"Clients that are coming to Switch in order to locate their high-density equipment are always looking around Las Vegas to see what is the client. That is why Fox moved 60 of their engineers to Las Vegas to run this deployment," Young said.
Each data center is called a super nap. Switch can't build them fast enough to meet demand, which has already created thousands of technical jobs and thousands more in construction. The company says Zappos is here, at least in part, because of Switch. Ditto for several other newcomers.
"Some of the brightest technology minds are coming together in this environment, in this room, to talk about how to prepare and present technology to the world as it continues to evolve," said Chris Donnelly, Switch.
As for the possibility of Las Vegas becoming a data center city, instead of a gambling city, Young says it's already happened.
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"Now, Switch is upping the ante on its local operation, more than quintupling the size of its main data center, SuperNAP-7, at 7135 S. Decatur Blvd. Once complete, it'll have 2.2 million square feet, making it the "largest commercially available and independent technology ecosystem in the world," according to Switch's website.
The newspaper also noted that SuperNAP 7 has about 50 diesel generators
to handle the power load if the electric grid fails. The facility has
7,000 gallons stored on site for each generator; if the fuel runs out,
SuperNAP-7's security force has federal permission to seize supplies
from almost anywhere. The federal government ranks its operational
importance in a disaster above that of hospitals.
--http://www.lvrj.com/business/switch-communications-data-center-adding-2-2-million-square-feet-130255933.html
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