Equinix has announced that it would not be renewing the leases for eight of its data centers in the US. The data centers are situated in New York, Georgia, and some in California and Atlanta. Equinix commented that the reason for the development is that some of the facilities don’t meet the future operational, expansion, or sustainability needs of its customers.
Equinix also announced that it would be migrating its customers to nearby facilities and that it has the capacity to handle the migration. Deadlines for customer relocation start in April 2022, and most are scheduled between 2023 and 2025.
Christian Koch scooped the story early and listed the following facilities in his weekly newsletter:
