Equinix Change to REIT Seen Saving $312 Million in Taxes

bloomberg.com — Equinix Inc. (EQIX), operator of data centers for companies such asAT&T Inc. (T) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN), is the latest technology business to consider changing its corporate status to cut hundreds of millions of tax dollars. Demand for Equinix's services is booming as more companies and consumers turn to the company to manage their Web traffic, mobile apps and online video.