Switch's The Pyramid Campus, located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is a state-of-the-art exascale data center designed to deliver unmatched performance, reliability, and sustainability. The facility supports high densities up to 55kW per cabinet, ensuring it can handle the most demanding workloads. The Pyramid Campus guarantees 100% power uptime, providing businesses with uninterrupted operations and peace of mind.
The Pyramid Campus is strategically positioned to cover the northeastern latency zone, offering an impressive 4ms latency to Chicago. This low-latency connectivity is crucial for businesses requiring rapid data access and transfer, enhancing overall performance and efficiency. The services provided include MPLS, IP, Transport, SIP, and SD-WAN, with circuits not required to terminate at Switch, offering flexible and resilient connectivity options.
Michigan's favorable tax environment further enhances the attractiveness of The Pyramid Campus. Businesses benefit from a 0% Tax Renaissance Zone, 0% sales and use taxes on data center equipment, and no business personal property tax for Switch clients. These tax advantages translate to significant cost savings and financial efficiency.
As an industry leader in ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) standards, The Pyramid Campus is powered entirely by renewable energy, underscoring Switch's commitment to environmental sustainability. Additionally, companies can leverage the world’s most powerful telecom purchasing cooperative, achieving savings of 35-60% on connectivity through comprehensive telecom audits. Access to telecom engineering solutions architects further ensures the modernization and optimization of network infrastructure.