Prominent financial leader will advance Switch’s strategic growth to meet demand for mission-critical digital infrastructure LAS VEGAS, NV — October 12, 2023 — Switch, the exascale technology infrastructure company, today announced the appointment of Madonna Park to the position of Chief Financial Officer. As CFO at Switch, Madonna will be responsible for financial management of the company, including leading the Accounting, Finance, Internal Audit and Investor Relations teams. She will also partner with the executive team to drive Switch’s ambitious growth plans. “Madonna will be a wonde ..read more

LAS VEGAS, NV — May 24, 2023 — Switch, the exascale technology infrastructure company, today issued its 2022 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report that highlights Switch’s leadership and accomplishments in environmental stewardship, social commitment and sound corporate governance.   “We must do our part to enhance human productivity and drive economic prosperity. My vision for Switch is to sustainably power the future of the connected world by providing the most secure, energy-efficient technology ecosystems to facilitate digital commerce now and for the next 100 years ..read more

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LVMPD Undersheriff Andrew Walsh and public officials met with members of the media today to discuss preparations for the upcoming New Year’s Eve celebrations on the Strip and Downtown. Clark County Commission Chairman Jim Gibson, Commissioner Michael Naft, Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman, Clark County Deputy Fire Chief Warren Whitney and Switch Senior Vice President of Colocation Services Cindy Zimpfer joined Undersheriff Walsh in welcoming locals and visitors to celebrate while reminding them of the various restrictions and road closures which will be in effect on New Year’s Eve. Glass and m ..read more

Switch’s ranking for cumulative installed solar capacity displays its continued commitment to ESG, corporate social responsibility, sustainability and overall corporate citizenship LAS VEGAS, NV – November 29, 2022 – Switch, Inc. (NYSE: SWCH) (“Switch”) the exascale technology infrastructure corporation, today announced that it ranks in the top 5 in the Solar Energy Industries Association’s (SEIA) annual Solar Means Business 2022 report for installed solar energy capacity within the tech industry, alongside Meta, Amazon, Apple and Microsoft. Additionally, Switch was ranked numbe ..read more

Switch’s Commitment to 100 Percent Renewable Energy is Recognized in Advancing Sustainable Critical Infrastructure and the Green Energy Market LAS VEGAS, NV – Switch, Inc. (NYSE: SWCH) (“Switch”), the exascale technology infrastructure corporation, today announced it has been recognized for the fourth consecutive year by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) National Top 100 List of the largest green power users from the Green Power Partnership (GPP). Switch ranked in the top 10 on EPA’s Top 30 Tech & Telecom List and 25th on the Top 100 List of companies based on power u ..read more

Although our industry is full of acronyms, this one is quite important. Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) ratings are a critical consideration to ensure the health and future of an organization. A recent post from IDC indicates that ESG addresses sustainability strategically through a CEO/CFO lens and is business-focused versus technology-focused. Further, a good ESG partner can help cover a broad range of services, including business and data center design, consulting systems integration (SI), and engineering services. However, ESG doesn’t just end at the sustainability metric. A g ..read more

Sustainable by Design® In a world that’s constantly connected, experiencing an outage is more expensive than ever; the average cost of IT downtime is $5,600 per minute. However, because there is so much variability in how businesses and data centers are run, the cost of these outages can range from as much as $140,000  to $540,000 per hour of downtime.1 In fact, one real-world financial institution experienced a failed upgrade which resulted in four hours of downtime, at an estimated cost of  $2.5 million per hour.2 Innovation and Resiliency At Switch, we not only innovate around re ..read more

Sustainable by Design® To support some of the world’s most critical pieces of infrastructure, you need a resilient solution that can withstand the demand of a digital economy. However, the biggest focus in creating these types of data center architectures continues to revolve around efficiency. In the latest AFCOM State of the Data Center report, we see that trends are indicating a broader focus on performance, density and efficiency. For example, most (62%) report their rack density has increased over the past three years. The challenge here is that not every digital infrastructure is design ..read more

Sustainable by Design® For the longest time, data centers were measured with the PUE metric. This metric would indicate how well power was being utilized and the efficiency of the data center. Although this is still very important, those focusing on truly sustainable solutions are also looking at water as an indicator for selecting sustainable data center partners. At the center of our connected world is your data center. Looking out less than a decade, we see that our digital world will experience massive growth over the coming years, with 29.3 billion devices expected online by 2030, up fro ..read more