Switch Testimonials

"When I certified Switch’s SUPERNAP 8 as Tier IV Gold in 2014, and Switch’s SUPERNAP 9 as Tier IV Gold in 2016, I realized there were no other data centers that matched Switch’s patented designs, facilities and operations. After twenty years certifying 80% of the Tier IV facilities in North America, I realized that Switch is the world’s first Tier 5 data center."

"The original standards were created for enterprise data centers. The options to the industry have expanded, and so to be relevant, the standards need to be expanded as well. When we developed the original standards I envisioned we would evolve them over time. Now that all of the original authors of the standards have left the Uptime Institute, the innovation has stagnated when it comes to evolving the standards. I was very excited to work with Switch on its Tier 5 Platinum standard as it is good to see some in the industry focusing on improving the transparency and accountability of such an important and mission critical part of all of our daily lives, the infrastructure that supports the Internet."