Merck KGaA Powers AI-Driven Discovery with Equinix | Case Study customer story
One environment for research that never stands still
Scientific progress depends on the ability to collect, analyze and interpret vast amounts of data. For Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, that meant moving beyond a landscape of isolated computing systems toward a single, unified environment capable of supporting simulation, machine learning and generative AI across its sectors, built to keep pace with research that does not stand still.
At the heart of scientific progress are data and technology. They empower us to collect, analyze and interpret vast amounts of information. Supported by our partners, Lenovo and Equinix, we can get closer to delivering on our vision of sparking discovery and elevating humanity.
Laura Matz Chief Science & Technology Officer, Merck KGaA
A hybrid approach that balances scale, speed and efficiency
The hybrid environment combines private and public cloud infrastructure to deliver scale, speed and energy efficiency together, giving Merck KGaA the flexibility to optimize costs, adapt rapidly to user demand and focus resources where they matter most.
Equinix AI-ready facilities are purpose-built data center environments designed to support the density, power and cooling requirements of modern AI and high-performance computing (HPC) workloads, letting organizations deploy advanced compute without having to engineer that infrastructure themselves. It is a future-ready model that keeps Merck KGaA competitive without compromising on security or innovation.
The hybrid approach gives us the flexibility to optimize costs, rapidly adapt to user demands and focus resources where they matter the most. It's a balanced, future-ready model that ensures we stay competitive without compromising on security or innovation.
Philipp Harbach Global Head of Group Digital Innovation, Merck Gruppe
Build your AI infrastructure on an AI-ready foundation
Your research and AI workloads need power, density and cooling that traditional facilities were never designed to deliver. With Equinix AI-ready data centers, you can deploy advanced compute close to your data, your clouds and your partners, without engineering that infrastructure yourself. Talk to an Equinix expert to plan your AI deployment.
