Colocation

Equinix colocation products & services help you safeguard your mission-critical data with the highest levels of security and operational reliability.

Colocation 2023.3 is available in June 2023.

Draw Cap Increments for Secure Cabinet Express (SCE)

The draw cap for SCE orders can now be specified in 0.5 kVA increments (instead of only whole numbers).

Technical Contacts for Online SCE Orders

When you place an online order for SCE (via the Customer Portal), you can now add an unlisted contact as the Technical Contact. An unlisted contact is someone who does not have a Customer Portal account.

For full information on using the Customer Portal to order SCE, see Order Secure Cabinet Express Online.

New 'Pending Signature' Order Status

In the Customer Portal, a new 'Pending Signature' status indicates that your order is on hold, awaiting customer signature. Go to the order's Activity Timeline to see the name of the signee and the expiration date for the order. If the order is not signed by this date, the order will be cancelled.

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Using the Customer Portal to Order Secure Cabinet Express

Using the Customer Portal to Modify Your Secure Cabinet Express Deployment

Colocation 2023.1 is available in March 2023.

View Assets Online

You can now view your Secure Cabinet, Secure Cabinet Express, and Private Cage installations in the Equinix Customer Portal. For each of your deployments, you can view the billing agreement, IBX location, billing account, product type, initial contract start date, and renewal/end date. You can also click on a deployment to see more details about the billing agreement.

For more details, see View Your Colo Assets in the Portal.

Note: This feature is available if you have the Install Base permission or administrative permissions (Master administrator or IBX administrator role) in the portal.

Order SCE Online

If you have the Secure Cabinet Express Ordering permission in the Customer Portal, you can now order Secure Cabinet Express online, at your convenience.

For prerequisites and other details, see Order Secure Cabinet Express Online.

Modify Your SCE Deployment Online

You can now increase the draw cap or add another cabinet to your Secure Cabinet installation using the Customer Portal.

For prerequisites and other details, see Order Secure Cabinet Express Online.

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Using the Customer Portal to Order Secure Cabinet Express

Using the Customer Portal to Modify Your Secure Cabinet Express Deployment

Colocation 2022.4 is available as of August 2022.

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Using the Customer Portal to Order Secure Cabinet Express

Using the Customer Portal to Modify Your Secure Cabinet Express Deployment

Colocation 2021.1 is available as of May 10, 2021.

This release introduces Rooftop Space to Data Hall in the expansions of our Hyperscale and XScale data centers.

Secure Cabinet Express

Secure Cabinet Express is a new product in the Secure Cabinet line of products that uses kVA power with selectable draw cap. This product builds upon Equinix’s proven Secure Cabinet product line that enables redundant power delivery and SLAs through our industry-leading uptime track record. It is globally available in select markets.

Each Secure Cabinet product:

  • follows a standardized physical platform (cabinet, power, interconnection)

  • supports a wide range of equipment sizes and power requirements

  • provides a simplified ordering experience

Hyperscale and XScale Data Centers

Hyperscale data centers are characterized by tens of thousands of square meters of floor space, filled with thousands of computing and storage systems, and massive networking capacity.

XScale data centers provide hyperscale capacity and control options through an Equinix joint venture. Joined with partner data centers, they offer Equinix Interconnection and Edge services while increasing connectivity speeds.

To access our Hyperscale XScale data centers, see –

Rooftop Space in Data Hall

Rooftop Space reserves a portion of the data center roof where you can install (or we install on their behalf) a platform to support your antenna needs for timing services (GPS), or direct communication (microwave).

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Colocation 2022.1 Spotlight

Colocation 2020.1 is available as of October 19, 2020.

This release enables support for our xScale data centers and introduces Data Hall as an addition to our Colocation portfolio of products.

Data Hall is introduced to enable large footprint colocation deployments inside a dedicated customer white space within the xScale data center. Each Data Hall offers the following benefits:

  • Supports more than 250 cabinets
  • Provides dedicated infrastructure to deliver UPS backed power
  • Scales in multi-megawatt increments
  • Operates at either ASHRAE Recommended or Allowable environmental ranges