Zenlayer Named Equinix Global Partner of the Year

The leading edge compute and networking provider recognized for accelerating digital transformation and AI innovation across 50+ countries.

Zenlayer, the world's hyperconnected cloud, today announced it has been named Global Partner of the Year for 2024 by Equinix, the world's digital infrastructure company®. Zenlayer earned this distinction as the sole recipient out of Equinix's extensive network of global partners, marking the first time the company has received this prestigious recognition among numerous previous awards.

The award acknowledges Zenlayer's exceptional contributions to accelerating global digital transformation and delivering superior value for enterprise and AI-driven applications. Throughout 2024, the partnership demonstrated significant business growth, acquiring new customers across key markets while building tremendous momentum through numerous joint initiatives and collaborative projects.

"We are honored to be named Equinix's Global Partner of the Year," said Joe Zhu, Founder and CEO of Zenlayer. "This recognition reflects our shared, sustained commitment to digital and AI transformation, empowering enterprises and AI innovators to deploy high-performance infrastructure at the edge and scale globally with unmatched agility and reliability."

Zenlayer and Equinix have built their partnership on a shared vision to accelerate global digital transformation. Through seamless integration between Zenlayer's edge compute and networking solutions and Equinix’s high-performance data centers, the companies have enabled organizations to rapidly deploy, connect, and scale high-performance infrastructure globally.

Zenlayer's AI solutions have been central to this partnership, successfully implementing multiple AI projects across the APAC region and integrating GPU-as-a-Service with Equinix's AI-ready data centers globally. The collaboration delivers comprehensive edge compute and networking solutions through Equinix’s global infrastructure expertise, reducing customer deployment times by up to 80% in emerging markets. Complementing these offerings, Zenlayer's Bare Metal provides high-performance computing for edge workloads, enabling technology leaders to deploy applications and services globally with reduced costs and improved operational efficiency for both traditional and AI-driven workloads.

"We congratulate Zenlayer on being named our Global Partner of the Year," said Lisa Miller, Senior Vice President, Platform Alliances and Global Channel, Equinix. "Among our outstanding partners, Zenlayer distinguished itself last year with a steadfast commitment to excellence—pioneering the first AI projects in APAC and driving numerous collaborative initiatives that elevate our joint capabilities around the world."

Looking ahead, Zenlayer plans to continue to expand its hyperconnected cloud footprint and deepen its platform integration with Equinix to ensure customers worldwide can build and scale tomorrow's applications anywhere, faster than ever. The companies plan to focus on expanding AI infrastructure solutions in emerging markets throughout 2025 and beyond.

For more information about Zenlayer's partnership with Equinix, visit Zenlayer & Equinix.

About Zenlayer

Zenlayer is the world's first hyperconnected cloud, operating more than 300 PoPs across 50+ countries. The world's largest and most innovative companies utilize Zenlayer's cloud compute and networking services to deploy and run applications at the edge. Zenlayer enables organizations to rapidly grow their global footprint and instantly improve real-time digital experiences worldwide. Visit us online at www.zenlayer.com and connect with us on LinkedIn.

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Zenlayer's recognition by Equinix reflects shared, sustained commitment to digital and AI transformation, empowering enterprises and AI innovators to deploy high-performance infrastructure at the edge and scale globally.