Equinix (EQIX) Partners With Cisco (CSCO), NVIDIA (NVDA) on Secure AI Infrastructure

Equinix announced a collaboration with Cisco and NVIDIA on June 16, 2026, to develop secure AI factory infrastructure within its global data center network. The partnership aims to provide enterprise clients with scalable, protected environments for training and deploying artificial intelligence workloads. The initiative combines Equinix's colocation platform with Cisco's networking security architecture and NVIDIA's GPU computing technology. The companies plan to deliver turnkey AI infrastructure solutions designed to address growing demand for sovereign AI capabilities and data residency compliance across regulated industries. The collaboration positions Equinix to capitalize on enterprise AI adoption trends while offering customers reduced deployment timelines for high-performance computing environments. Financial terms of the partnership were not disclosed.