As artificial intelligence reshapes the demands placed on physical computing infrastructure, Equinix has announced a significant expansion of its global data center network — a deliberate wager that the hunger for computational power is not a passing wave but a structural transformation. The company, which already operates more than 250 facilities worldwide, is moving to ensure it holds space and power capacity at the precise moment organizations need it most. In this, Equinix is doing what infrastructure builders have always done at civilizational turning points: positioning themselves to be