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Switch Plans New Data Center Campus Near Pittsburgh

US data center firm Switch is planning a new campus outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The company this week announced plans for a 382-acre development in Big Beaver Borough, Beaver County. The site is located around 40 miles (64km) northwest of Pittsburgh, near the Ohio state border. Full deta...

May 01, 2026

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Switch Adopts Nvidia Omniverse DSX Blueprint for EVO AI Data Center Design

Data center operator Switch has integrated Nvidia’s Omniverse DSX Blueprint into its EVO AI Factory architecture and LDC EVO operating system. The company introduced EVO last year, describing it as a new data center design capable of supporting up to 2MW per rack.LDC EVO is Switch's answer to ...

March 16, 2026

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AI Drives Environmental Concerns Over Rise in Data Center Growth Across Central Texas

What's causing the growth in data centers in Austin, TX? The answer is AI. Data centers and large AI consumers, like the Texas Advanced Computing Center’s supercomputers, require enormous amounts of energy and water, raising environmental concerns. Our research reveals there are 386 data cente...

February 13, 2025

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Hydrogen demonstration facility launches in Austin, Texas

A hydrogen demonstration facility has launched in Austin, Texas and will help provide power to the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) data center via a fuel cell. The project – located at the University of Texas (UT) J.J. Pickle Research Campus in Austin – is a collaboration between GTI En...

April 29, 2024

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Switch invests $772m in another Georgia facility outside Atlanta

Switch is preparing to construct a new data center facility in Bartow County, Georgia. Switch is preparing to build the "Switch KEEP 2.0 Atlanta North Campus" in Cartersville, according to the Developments of Regional Impact filings (DRI, 1-2).The 126-acre site is located in Cartersville, sout...

September 01, 2023

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A 1.4 Million-square-foot Data Center Campus Outside Austin, Texas In Works

In Texas, a proposal for four data centers has been submitted on the location of a long-proposed private airport. The application for the 'Bastrop Project' data center was submitted to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) this month. The application is for a new construct...

February 03, 2023

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Supernap's Thailand data center to be powered with solar

Supernap has announced the launch of its first solar project, which will power its Thailand data center. Supernap, the first Tier IV, carrier-neutral, hyperscale data center in Thailand, chose WHA Utilities and Power Plc. (WHAUP) to install the solar power system. During the opening ceremony,...

January 02, 2023

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DigitalBridge & IFM Announces The Completion of Switch Inc acquisition

DigitalBridge and IFM Investors have announced the acquisition of Switch Inc. for $11 billion. The acquisition plan was first announced in May 2022. The deal sees Switch Inc. go private and delisted from the New York Stock Exchange. The Switch Inc. asset was highly coveted, and DigitalBridg...

December 09, 2022

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Supernap Thailand Shareholders Mulling Over Sale

According to reports, Supernap Thailand investors are looking to sell their stake in the business. Some shareholders including Kasikornbank Pcl and Siam Commercial Bank are working with financial advisers to make the sale possible. Supernap Thailand is said to be worth up to $800m. Supern...

June 02, 2022

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DigitalBridge and IFM Taking Switch Private For $11 billion

DigitalBridge Group and IFM Investors have entered an agreement with Switch to take it private. The deal to take the US data center company private is worth $11 billion. The CEO and Founder of Switch, Rob Roy, said the development is a crucial moment in the company’s vision for its evolution a...

May 12, 2022

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Report Shows Switch is Considering Sale of Its Business

According to Bloomberg, Switch Inc. is mulling over different strategic options, including a potential sale. Reports show that the firm is working with advisers to determine the best option. The company is currently valued at over $7 billion. Cowen analysts wrote to clients earlier in the m...

March 22, 2022

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Round Rock votes to rezone land for Switch data center campus

This week, Round Rock City Council unanimously voted to approve the rezoning of two plots of land for Switch’s 'The Rock' data center, which will span 1.5 million square feet (140,000 sq m).The two plots of land totaL 35.71 acres, and are either side of Dell Technologies' global headquarters, ...

July 26, 2021

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Largest Data Center Funding Deals In Q2 of 2021

The data center industry is a multibillion-dollar industry. According to Gartner, end-user spending on data center infrastructure for 2020 was $188 billion, a 10.3% decrease from 2019’s spending. With these figures, we can reach a consensus that there’s a massive market available for data cent...

July 24, 2021

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Switch buys land from Dell for Austin data center campus

Switch has revealed the primary location of its Fifth Prime data center campus in Texas, following a purchase land agreement with Dell Technologies. The campus will be called "The Rock" and powered by 100% renewable energy.The land, located next to Dell's global headquarters in Round Rock, wil...

June 03, 2021

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Switch raises $500 million in senior notes to fund the Data Foundry acquisition

Switch will borrow $500 million to pay for its recent acquisition of Data Foundry for $420 million. Switch will be borrowing $500 million in senior notes. Senior notes are less risky, and the lender gets to pay lower interest. However, senior notes are a priority over other types of debt. Thi...

June 02, 2021

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Switch to acquire Data Foundry for $420m

Switch will acquire Data Foundry for $420m in an all-cash transaction. The acquisition is expected to close by mid-2021 if it meets all customary closing conditions. Data Foundry has three highly connected data centers in Austin with an expansion capability of up to 44 MW. It also has one data...

May 03, 2021

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Rackspace and Switch Partner to host Rackspace Private Cloud in Switch Facilities (PR)

Switch and Rackspace announced a new agreement to deliver Rackspace private cloud solutions and connectivity to managed public cloud solutions on AWS, Azure and Google in Switch’s highly secure and reliable Tier 5® Platinum data center PRIME locations. The agreement builds on Rackspace’s Fanat...

April 02, 2018

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