Equinix to launch fully managed cloud service
Jan 26, 2024 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji
Equinix is launching a fully managed private cloud service for customers to get privately-owned Nvidia DGX AI supercomputers hosted in Equinix data centers. The company will install and operate the supercomputers for its customers. in the data center company's International Business Exchange (IBX) data centers around the world.
Charles Meyers, president and CEO of Equinix, said, "To harness the incredible potential of generative AI, enterprises need adaptable, scalable hybrid infrastructure in their local markets to bring AI supercomputing to their data. Our new service provides customers a fast and cost-effective way to adopt advanced AI infrastructure that's operated and managed by experts globally."
Jensen Huang, Nvidia CEO added, "Generative AI is transforming every industry. Now, enterprises can own Nvidia AI supercomputing and software, paired with the operational efficiency of Equinix management, in hundreds of data centers worldwide."
This solution, called Equinix Private AI with Nvidia DGX, is available immediately with some customers in different sectors already using it to advance their AI capabilities.