Located in the heart of Calgary’s financial district, Equinix's CL1 Data centre has 800kVa of critical power capacity and 12,000 sqft of colocation floor space.
The site was formerly known as "Q9 Calgary 2" which was acquired by Equinix in 2020 from Bell Canada.
The site was formerly known as "Q9 Calgary 3" which was acquired by Equinix in 2020 from Bell Canada.
Calgary is located in the Canadian province of Alberta. The Calgary Metropolitan Region (CMR) has a population of 1.4 million people and is Canada’s 3rd largest city. The economy is fortunate to be in a major oil and gas region and the economy revolves around it. However, the Calgary CMA is home of the 2nd most corporate headquarters in Canada. Shaw Communications is headquartered in Calgary.
The Calgary colocation market is competitive. The market is small, but there are choices and operators have the capacity. The primary Calgary colo providers are:
There are no tax credits or incentives that are specifically for data centers, however, Alberta has the lowest overall taxation rate in Canada for both businesses and employees. Alberta also has no sales tax or payroll tax.
There are no known data centers that have been announced or under construction.
| Gross SqFt | Gross SqFt | Power (MW) | Power (MW) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equinix Calgary CL3 | 177,500 | 10.40 | ||
| eStruxture Calgary CAL-1 | 40,000 | 6.00 | ||
| eStruxture CAL-2 | 92,839 | 4.00 | ||
| Flexential Calgary | 62,680 | 4.00 | ||
| Equinix Calgary CL2 | 16,000 | 1.44 | ||
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May 31, 2023 | Posted by MadalineDunn | Equinix
Equinix has announced that it is opening its third International Business Exchange (IBX) data center in Dubai, which, at full build-out, will offer 1,800 cabinets of capacity across two phases or a total footprint of 12,000 square meters (135,000 square feet). The facility will support the co...
May 09, 2023 | Posted by MadalineDunn | Equinix
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Apr 27, 2023 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji | Equinix
Equinix plans to construct a new 30MW+ data center in Slough Trading Estate, Berkshire, just outside of London.Late last year, as initially reported by the Royal Borough Observer, the corporation submitted a planning application for LD14. The Slough planning commission voted unanimously in fav...
Apr 11, 2023 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji | Equinix
Astra has joined Equinix's plans to develop a data center in Jakarta, Indonesia. This week, Astra and the colocation company announced a new joint venture, with Equinix holding 75 % of the new endeavor. The initial proposal for this joint venture is to build and operate a JK1 International Bus...
Apr 06, 2023 | Posted by MadalineDunn | Equinix
Equinix has announced plans for a facility in Montreal, Canada. Known as MT2, the new facility is projected to be operational in the second half of 2023. In the first phase of the project, the facility will offer 500 racks from Q3, phase two, meanwhile, will add a further 500 racks by the fou...
