seen tremendous
        growth in the Dallas market and DA7 will give businesses increased
        flexibility to support their ever-changing IT needs. This includes
        businesses who need greater flexibility due to business drivers such as
        the Internet of Things and big data."

Additional Resources


    --  Equinix Reinforces Peering Leadership with Increased Port Speeds [press
        release]
    --  Equinix Sees Continued Momentum at Newest Dallas Data Center [press
        release]
    --  When it Comes to Dallas, We Go Way Back [blog]

About Equinix
 Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) connects the world's leading businesses to their customers, employees and partners inside the most interconnected data centers. In 33 markets across five continents, Equinix is where companies come together to realize new opportunities and accelerate their business, IT and cloud strategies. www.equinix.com.

Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from expectations discussed in such forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to, the challenges of acquiring, operating and constructing IBX centers and developing, deploying and delivering Equinix services; unanticipated costs or difficulties relating to the integration of companies we have acquired or will acquire into Equinix; a failure to receive significant revenue from customers in recently built out or acquired data centers; failure to complete any financing arrangements contemplated from time to time; competition from existing and new competitors; the ability to generate sufficient cash flow or otherwise obtain funds to repay new or outstanding indebtedness; the loss or decline in business from our key customers; and other risks described from time to time in Equinix's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In particular, see Equinix's recent quarterly and annual reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of which are available upon request from Equinix. Equinix does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release.

Equinix and IBX are registered trademarks of Equinix, Inc.
International Business Exchange is a trademark of Equinix, Inc.

[1] "Strategically Locate Your Next Data Center," Forrester Research, Inc., October 9, 2014.

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