The Move Comes at a Time When Investor Interest in Generative Artificial Intelligence Is Sky-Rocketing. the AI Boom, Which Has Powered Chipmakers Such as Nvidia By Echo Wang and David French
作者：Echo Wang 和 David F
New York, Sept 10 (Reuters) - The Owners of Switch Are Exploring an Initial Public Offering (IPO) of the Data Center Operator That Could Value It at About $40 Billion, Including Debt, According to People Familiar With the Matter.
紐約，9月10日（路透社）— 知情人士稱，Switch的所有者正在探索這家數據中心運營商的首次公開募股（IPO），其估值可能約爲400億美元，包括債務。
The Discussions on an IPO for Switch Are at an Early Stage, the Sources Said, Cautioning That the Plans Are Subject to Market Conditions and No Final Decisions Have Been Taken.
消息人士稱，關於Switch首次公開募股的討論尚處於初期階段，並警告說，這些計劃受市場條件的約束，尚未做出最終決定。
The Investment Firms That Own Switch Have in Recent Weeks Held Preliminary Talks With Investment Bankers on the Potential Stock Market Flotation That Could Happen as Early as 2025, the Sources Said, Requesting Anonymity as the Discussions Are Confidential.
消息人士稱，擁有Switch的投資公司最近幾周與投資銀行家就最早可能在2025年舉行的股市上市進行了初步會談，並要求匿名，因爲討論是保密的。
The Move Comes at a Time When Investor Interest in Generative Artificial Intelligence Is Sky-Rocketing. the AI Boom, Which Has Powered Chipmakers Such as Nvidia Nvda.o and Other Big Tech Firms, Has Turbocharged Global Demand for Infrastructure Such as Data Centers and High-Powered Servers.
此舉是在投資者對生成式人工智能的興趣飛速增長之際採取的。人工智能繁榮爲英偉達等芯片製造商提供了動力 nvda.o 以及其他大型科技公司，推動了全球對數據中心和高性能服務器等基礎設施的需求。
Las Vegas-Based Switch Was Taken Private by DigitalBridge and Ifm Investors for $11 Billion in 2022. Australian Pension Fund Aware Super Bought a Minority Stake From Switch's Owners in 2023.
2022年，總部位於拉斯維加斯的Switch被DigitalBridge和Ifm Investors以110億美元的價格私有化。澳大利亞養老基金Aware Super於2023年從Switch的所有者手中購買了少數股權。
DigitalBridge, Ifm and Aware Super Declined to Comment. Switch Did Not Immediately Respond to a Request for Comment.
DigitalBridge、Ifm 和 Aware Super 拒絕置評。Switch 沒有立即回應評論請求。
Dealmaking in the Data Center and Server Industry Has Also Witnessed an Uptick in Recent Months Due to the Proliferation of AI.
由於人工智能的普及，最近幾個月，數據中心和服務器行業的交易量也有所上升。
Earlier in September, Blackstone Clinched a Deal to Buy Australian Data Center Group Airtrunk for More Than a$24 Billion ($16 Billion). in August, AMD Amd.o Agreed to Acquire Server Maker Zt Systems for $4.9 Billion, as Part of Its Efforts to Expand Its Portfolio of AI Chips and Hardware and Battle Nvidia.
9月初，黑石集團 達成了一筆交易 將以超過240億澳元（合160億美元）的價格收購澳大利亞數據中心集團Airtrunk。8月，AMD AMD.o 同意收購 服務器製造商Zt Systems的售價爲49億美元，這是其擴大人工智能芯片和硬件產品組合並與英偉達作戰的努力的一部分。
Founded in 2000 by Technology Entrepreneur Rob Roy, Switch Counts Nvidia, Dell Technologies, and FedEx Fdx.n Among Its Top Customers.
Switch 由科技企業家 Rob Roy 於 2000 年創立，包括英偉達、戴爾科技和聯邦快遞 fdx.n 其頂級客戶之一。
Since January 2016, Switch's Data Centers Have Been Powered by Renewable Energy, According to Its Website. This Makes Its Operations Attractive to Technology Companies, Which Have Environmental Impact Targets and Are Attempting to Accelerate Investments in Decarbonization Without Inhibiting Growth Involving Power-Hungry Data Centers.
根據其網站，自2016年1月以來，Switch的數據中心一直由可再生能源提供動力。這使得其業務對科技公司具有吸引力，這些公司設定了環境影響目標，並試圖在不抑制涉及耗電數據中心的增長的情況下加快對脫碳的投資。
The Global Data Center Boom Is Expected to Produce About 2.5 Billion Metric-Tons of Carbon Dioxide-Equivalent Emissions Through the End of the Decade, According to a Recent Report From Morgan Stanley.
全球數據中心熱潮是 預計將生產 摩根士丹利最近的一份報告顯示，到本十年末，二氧化碳當量排放量約爲25公噸。
($1 = 1.5017 Australian Dollars)
（$1 = 1.5017 澳元）
(Reporting by Echo Wang and David French in New York; Additional Reporting by Lewis Jackson in Canberra; Editing by Sonali Paul)
（Echo Wang 和 David French 在紐約的報道；劉易斯·傑克遜在堪培拉的補充報道；索納利·保羅編輯）
