Colocation Space Cage, suite and cabinet solutions configurable to your needs.

Colocation space configurations to meet your needs

Flexible and secure colocation space.

Secure cage access at an Equinix IBX data center  

Our industry-leading team of technical experts has configured some of the most complex data center installations imaginable. You can rely on us to recommend colocation cage, suite and server cabinet solutions to meet your requirements for physical security and power usage. With the increasing power requirements of today’s technology, high-power density configurations are critical to global businesses. We have the expertise to configure cabinet and racking solutions that can meet your power usage requirements and allow for efficient heat dissipation.

Americas
Cage, Suite and Cabinet Specifications by Region
Americas

Private Cage

  • Most IBX data centers are build-to-order and space is assigned based on power allocations and/or quantity of cabinets
  • Cage includes mesh walls, demarcation rack with patch panels, locking door, ladder rack and fiber raceway up to first cabinet position or up to 10 feet; security accessories include dedicated cameras and biometric hand scanners

Shared Area

  • Open and closed (by cage mesh) shared areas
  • Standard cabinet

Cabinets

  • Cabinets are preconfigured with rails, grounding studs, panel cut-outs at top for fans (sold separately), and shelf
  • Closed configurations have kinetic locks with numbered keypads
Asia-Pacific
Cage, Suite and Cabinet Specifications by Region
Asia-Pacific

Private Cage/Private Suites

  • Custom-designed with either cage mesh (private cage) or solid partitions (private suites)
  • Space assigned based on design and configuration of expected power draw to ensure maximum cooling efficiencies, quantity of cabinets, and other specific needs

Standard cage

  • Feature footprint of approximately 100 square feet
  • Cage includes woven wire mesh screen with lockable sliding door(s) and customizable space dimensions

Cabinets

  • Offers high-power cabinets based on special design request approvals
  • Cabinets feature steel frame with lockable, fully ventilated doors, reversible left/right windowed doors, top cover fitted with fans, optional shelving, zone-4 compliant bracing/straps in earthquake zones
EMEA
Cage, Suite and Cabinet Specifications by Region
EMEA

Suites

  • Fully enclosed, solid partitions, customized area
  • Includes walls, doors, cable trays for power and cables, security and PDUs
  • Cross connects run to patch panels in designated cabinet

Shared Area

  • Designed for those who need smaller cabinet presence and fewer power needs within the data center

Cabinets

  • Standard is 19” closed or open 4-post racks
  • Customers can provide racks with standard or high power configurations (typical for customers in suites)
    • OPTION: Equinix can also provide custom racks
  • Preconfigured with rails
  • Closed cabinets are key-locked. Installation includes:
    • Reception of racks
    • Disposal of packaging
    • Tile cut out
    • Connection of rack to sub-floor earth
    • Positioning and leveling
    • Permanent fixing
    • Testing and reporting of installation
    • Labeling and logging of rack for all racks

  • Power

    The most demanding businesses look to us to provide reliability they can count on.

  • Cooling

    Effective and efficient cooling infrastructure that is robust enough for the most complex high-power density deployments.

  • IBXflex Space

    From dedicated business suites to dedicated storage areas, our office/storage space solutions make it easy to make our data center your data center.

  • Standards & Compliance

    Equinix is committed to operating facilities that meet the rigorous standards and compliance needs of global businesses.

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“The digg community is constantly challenging us to do new things. We need a data center environment that is flexible enough to accommodate our growth, yet is rock-solid reliable. Equinix has been a great partner for us.”

— Scott Baker, Vice President of Operations, Digg
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