Equinix (EQIX) 8-K Equinix Completes $683.4 Million Acquisition of Switch and Data, Strengthening Its Leadership In Data Center Services

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (Nos. 333-146064, 333-146065, 333-159811 and 333-165024) and Form S-8 (Nos. 333-45280, 333-58074, 333-71870, 333-85202, 333-104078, 333-113765, 333-117892, 333-122142, 333-132466, 333-140946, 333-149452, 333-157545, and 333-165033) of Equinix, Inc. of our report dated February 22, 2010 relating to the financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Switch & Data Facilities Company, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, which is incorporated by reference in this Current Report on Form 8-K of Equinix, Inc. dated May 3, 2010.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Tampa, Florida

May 3, 2010