Great Opportunity to Drive Change - Anonymous employee Equinix Employee Review

5.0
10 Dec 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Equinix continues to grow rapidly and build on its market leadership. The company has a clear vision and strategy for the next phase of its evolution. This creates an opportunity for all employees to help shape the future of Equinix and means that day-to-day initiatives and programs are about driving change. Equinix is an S&P 500 start-up. This translates to a highly successful company that values the entrepreneurial spirit and focuses on “just getting things done”. The company culture is one of building and transforming with passion and humility.

Cons

As Equinix evolves, it is challenged with creating strategic alignment across organizations and establishing global processes and planning. Equinix has not fully transitioned from an “aim, fire, ready” approach to “ready, aim, fire” in order to ensure achievement of the desired results and maximum impact.

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Equinix Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share a review of the company, and for being so thoughtful in your presentation of both Pros and Cons. This is a very exciting time of rapid growth at Equinix, where our ability to execute on establishing global processes and planning is mission critical. We value your feedback, and hope you will help us continually find better and better ways to be disciplined in our execution.

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Cons

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Pros

Equinix is uniquely positioned because it combines a global footprint with carrier-neutral interconnection, seamless multi-cloud connectivity, power-dense colocation, and low-latency networking, creating an ecosystem that's exceptionally well suited to support the growing demands of AI and digital infrastructure.

Cons

Equinix has built a strong culture over many years, but as the company continues to evolve, there appears to be some tension between preserving what has made the company successful and driving the changes needed for the future. Both perspectives bring value, but finding the right balance will be important. Change is necessary, yet the pace and approach should ensure we retain the experienced employees whose institutional knowledge and customer relationships have been instrumental in building the company. Losing that talent creates risks that can take years to recover from. As a large global organization, decision-making can sometimes be slowed by layers of governance, approvals, and committees. While these structures help manage risk, regularly evaluating whether they are enabling or delaying execution could improve agility without compromising accountability. Career growth is influenced not only by delivering strong results but also by cross-functional collaboration, building relationships, and ensuring accomplishments are visible to leadership. Continuing to strengthen transparent, merit-based recognition, while maintaining consistency in role leveling and hiring practices, will help reinforce fairness and ensure employees feel that impact, execution, and demonstrated capability remain the primary drivers of advancement.

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