Equinix completes JN1 data center, first in South Africa and its fifth in Africa

Equinix has completed its state-of-the-art data center, JN1, in Johannesburg, representing a $160 million investment. The project took approximately 18 months to complete and marks a significant expansion of Equinix's…

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Equinix taps $15b Canadian pension funds to build 1.5GW AI and cloud data centers

Equinix, a leading data center company, has announced a joint venture (JV) with GIC and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) to raise over $15 billion, aimed at expanding its xScale® data…

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Partnering to Grow South Africa’s Digital Economy – Sandile Dube, MD, Equinix, South Africa

By Sandile Dube Sandile Dube is the Managing Director of Equinix in South Africa.   Africa represents one of the most attractive expansion opportunities available to multinational tech companies today.…

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