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Cirion expands its data center complex in Cotia , São Paulo
C irion Technologies , a leading digital infrastructure and technology provider , has announced the expansion of its carrierneutral data center complex in São Paulo ( SAO1 ) with a new 3,600 square-meter building , increasing total capacity by 50 %. The site is enabled to host workloads that require high density , including various Artificial Intelligence , gaming and Deep Learning among others . Cirion is backed by Stonepeak , a leading alternative investment firm specialized in infrastructure and real assets , with approximately US $ 57 billion of assets under management and a broad portfolio of communications and digital infrastructure investments around the world .
The expansion of the SAO1 complex in Cotia , São Paulo enables Cirion to continue supporting the demands of various hyperscalers , carriers and content providers , all of whom require robust and scalable infrastructure . It continues Cirion ’ s over 30 years of serving corporate customers in Brazil and more broadly across Latin America .
Both buildings in the SAO1 complex share a 20MW power substation , with redundant high voltage line inputs . The new building follows the company ’ s carrier-neutral policy , allowing customers direct access to more than 90 carriers and to the primary public cloud companies operating in Latin- American markets .
Additionally , SAO1 is certified with the highest ISO standards such as ISO 9001 ; ISO 20000-1 ; ISO 27001 ; ISO 27017 ; ISO 27018 ; ISO 27701 ; ISO 22301 ; ISO 14001 ; ISO 45001 ( BS OHSAS 18001 ); ISAE 3402 ; PCI-DSS 3.2.1 ; with Tier III Design Documents and Tier III Constructed Facility from the Uptime
Institute and compliant with AICPA ’ s PCI-DSS and SOC 1 , SOC 2 and SOC 3 in addition to being SAP Outsourcing Operations Partner .
Cirion owns and operates three data center complexes in Brazil , strategically located in the cities of São Paulo ( SAO1 ), Rio de Janeiro ( RIO1 ) and Curitiba ( CUR1 ). These facilities are located in secure , easily accessed regions and close to primary business districts and airports , thus enabling greater logistical and operational agility .
Cirion data centers enable companies to build and scale their operations in facilities aligned with Latin America ’ s sustainability goals and adhere to Cirion ’ s ESG standards and commitment to technological innovation . This expansion will allow SAO1 to achieve market-leading ‘ Power Usage Effectiveness ’ ( PUE ) with minimal energy , water and natural resources consumption to reduce its overall environmental impact .
“ The São Paulo data center expansion represents another step in our journey to grow the platform of low-latency , interconnected data centers and establish a thriving digital ecosystem in Latin America ,” said Facundo Castro , CEO of Cirion Technologies .
“ This new facility in the São Paulo data center complex reflects Cirion ’ s ongoing commitment to investing in and providing our customers with the most complete suite of data center solutions to support their Digital Transformation throughout the region .” •
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