Switch Innovates Resilient Solutions with Tier 5 Platinum Data Center Standard

May 23, 2022
Switch, an innovator in resilient solutions and data center technology, has developed the Tier 5® Platinum standard, which surpasses the highest data center benchmarks available today. The company's data center designs, facilities, and operations focus on sustainability and resilience, helping to prevent costly IT downtime, which can range from $140,000 to $540,000 per hour. Switch's commitment to resilience extends to connectivity, offering global interconnectivity options and supporting multiple carriers for redundancy. The Tier 5 Platinum standard guarantees not just power and cooling system sustainability, but also factors in internet connectivity, carrier services reliability, physical security, regional disaster risks, and facility energy efficiency.