CyrusOne, Texas' largest colocation provider, announced today Woodforest National Bank has selected CyrusOne as its data center partner. CyrusOne will provide high availability, high density data center services to support Woodforest's rapid national branch expansion including back-up, disaster recovery server systems. The services will be provided at CyrusOne's recently completed data center in Austin, Texas where CyrusOne maintains a 50,000-square-foot data center for high-end colocation.
"Austin is an ideal location for back-up and disaster recovery systems," said Jim Duke, CIO for Woodforest National Bank. "It is close enough to our Houston headquarters for easy access, yet far enough away to provide the redundancy that is absolutely key for the financial services industry. The Austin area's stable weather, reliable connectivity and robust data network create the high level of reliability critical to our business."
Currently, Woodforest supports its production systems in-house within their data center located in The Woodlands, Texas and houses a replicated, back-up environment in a Woodforest facility in North Texas.
"Woodforest needed a carrier-neutral facility for connectivity, plus the infrastructure for today's high-density IT assets," said David Ferdman, president and chief executive officer for CyrusOne. "Our new high density, high availability data center is ideally located to provide our clients with access to multiple carriers and high-speed data connections."
CyrusOne maintains seven facilities totaling 480,000 square feet in Texas, including two facilities in Houston, three in Dallas and one in Austin. It is the only colocation provider in Austin to provide up to 1,000 watts of power per square foot, enabling the company to support clients with larger volumes of sophisticated and mission-critical applications. The data center is engineered in a fully redundant 2N configuration for superior power and cooling. Plus, multiple levels of uninterruptible power supplies and diesel generators ensure zero downtime.
About CyrusOne
CyrusOne is a leader in high-availability, high-density data center services, offering colocation and implementation services for companies in a wide range of industries, such as: oil and gas, healthcare, energy and financial services. The company helps its clients optimize the return on their technology investments while ensuring application availability, data security and superior IT performance. CyrusOne was recently acquired by ABRY Partners, a Boston-based private equity investment firm with $21 billion in investments across more than 450 media and communications properties. For more information, visit www.cyrusone.com or call 1-866-297-8766.
About Woodforest National Bank
Celebrating 29 years of banking success with over 650 locations in 14 states, Woodforest National Bank was the first bank in Texas to launch a 24-hour/7-days-a-week live banking concept and offer customer the convenience of banking at any hour, day or night, throughout its branch network. Ranked among the top-earning banks in the United States, Woodforest is one of the largest employee-owned community banks in Texas.
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