# Equinix as Akash's first anchor provider

- **Speaker:** Greg Osuri
- **Attribution:** attributed
- **Said:** 2021-01-21
- **Theme:** Other — https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/other/
- **Source:** Akash Network, Cloud Computing on Blockchain (MikoBits Blockchain, NFT and DeFi Show)
- **Watch at:** 00:19:59 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRtkAUdqNFs&t=1199s
- **Canonical:** https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/other/2021-01-21-equinix-as-akash-s-first-anchor-provider-bc6q/
- **Cite as:** Greg Osuri, "Equinix as Akash's first anchor provider," Akash Network, Cloud Computing on Blockchain (MikoBits Blockchain, NFT and DeFi Show), 21 Jan 2021, 00:19:59. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRtkAUdqNFs&t=1199s

## Quote — verbatim

> Our first biggest exclusive provider, and we're launching mainnet number two, is Equinix... Equinix is the largest data center provider in the world... they have 100 regions, so they're pretty well distributed... and their biggest customer I believe is Amazon.

## Context — site annotation, not spoken

Answer to how Akash bootstrapped baseline supply; earlier he argues going "directly to the source" (Equinix sells to Amazon at a premium) is one reason Akash is cheaper.