Equinix announced today a private AI solution that lets businesses train AI models in scalable, cost-efficient public and private clouds while ensuring enhanced control, security and low-latency deployment on-premise.
The basis of the AI solution is Equinix’s partnership with Dell Technologies which enables the company to leverage Dell’s AI Factory with NVIDIA across Equinix’s 260+ AI-ready data centers. The resultant solution integrates Dell PowerEdge servers, NVIDIA accelerated computing, and other advanced technologies offering a neutral, cloud-adjacent platform for secure connections to public clouds, private infrastructure, and real-time AI innovation, supported by Equinix Fabric’s interconnection services.
The Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA combines Dell PowerEdge XE9680 servers with NVIDIA accelerated computing, the NVIDIA Spectrum-X Ethernet platform, NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPUs, Dell PowerScale F710 storage and the NVIDIA AI Enterprise software platform.
“At Equinix, we are committed to providing our customers with cutting-edge AI infrastructure that meets the highest standards of performance, security and sustainability,” said Lisa Miller, Senior Vice President, Platform Alliances at Equinix. “Our collaboration with Dell Technologies and NVIDIA enables enterprises to harness the power of generative AI while maintaining control over their data and supporting their corporate sustainability goals. This solution is designed to support the most demanding AI workloads and help ensure our customers can innovate and drive outcomes.”
“Working with Equinix allows us to deliver the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA and meet the evolving needs of enterprises and our partner community,” said Chad Dunn, Vice President of Product Management, AI and Data Management at Dell Technologies. “Our combined expertise in high performance computing, advanced cooling and efficient infrastructure helps ensure that customers can deploy and scale AI workloads securely and more sustainably. This collaboration empowers organisations to leverage the full potential of generative AI while maintaining control over their data and addressing sustainability goals.”
Implementing the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA has helped customers realise impactful results, such as in the healthcare industry where streamlining radiology reports has allowed for more focus on patient care, in manufacturing where predictive maintenance and quality control has enhanced operational efficiency, and in retail with personalised customer experiences and optimised inventory management.
“Understanding and applying generative AI in the enterprise requires a deep technical knowledge base, and many organisations struggle to keep up with the rapid pace of the ever-evolving landscape,” said Mike Leone, Practice Director, Data Management, Analytics & AI at Enterprise Strategy Group. “In a recent ESG study, 91% of organisations agree that working with partners has helped them see value from generative AI more quickly than expected. This collaboration between Equinix and Dell Technologies lets organisations efficiently deploy cutting edge AI technologies in some of the most advanced, high performance data centres in the world.”
Equinix’s secure and sustainable network of IBX data centres provides a global portfolio of partners and service providers that offers seamless access to a broad range of interconnectivity options for enterprises to integrate and scale their IT infrastructure quickly and efficiently. The ecosystem allows companies to connect with multiple cloud providers, network services and technology partners in a secure, scalable, low-latency environment, enhancing performance, flexibility and collaboration across regions and industries.
To learn more, visit the Equinix webpage.
[Based on release issued by Equinix, Inc.]
