Equinix launches third expansion in third Sydney data centre

Equinix, a global interconnection and data centre company, has opened phase three of its third Sydney (SY3) International Business Exchange (IBX) data centre. The US$30 million addition provides space for an additional 1,000 cabinets, and is part of the company's continued investment in the Asia Pacific region as demand for premium data centre and cloud services continues to grow. 
 
SY3 is the most densely connected data centre in Australia, with access to Equinix's ecosystem of more than 975 network providers globally, 120 of which are based in Australia. This includes a direct link to the Southern Cross Cable Network (SCCN) and PIPE Pacific Cable (PPC-1), the only location where access to the two largest peering points is available. 

Australia is recognised as the most mature cloud market in Asia Pacific with demand for premium colocation and interconnection services continuing to rise. The country's public cloud market is forecast to hit US$3.2 billion in 2020[1].  

The SY3 facility has been awarded the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System Gold Certification by the US Green Building Council (USGBC). In addition, Equinix has ISO 27001 certification for all of its Sydney facilities, the highest global industry standard for information security.

Equinix anticipates investment in data centre outsourcing in the Asia Pacific region will continue to grow, with cloud and hybrid cloud in particular gaining momentum. The new phase at SY3 is the latest in a series of expansions across Asia Pacific including Tokyo, Osaka, Jakarta, Singapore.

Doug Oates, VP of sales, Equinix Asia-Pacific said: "Equinix is experiencing massive growth across the region with a number of expansions announced over the previous months, including our first Melbourne data centre made in January this year."