DCD Magazine #62 - The coming wave
Will compute at sea sink or swim?
News - Business Operations, Switch
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
DCD Magazine #62 out now
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Switch files to develop data center on former Pittsburgh race track
Three buildings planned, with up to 270MW generator capacity
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Switch confidentially files for IPO - report
Rob Roy's data center firm could be going public again
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Switch buys another site outside Las Vegas
Data center firm grows its land bank again
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Switch increases debt facility to $9.5bn to fund AI data center build-out
Comes as the firm is reportedly in talks to raise more equity
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Switch announces plans for data center campus outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Company expands into Keystone State
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Switch secures $2.6bn credit facility to fuel transmission and generation for data centers
Company says syndicated performance letter of credit facility is first for data center sector
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Switch secures $768 million in ABS funding
Secured against firm's Reno data center
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Switch buys more land at industrial park outside Las Vegas
Now owns 300 acres
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SoftBank ends talks over $50bn purchase of data center firm Switch
Parties pull the plug, rather than flick the switch, on big money deal
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Switch buys 176 acres at Apex Industrial Park, Las Vegas
New data center campus incoming?
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SoftBank to buy data center investor DigitalBridge for $4bn
Portfolio business includes stakes in AIMS, AtlasEdge, DataBank, Switch, Takanock, Vantage Data Centers, and Yondr Group
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SoftBank considers acquiring data center operator Switch - report
Alongside talks to acquire Switch backer DigitalBridge
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SoftBank considers acquiring data center investor DigitalBridge - report
Portfolio includes Vantage, DataBank, Switch, and more
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Switch raises $659m with green bond issue
Fourth asset-backed financing agreement sealed
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Switch secures preliminary injunction against Tract in Nevada data center site dispute
Full hearing set for March 2026
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Switch deploys new hybrid air and liquid cooling design, claims to offer up to 2MW per rack densities
Company also secures new debt funding
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Switch building “AI factories” in Las Vegas
Company expanding in Sin City with smaller, denser buildings compared to traditional design
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Switch fails in bid to dismiss Tract lawsuit over Nevada data center site
Digital Bridge-owned firm accused of interfering with plans for Tahoe-Reno land
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Switch raises $3.5bn to help refinance debt
Data center operator issues a big chunk of green bonds
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Data center M&A deals surpass $73bn - Synergy
Exceeds previously reported figure by $16 billion
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DigitalBridge 'could be acquired' if fundraising efforts falter
But investor in company sees cause for optimism
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Tract accuses Switch of "harassing rivals" as part of Nevada data center site dispute
Companies are pursuing legal action against each other
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Switch plans second expansion of pyramid data center campus in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Company close to completing first expansion project
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Switch secures $5 billion debt funding to fuel data center build-out
Money to fund development of new projects across four campuses
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DigitalBridge's Switch exploring $40 billion IPO - report
Could Rob Roy's company be going public again?
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Switch raises $1.7 billion via ABS financing
Money to be partly used to refinance the loan that took it private
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Switch to expand Austin data center campus in Texas
Company to expand Data Foundry’s Data Ranch site
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Switch granted planning permission for data center in Round Rock, Texas
Expanding its Rock campus in Austin suburb