Accelerate discovery with scalable university research infrastructure

Legacy on-campus data centers often lack the capacity to handle the intense power and connectivity demands of modern research computing infrastructure, creating bottlenecks that slow critical work. AI and HPC research requires GPU-dense environments with advanced cooling, low-latency hybrid multicloud connectivity and airtight compliance controls. Most campus facilities were never designed to deliver these capabilities.

Equinix interconnected data centers give research institutions the foundation to run compute-intensive workloads where they perform best. Connect your campuses, cloud platforms, federal partners and collaborators through a single global footprint. Scale capacity on demand without breaking ground on new campus builds and position your institution to compete more effectively for grants.

• Easier research data compliance: Address HIPAA, GDPR, FERPA and data sovereignty requirements across regions. Universities demonstrating robust security controls gain a significant advantage in grant competitiveness.
• Scalability without new campus construction: Expand compute, storage and connectivity as research demands grow without capital-intensive campus builds.
• Secure data sharing with partners: Share sensitive research data with federal agencies, national labs and collaborators through private, high-performance links that meet strict compliance standards.