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Equinix opens a Sydney centre for testing liquid-cooled AI hardware

New innovation centres let enterprises trial liquid-cooled GPU platforms inside operating data centres.

What happened

  • The Enhanced Performance Innovation Centers are open in Sydney, Frankfurt, London, Osaka and Paris, with more locations planned for 2027.
  • Customers can trial liquid-cooled GPU and CPU platforms and AI training and inference workloads with hardware partners.
  • Equinix’s programme page lists CDUs, manifolds and direct-to-chip components among the equipment on show.
  • The announcement does not name the Sydney facility or give capacity figures.

Why it matters

Liquid cooling is moving from proof of concept onto the colocation floor in Sydney. Every CDU and manifold installed in an operating hall needs its loop flushed, filled and proven clean without disturbing the load around it.

SI briefing summarising public reporting by Equinix. Figures are as reported by the source.

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  1. 01At design

    The commissioning scope is right before the specification goes out.

  2. 02In construction

    The flush and fill is programmed off the critical path.

  3. 03At handover

    One certificate. The baseline you keep.