Equinix has announced the discontinuation of its bare metal Infrastructure-as-a-Service offering by June 2026, reallocating resources towards more lucrative services like colocation, interconnection, and hyperscale offerings.
The move away from bare metal IaaS is a strategic decision for Equinix, as the company aims to refocus on providing data center capacity for AI services, which promise higher profitability.
Since launching Equinix Metal in 2020, the service has allowed customers to leverage their own servers in a cloud-like manner, but the need for more profitable initiatives has prompted this closure.
This decision aligns with a broader trend in the industry, where major players such as Microsoft, AWS, and Google are establishing their own data centers, making it increasingly attractive for firms to opt for cloud-based IaaS.
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