MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cyxtera, a global leader in data center colocation and interconnection services, today announced an expanded footprint to serve enterprise and service provider customers with a new data center in Silicon Valley and additional capacity in its existing facilities in Silicon Valley and Chicago. The new Silicon Valley data center, located in Santa Clara, is a 9-MW data center currently under construction and is expected to be ready for customers in late 2022. The company is also adding capacity in existing facilities in Silicon Valley and Chicago in July and December of 2021, respectively.
Cyxtera’s new Silicon Valley facility, which is being built by wholesale data center developer Prime Data Centers, is a four-story, 121,000-square-foot data center that will be Cyxtera’s third building at its SFO4 data center campus. The carrier-neutral facility is strategically located at the center of major fiber routes following diverse paths to the top Tier 1 long-haul and metro providers, with access to new dark fiber routes to all major interconnect facilities in Silicon Valley. One of the facility’s most significant advantages is its proximity to the thriving Bay Area, where it can meet the demand for ultra-low latency workloads and deliver content closer to the edge.
“Our customers and partners require access to world-class colocation services and seamless interconnection solutions in top tier markets,” said Nelson Fonseca, President & CEO of Cyxtera. “By adding a new facility in Silicon Valley and bringing more capacity online in our existing facilities there and in Chicago, we’re able to continue delivering Cyxtera’s innovative solutions to even more of our existing and prospective customers.”
Via Cyxtera’s digital exchange, customers at the company’s Silicon Valley data centers have access to Enterprise Bare Metal offerings, a wide range of networks, and direct, low latency connectivity to major public cloud providers. Cyxtera is adding approximately 1.6 MW of capacity at its SFO1 facility to support increasing demand from customers for premium retail colocation services to enhance business performance and facilitate their digital transformation efforts. The data center is Energy Star certified for energy sustainability and built with seismic bracing to meet Seismic Zone IV compliance.
“The world-class quality of Cyxtera’s data center facilities in top-tier markets continues to drive robust demand from our existing and prospective customers,” said Randy Rowland, Cyxtera’s Chief Operating Officer. “In analyzing the opportunity to grow our presence in both Silicon Valley and Chicago, we saw significant upside potential to drive growth for our business while delivering the leading-edge solutions our customers have come to expect from Cyxtera.”
By adding approximately 2 MW of capacity to its ORD2 data center, Cyxtera will provide customers extended access to world-class digital infrastructure options with ultra-low latency for mission-critical workloads. Located in Elk Grove Village, IL, only 3 miles from O’Hare International Airport, ORD2 offers enterprises the flexibility and customer-focused innovation they require via a comprehensive portfolio of data center and interconnection services.
“As the world in 2020 grappled with the pandemic, enterprises shifted their processes and infrastructure toward digitalization at rates not previously seen,” said Jonathan Schroth, Research Analyst on the Datacenter Infrastructure & Services team for 451 Research, a part of S&P Global Market Intelligence. “This resulted in strong demand for datacenter space from cloud and IT service providers. The momentum in business strength witnessed by many datacenter operators in 2020 seems to be persisting.”
About Cyxtera
Cyxtera is a global leader in data center colocation and interconnection services. The company operates a footprint of more than 60 data centers around the world, providing services to more than 2,300 leading enterprises and U.S. federal government agencies. Cyxtera brings proven operational excellence, global scale, flexibility and customer-focused innovation together to provide a comprehensive portfolio of data center and interconnection services. On February 22, 2021, Cyxtera announced that it entered into a definitive agreement to merge with Starboard Value Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: SVAC), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company. The parties expect to complete the transaction in mid-2021, subject to customary closing conditions, including the receipt of regulatory approvals and approval by SVAC’s stockholders. For more information, please visit www.cyxtera.com.
