Switch
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Switch is a technology infrastructure ecosystem company founded in 2000 that designs, builds, and operates advanced data centers engineered for Cloud/AI and enterprise workloads. The company operates Tier 5 Platinum exascale campus locations across the United States, including Las Vegas, Tahoe Reno, Grand Rapids, and Atlanta, and has been 100% renewably powered since January 1, 2016. Founder and CEO Rob Roy holds more than 950 issued and pending patent claims covering data center designs.
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Ideal Customer
- Switch's sweet spot is large enterprise, hyperscale cloud, and government clients that require mission-critical, zero-downtime infrastructure with premium reliability certifications and long-term scalability.
- Its customer list of over 800 clients includes Fortune 1000 companies, over 100 cloud and managed services providers, and more than 50 telecommunications providers.
Key Differentiators
- Switch's primary differentiator is its proprietary Tier 5 Platinum standard, which it invented in 2017 as the world's only standard exceeding Uptime Institute Tier IV — evaluating over 30 additional criteria including 100% renewable energy, zero roof penetrations, fault-sustainable power and cooling, and carrier redundancy.
- All of its North American data centers run on 100% renewable energy, and its patented data center designs (950+ issued and pending patent claims by founder Rob Roy) are not replicated by any competitor.
Industries Served
- Switch serves a broad range of enterprise industries, with its customer base historically distributed across cloud/IT and software (~24%), digital media and entertainment (~19%), retail and consumer goods (~17%), financial services (~10%), and telecommunications (~10%).
- Named clients have included Amazon Web Services, eBay, Intel, J.P. Morgan Chase, PayPal, Hulu, Salesforce, Verizon, AT&T, Comcast, Microsoft, numerous Las Vegas casinos, government agencies, and major retailers.
Service Coverage
- Switch operates exclusively within the United States, with large-scale exascale 'PRIME' campuses in five regions: The Core Campus in Las Vegas, NV (Southwestern US); The Citadel Campus in Tahoe Reno, NV (Northwestern US); The Pyramid Campus in Grand Rapids, MI (Northeastern US); The Keep Campus in Atlanta, GA (Southeastern US); and The Rock Campus serving Austin and Houston, TX (Central US).
- The company operates approximately 20 data centers across these U.S. locations, with the US West campuses spanning 3,058 acres and US East campuses spanning 2,418 acres.
Partnerships
- Switch's most prominent publicly disclosed technology partnership is with Rackspace, which agreed to deliver private cloud solutions and managed public cloud connectivity (on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud) within Switch's Tier 5 Platinum data centers, leveraging Switch SUPERLOOP for low-latency public cloud on-ramps.
- Switch also has a strategic relationship with World Wide Technology (WWT), which uses Switch's multi-tenant data centers as the host environment for enterprise digital transformation solutions.
Company Size & Ownership
- Switch was founded in 2000 by CEO and inventor Rob Roy and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.
- The company currently has approximately 1,300 employees per LinkedIn, with earlier estimates placing headcount around 800–1,000.
Compliance & Certifications
- Switch maintains a comprehensive set of compliance certifications including SOC 2 Type 2, PCI DSS (assessed annually by a Qualified Security Assessor), ISO 27001 (information security), ISO 14001 (environmental management), and ISO 50001 (energy management).
- The company also attests to HIPAA compliance for healthcare clients.
Compiled from public sources by VenSearch · Last researched October 14, 2026
Offerings
10 offeringsBuild-to-Suit
Switch offers build-to-suit data center construction services for clients who require custom-designed facilities. This is listed as a distinct product/service under the Data Center Designs section of the website. It allows clients to have a Switch data center purpose-built to their specific requirements.
Colocation
Switch offers colocation services within its advanced data centers across its exascale campus locations in the United States. Clients can house their mission-critical infrastructure within Switch's purpose-built facilities, which feature modular power density up to gigawatt scale and 100% renewable power. The colocation product is branded as Switch COLO and is designed to support Cloud/AI and enterprise workloads.
Switch CONNECT
Switch CONNECT is listed as a solution offered by Switch, referenced across the site under the Solutions section. It is described in the navigation as a network optimization solution. Specific details about its full feature set were not elaborated on the pages provided.
Switch EDGE
Switch EDGE is Switch's Class 4, system plus system, fully air-transportable exclusive edge data center product. Switch EDGE data center designs enable low latency technologies with the resiliency expected from Switch's data center operations. It is described as a construction timelapse product and is listed under Switch's EDGE Data Centers product line.
Switch MOD
Switch MOD is a modular optimized design line of data center products that incorporates Switch's modularly optimized designs and is built to the same high standards as Switch's multi-user colocation facilities. Switch MOD can be customized and scaled to meet on-premise customer demand. It is designed for clients who require dedicated, scalable data center infrastructure at their own locations.
Switch PRIMES
Switch PRIMES are the company's large-scale exascale campus locations strategically placed to provide coverage across the entire United States, divided into four major zones: The Core Campus (Southwestern US), The Citadel Campus (Northwestern US), The Pyramid Campus (Northeastern US), and The Keep Campus (Southeastern US). These campuses serve as the foundation for Switch's technology ecosystems. The US West campuses span 3,058 acres and US East campuses span 2,418 acres.
Switch SAFE
Switch SAFE is listed as a solution offered by Switch under the Solutions section of the website. It appears alongside Switch CONNECT and Switch SUPERLOOP as a distinct offering. Specific details about its functionality were not elaborated on the pages provided.
Switch SUPERLOOP
Switch SUPERLOOP is listed as a solution offered by Switch and is referenced in the context of extending fiber connectivity, including connecting Nevada's rural schools to the Internet. It is described as a network-related solution and appears under the Solutions section of the website alongside Switch CONNECT and Switch SAFE.
Telecom
Switch offers telecom services listed as a distinct product under its data center and infrastructure offerings. It is listed alongside Colocation and EDGE Data Centers in the products section of the website footer. Specific details about telecom service features were not elaborated on the pages provided.
The CORE Cooperative
The CORE Cooperative is listed in the navigation as a distinct offering under the network optimization section alongside Switch Connect. Specific details about its structure and services were not elaborated on the pages provided.
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