Case Study: Equifax achieves 90% faster data center changes and greater agility with Equinix

Gaining A Competitive Advantage Through Interconnection

Equifax, a global information‑solutions company, faced a slow, costly outsourcing arrangement in Europe that made routine data center changes take up to six weeks and limited its agility, scalability and customer responsiveness.

Equifax redesigned its core infrastructure and selected Equinix as its colocation partner, consolidating European systems into 24 high‑density racks at Equinix LD6 (and adding presence in DC5/DC6). The move cut hardware‑deployment time by more than 90% (from weeks to about three days), reduced data center footprint by 75%, lowered outsourcing costs (with infrastructure payback projected within five years), and improved scalability and competitive positioning versus cloud-hosted rivals.

Equifax

Tim Gentry

Technology Architect