" Equinix is well positioned to be the global platform on which AI platform-as-a-service thrives. Working together with Core Scientific, Nvidia, and NetApp, we are launching a testbed environment for data scientists at the Metro Edge, " said Steve Steinhilber, VP, business development, Equinix. " By leveraging our connectivity offerings such as ECX Fabric, participants will test their ability to move relevant data from multiple public clouds, private data lakes and from edge devices into a powerful AI solution and satisfy their low cost, low latency and compliance requirements." " More than ever, organizations need to find creative ways to reduce capex costs and pay as-they-go for Infrastructure services, " said Santosh Rao, senior technical director, AI and data engineering, NetApp.