• Will support up to 160,000 sq. ft. data center / 80,000 sq. ft. of raised white floor
• SSAE 16 (SOC I type II), PCI DSS (sec 9 & 12), HIPAA, ISO 27001, FISMA
• CyrusOne Facilities are designed to meet TIA-942 requirements for electrical and mechanical.
• High Performance Computing (HPC) capable, supports 200 wpsf with the ability to supportover 1,000 wpsf
• Efficient, divisible floor plates
• Extra layer of physical security including hurricane shutters, extra diesel on-site, outside of flood zone
• Carrier-neutral and part of CyrusOne Texas IX
• 100% uptime service level agreement on power
• 24×7 staffed NOCC and remote hands support
• Dedicated cages and private suite options available
• Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus (VESDA) system; sampling air in parts per million coupled with a zonal dual-action interlocking dry-pipe system
• Centrally located to dozens of hotels, restaurants and other amenities

• 36-inch raised floor design
• Utilizing Stultz 100-ton CRAH units with electronically commutated (EC) variable-speed fans
• Highly efficient multiple 500 ton Trane chillers with fast restart and adaptive controlled
• Microprocessors
• Ability to scale as density increases

• Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus (VESDA) system; sampling air in parts per million coupled with a zonal dual-action interlocking dry-pipe system

• Can accommodate up to 24MW of critical capacity
• Multiple levels of redundancy available within same footprint (e.g. N, 2N)
• Dual input PDUs with static transfer switches
• 2.25 MW Dedicated Diesel generators
• 5,000 gallon belly tanks at each generator

• Reinforced physical structure, including concrete bollards and steel-lined wall options for security, and bullet resistant glass
• Video surveillance and recording of the exterior and interior
• On-site security guards 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Man traps, revolving entrance doors; biometric and key card (color coded) security for rigid access control
• Cabinet and cage security options include individual locks and biometric scanners

• Centrally located to dozens of hotels, restaurants and other amenities

• CyrusOne Zero Water Consumption Cooling: No water is consumed to cool this facility (such as water towers or evaporative cooling).  Minimal amounts of water are used for humidification and facility maintenance. This facility uses highly efficient chillers, variable frequency drives, and energy-efficient CRAH units to achieve high efficiency air-cooled chilling.  An average US data center of the same size typically consumes over 1 million gallons of water per month to cool them.

• Regional Water Risk: The Houston area faces a medium-to-high risk of water supply disruption, which is expected to worsen to High Risk in the future.  Unlike many other data centers, CyrusOne’s Houston – West II facility does not use water for cooling and is therefore insulated from regional water risk, both current and future.

(Risk assessment and projections based on WRI Aqueduct Tool)

• Regional Grid Greenhouse Gasses: How much greenhouse gas does this facility’s local electrical grid emit while generating electricity?  (Useful for Location-based greenhouse gas reporting)

• The carbon-intensity of the grid has improved about 2.3% points per year over the last 12 years of published data. Reported by the US EPA eGRID for the ERCOT subregion (ERCT).

• Regional Grid Renewables: What percentage of this facility’s local electrical grid is from renewable sources (wind, solar, biomass, hydro, and geothermal)?

This has been increasing about 1.1% points per year over the last 12 years of published data.  Based on US EPA eGRID data for the ERCOT subregion (ERCT).