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CyrusOne , Dublin Data Centre we continue to expand our footprint across the continent to provide coverage , capacity and connectivity requirements to support our customers ’ ambitions .”
When asked to compare CyrusOne ’ s activities and strategy in Europe versus the US , Pullen reflects that “ In the US , the business has been running for a long time through the various cycles of enterprise and hyperscalers , in terms of customer base . For example , it takes a different approach to manage an enterprise customer base than a hyperscaler . The enterprise customer tends to rely on us a lot more to run their environment , and we , therefore , deploy technology that allows a more managed environment ; whereas the hyperscalers largely operate independently .”
On the other hand , “ In Europe , 93 % of our customer base are hyperscalers . Dealing with hyperscale companies is all about being able to contract efficiently through existing global framework agreements and satisfy design and delivery with a right-sized global and local organisation . The hyperscalers are lacking in commercial resources – they do not have the bandwidth to deal with new entrants who do not have the established contractual terms , as well as design and delivery teams lacking scale and lacking experience with the hyperscale requirements .”
While they might initially seem inverted in many senses ( eastern vs western expansion across the Atlantic and targeting mature vs underserved markets ), both Yondr Group and CyrusOne are fundamentally tackling the same challenges in order to take advantage of the same opportunities . Both aim to capitalise on the booming hyperscale market , harness economies of scale to overcome rising costs , and believe that the tide of global demand will continue to rise – at home and abroad and in mature and emerging markets . datacentremagazine . com 49