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The digital transformation imperative, evolving customer demands and regulatory mandates like DORA are all putting increasing pressure on companies in the financial services industry. Legacy infrastructure and siloed systems hinder agility, while reliance on public cloud alone introduces cost unpredictability and data sovereignty compliance complications.

Recognized by IDC MarketScape as a leader in interconnection and colocation, Equinix provides globally distributed, AI-ready data centers and private connectivity to critical financial ecosystems. Our solutions enable banks, insurers and FinTech companies to modernize legacy systems, accelerate AI adoption and maintain compliance with regulations like DORA, PCI DSS and GDPR, all while optimizing costs and reducing risk.

IDC MarketScape vendor analysis model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of technology and suppliers in a given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each supplier’s position within a given market. The Capabilities score measures supplier product, go-to-market and business execution in the short-term. The Strategy score measures alignment of supplier strategies with customer requirements in a 3-5-year timeframe. Supplier market share is represented by the size of the icons. 

 

What you’ll find inside

  • How to strengthen operational resilience with secure, interconnected infrastructure.
  • How Equinix’s AI-ready data centers and expertise in hybrid multicloud connectivity were recognized by IDC.
  • How data center operators are addressing compliance mandates and industry standards crucial to financial services.
  • The IDC MarketScape expert evaluation of top colocation and interconnection providers.
Colocation services offered by third-party datacenter provider is a critical aspect of the current and future IT infrastructure. Colocation providers are a critical foundation for the successful adoption of global high-performance computing at scale driven by AI workloads, which are rapidly becoming essential for all IT infrastructure.
Courtney Munroe
Research VP, Worldwide Telecommunications Research at IDC, IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Datacenter Colocation Services 2025 Vendor Assessment, #US52983725, August 2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

 

Direct, private interconnection between systems, partners and clouds reduces latency and enhances security for real-time workloads like algorithmic trading, payments and fraud detection.

Equinix offers global data centers built to meet local data sovereignty and compliance requirements, including PCI DSS, SOC and ISO certifications, to help you satisfy regulations like DORA and GDPR.

Yes. Equinix Fabric® provides private, on-demand connectivity between your private infrastructure and multiple cloud providers, giving you the flexibility to optimize performance, cost and security.

Equinix data centers are engineered with high-density power and advanced air and liquid cooling to support the demanding GPU-based workloads required for AI model training and real-time inferencing.

IDC MarketScape recognizes Equinix for global reach, operational excellence and innovation in AI-ready infrastructure and hybrid multicloud networking.

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