Global Switch to host large Nvidia Blackwell deployment at Paris data center

Paris facility selected to house substantial installation of Nvidia Blackwell hardware.

By GPU Data Hub Desk · GPU Data Hub·Editorial standards·29 Sept 2026, 16:03·France

Global Switch to host large Nvidia Blackwell deployment at Paris data center

Data centre provider Global Switch has agreed to house an extensive installation of Nvidia Blackwell processors within its Paris site. The identity of the customer contracted to utilise the high-performance computing environment has not been made public.

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