Chicago Data Centres

Why choose Chicago data centres?

Rich ecosystems with high concentration of enterprises, financial, cloud, content and IT service providers

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Our Chicago colocation facilities contribute to one of the world’s top global financial centers and are home to several Fortune 1000 companies. Ideal for business continuity, customers can join a rich network of ecosystems comprising financial service companies, cloud service providers, content providers, IT service providers and enterprises.

To learn more about interconnection opportunities in this metro, visit the Explorer feature within Equinix Marketplace.

 

Harness our interconnection-focused colocation and platform services

 

Colocation Services

Build secure and reliable digital infrastructure alongside your business partners to unlock the power of interconnected proximity.

Digital Services

Deploy digital infrastructure securely and rapidly to assemble infrastructure in minutes – from anywhere in the world – with the world’s largest ecosystem of providers.

State-of-the-Art Data Centres

Colocate with confidence – backed by the world’s leading data centre design and operations teams for mission-critical uptime, reliability, security and sustainability.

Certified for global standards

Our data centers are certified to meet rigorous environmental and energy management standards.

Visit our Certifications page for a list of data-center-specific certifications.

Get worldwide network interconnection with Platform Equinix®

Strong Financial Hub

Take advantage of close proximity to three major exchanges: Chicago Stock Exchange, Chicago Board Options Exchange and Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

Rich connection opportunities

Our Chicago data centres are home to a significant number of Fortune 1000 companies and a dense concentration of IT, software and engineering firms.

Robust business continuity

This strategic Midwest location is ideal for business continuity and disaster recovery operations.

 

Access Vibrant Ecosystems

Connect to communities within Equinix that accelerate and amplify internal value creation for your business, including financial enterprises, content and digital media services, global networks and cloud service providers..

 

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Drive growth for your business

  • Get on-demand and direct access to cloud, network, storage, compute and application service providers via Equinix Fabric®.
  • Generate new revenue with direct connect opportunities through a number of cloud providers and content providers.

  • Equinix Fabric enables global connectivity to thousands of networking, storage, compute and application service providers in the industry’s largest infrastructure ecosystem.
  • Performance Hub® enables next-generation wide area network (WAN) architecture for secure and highly reliable connectivity.
  • Data Hub® addresses today’s IT demand for real-time analytics, internet of things, data storage, data collection and data protection.
  • High-performance internet access with multiple upstream carriers via Equinix Internet Access.

  • Connect to a broad range of customers, partners, content providers, networks and ISPs.
  • Equinix Fabric allows providers to quickly and easily offer direct cloud access globally.

  • Strong peering and network base for reliable content delivery to end users.
  • Connect to Content Delivery Networks such as Limelight Networks, Akamai Technologies, Highwinds Network Group, Inc. and more.
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