Data Centers

Data Center Giant CyrusOne Promotes Exec to EVP, Chief Customer Officer

by | Feb 21, 2023

Andrea Munoz has been promoted to executive vice president and chief customer officer by Dallas-based CyrusOne, a global data center developer and operator specializing in delivering state-of-the-art digital infrastructure solutions.

In this newly created position at the company, Munoz is responsible for an ecosystem of services aimed at delivering high-touch, optimal customer experiences....

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Adolfson & Peterson Adds Director of Mission Critical Services in Dallas Office
by | Feb 10, 2023

Darian Reams has joined the Dallas office of Adolfson & Peterson Construction, a national, family-owned construction management and contracting company, as its new director of mission-critical services....

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Lincoln Rackhouse Adds 2 Industry Vets to Leadership Team
by | Dec 9, 2022

Lincoln Rackhouse, the Dallas-based data center division of Lincoln Property Co., announced it added two industry veterans to its leadership team.

John Greenwood will be senior vice president, corporate strategy....

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Toy Story: Why a Former CyrusOne CEO Is Creating Homes for Grownups’ Playthings with RecNation
by | Aug 16, 2022
Gary Wojtaszek turned Dallas-based CyrusOne public and grew it into a leading global data center firm. It recently sold for $15 billion. Now—instead of storing computers and data—he aims to store America's RVs, boats, and other "toys" with his new startup, RecNation. With funding secured from Centerbridge Partners, he aims to grow his company by 75 locations a year—and build another multi-billion-dollar business.
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Dallas-Based DataBank Acquires Four Houston-Area Data Centers From CyrusOne for $670M

by | Jan 20, 2022
With the acquisitions, DataBank’s reach now includes 27 metro markets—the largest geographic footprint of any data center operator in the U.S.
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CBRE: DFW Data Center Market Records Most Active Leasing Quarter of All Time
by | Jan 13, 2022
Several large leases signed by social media and financial services users—whose identities were not disclosed—drove the swell of activity in Q4. That led to "incredibly strong" net leasing activity for the full year, CBRE says. That's now driving lots of new data center construction here, and may increase asking rates in 2022 and beyond. With "no end in sight" to the market growth, CBRE's Brant Bernet believes we're only in the "early innings" of an extra-inning game.
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Dallas’ CyrusOne Data Centers Acquired for $15B in Cash by KKR and Global Infrastructure Partners
by | Nov 15, 2021
With over 50 data centers in North America, South America, and Europe, CyrusOne supports IT infrastructure for around 1,000 firms, including approximately 200 Fortune 1000 companies. The huge acquisition is the latest in a string of private equity buyout deals as firms "look to spend a mountain of cash from their investors," according to the Wall Street Journal.
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Work-From-Home Demands Spur Growth at DFW Data Centers
by | Sep 17, 2020
Digital transformation plans compress from years to months amidst COVID-19.
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‘Not Your Father’s Data Center’: Compass Datacenters Joins B2B Podcast Trend

by | Mar 5, 2020
Dallas-based Compass Datacenters has a new industry-related podcast, which fits right in during a time when around 52 million people are tuning in to business podcasts.
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North Texas Corporate Innovators Set the Stage for Disruption
by | Jan 28, 2020
From public-safety blimps to revolutionary data centers, North Texas’ giants invented technology in 2019 to make our world a little bit better.
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Dallas is No. 3 Among Global Data Center Markets, C&W Study Says
by | Jan 21, 2020
Cushman & Wakefield evaluated 1,162 data centers across 38 global markets in its just-released Data Center Market Comparison.
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DataBank Receives $185M Investment from Colony Capital
by | Jan 6, 2020
Colony Capital is supporting the data center provider through additional capital to potentially fund add-on acquisitions and greenfield edge data center developments.
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Corgan and TMGcore Team Up to Downsize Data Centers

by | Sep 26, 2019
The companies will unveil conceptual designs for the new data centers—intended to be a tenth of the traditional sizing—in November to show off the "groundbreaking technology."
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Follow the Money: PHAZR Exits, Spectral MD Gets $1M, Merck Buys Antelliq
by | Dec 20, 2018
Also, you’ll find projekt202, Crow Holdings, Latticework Capital, Light LLC, Woodside Capital, DataBank, and National Teachers Associates Life Insurance Co. in this roundup of activity by companies and investors with ties to North Texas.
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DI People: Neiman Marcus, CyrusOne, Pei Wei, Southwest Airlines Make Promotions
by | Nov 20, 2018
Also, you’ll find leadership appointments and changes at Apex Clearing, Invitation Homes, and Giordano, Wegman, Walsh, and Associates in this roundup of people news in North Texas.
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Innovative Spaces: A (Photo) Tour of Facebook’s Fort Worth Data Center
by | Oct 19, 2018
Facebook’s Fort Worth data center features local artwork throughout its administrative areas. The 150 acre complex in Hillwood’s AllianceTexas development will eventually include five buildings and has a total value of more than $1 billion.
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