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Switch and Data Introduces Online Resource for Data Center Industry Information and Connections on its New Website

^{Published on 2008-12-16 07:25:15 - Market Wire}
 

TAMPA, Fla.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Switch and Data (NASDAQ: SDXC), a leading provider of data center and Internet exchange services, announced today that the Company has introduced an industry Information and Connections section to its new website. This resource contains links to helpful information for the data center industry, as well as Switch and Data whitepapers and information on the company's Web MarketPlace customer search database and utility. Switch and Data introduced this resource as part of a new corporate website it launched on December 14th.

Industry analyst firm Tier 1 reports that global Internet data center demand has grown by 14% over the past year while supply has only increased by 6%. Rapid traffic growth and the increasing complexity of network based applications have placed a heavy burden on companies' network infrastructure, requiring careful evaluation of how and where to invest in data center services to add capacity and connectivity. Switch and Data's Information and Connections page provides links to information ranging from where to find peers to exchange IP traffic on Peering DB, cooling and UPS sizing calculators at The Data Center Journal, expected IP traffic growth rates at IDC, to the latest developments in data center efficiency at The Green Grid.

Information and Connections provides links to these resources:

• Industry News
• Peering and Internet Exchange
• Industry Research and Trends
• IP Traffic Metrics
• Green Data Centers
• Data Centers In The News

Content providers, network providers and Internet infrastructure providers all have different mission critical needs for data center and Internet exchange services. Switch and Data developed its new corporate website to explain the ways it can support the growth plans of these different types of businesses. The new customers section of the website references concrete examples of the ways Switch and Data has helped companies enhance their businesses.

"Switch and Data introduced the Information and Connections section of our new website to help customers, prospects, the media, and investors find relevant industry information quickly and easily," explained Ernie Sampera, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Switch and Data. "In 2009 we will expand our effort to provide relevant content to help companies make smart data center investments that meet their needs today and into the future."

To view Switch and Data's Information and Connections page, please visit: [ http://www.switchanddata.com/Content/InformationandConnections.aspx ]

About Switch and Data

Switch and Data is a premier provider of network-neutral data centers that house, power, and interconnect the Internet. Leading content companies, enterprises, and communications service providers rely on Switch and Data to connect to customers and exchange Internet traffic. Switch and Data has built a reputation for world-class service, delivered across the broadest colocation footprint and richest network of interconnections in North America. Switch and Data operates 34 sites in the U.S. and Canada, provides one of the highest customer satisfaction scores for technical and engineering support in the industry, and is home to PAIX^® - the world's first commercial Internet exchange.

For more information on Switch and Data, please visit [ www.switchanddata.com ].