Equinix: Dublin DB1

Equinix DB1 occupies the two-block, two-storey data centre building at Units 4027-4029 Kingswood Road, Citywest Business Campus, Dublin 24, on a 1.65 ha site next to Keppel DC Dublin 1.

History

• The southern block (Unit 4027) housed Telecity's Citywest data centre, which Equinix acquired with TelecityGroup in January 2016.
• The northern block (Unit 4029) became a telehouse in 2000 and later BT Ireland's Citywest data centre.
• Equinix agreed to buy BT Datacentres Ireland in December 2024 and closed the deal on 3 November 2025. In 2026 it folded BT Citywest into DB1.

Infrastructure

• Each block has its own ESB substation.
• The original DB1 suite has a 1 x 5 MVA feeder and diesel standby generators (2 x 1.5 MVA and 3 x 2.2 MVA, N+1).
• Cooling is chilled water from air-cooled chillers, N+1.

Certifications

ISO 9001, 14001, 22301, 27001, 45001 and 50001; PCI DSS; SOC 1 and SOC 2 Type II.