Inside the Equinix San Jose data centre

iTnews takes an exclusive look at SV1 and a sneak peek at the forthcoming US$145 million SV5 facility.

>>“SV5 is a special design,” Equinix’s senior director of IBX operations in Silicon Valley Jerry Collier said.

The building itself will be constructed according to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building specifications.

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“SV1 is the hub of Silicon Valley,” Collier said.

The Equinix Exchange located in SV1 encompasses peering points that serve other Equinix centres in the Silicon Valley area – SV2, SV3 and SV4 – via a diverse fibre ring connecting the facilities.

SV1 has an average rack density of 1.75 kW. SV5 will support an average 4 kW per cabinet, according to Collier, although higher densities are possible, as long as customers are willing to pay for the space.