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Equinix Expands Cisco‑Nvidia Secure AI Factory Across Its Global Data Centers

The deal aims to cut vendor integration work so companies can move AI pilots into production faster.

Overview

  • Equinix announced Tuesday that it will host the Cisco Secure AI Factory powered by Nvidia technology across its global data center footprint to make turnkey AI stacks available to customers.
  • The company said it will supply standardized AI factory blueprints and automated deployment tools to reduce the time and complexity of standing up enterprise AI workloads.
  • Equinix is partnering with Presidio to install P.A.T.H. Labs inside its facilities so customers can test and validate AI systems in production‑grade environments before full rollouts.
  • The offering emphasizes the physical needs of modern AI—high interconnection density, dedicated power and advanced cooling—so organizations can run large GPU clusters and networking at scale.
  • The announcement drew a positive market reaction with Equinix shares rising more than 3% in premarket trading and positions Equinix as a turnkey infrastructure hub as enterprises push AI from pilots to production.