CyrusOne Expands Chicago Presence, Begins Construction of Second Data Center on Aurora Campus to Meet Customer Demand

New 425,000 square foot colocation center further expands the preeminent financial services colocation hub in the industry

DALLAS--()--Global colocation solutions provider CyrusOne (NASDAQ: CONE) has broken ground on its newest addition to the Chicago market—a 425,000 square foot data center on the company’s Aurora, Illinois campus. Construction is commencing on part of the land acquired in March 2016 as part of the sale-leaseback transaction with CME Group. The newest data center will provide CyrusOne customers involved in the global financial markets with additional space and connectivity, as well as proximity to the CME Globex platform and it offers a unique ecosystem to energy, enterprise, fintech, and cloud customers.

“Breaking ground on this new data center marks another milestone for us as we solidify our leadership position in the financial services market and enhance our services for enterprise and cloud customers,” said Kevin Timmons, chief technology officer, CyrusOne. “Upon completion, our new state-of-the-art data center will provide needed data center space and provide customers with expanded cloud connectivity. In addition, the City of Aurora has been a valued partner for CyrusOne, and as one of the preeminent data center providers in Illinois, we are excited to expand our activities with the community by creating new local jobs.”

Located in suburban Chicago, the new data center will have high-speed, high-capacity network connectivity directly to downtown Chicago’s telecommunications hub, with a strong network offering to accommodate customers with specific latency and/or replication needs. As part of CyrusOne’s National IX (Internet Exchange) platform, the Aurora data center will supply interconnection to other CyrusOne data centers.

The groundbreaking will be officially celebrated on Thursday, December 1 at the Aurora campus. For more information, please visit the event page here.

CyrusOne operates 35 carrier-neutral data center facilities across the United States, Europe, and Asia to provide customers with the flexibility and scale to match their specific IT growth needs. CyrusOne facilities are engineered to include the power-density infrastructure required to deliver excellent availability, including an architecture with the highest available power redundancy (2N).

Renowned for exceptional service, building enduring customer relationships, and high customer satisfaction levels, CyrusOne serves nine of the Fortune 20 and 180 of the Fortune 1000 among its more than 950 customers.

For more information about CyrusOne, call 1-855-908-3662 or visit www.cyrusone.com. Connect with us on Google Plus, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.

About CyrusOne

CyrusOne (NASDAQ: CONE) is a high-growth real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in highly reliable enterprise-class, carrier-neutral data center properties. The company provides mission-critical data center facilities that protect and ensure the continued operation of IT infrastructure for more than 950 customers, including nine of the Fortune 20 and 180 of the Fortune 1000 or equivalent-sized companies.

CyrusOne’s data center offerings provide the flexibility, reliability, and security that enterprise and cloud customers require, and are delivered through a tailored, customer-service-focused platform designed to foster long-term relationships. CyrusOne’s National IX platform provides robust connectivity options to drive revenue, reduce expenses, and improve service quality for enterprises, content, and telecommunications companies. CyrusOne is committed to full transparency in communication, management, and service delivery throughout its 35 data centers worldwide. Additional information about CyrusOne can be found at www.CyrusOne.com.

Contacts

CyrusOne
David M. Baum, 646-428-0620
CyrusOne@allisonpr.com

Contacts

CyrusOne
David M. Baum, 646-428-0620
CyrusOne@allisonpr.com