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CyrusOne Welcomes John Hatem as VP of Data Center Design & Construction

^{Published on 2011-09-20 09:53:20 - Market Wire}
 

HOUSTON--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--[ CyrusOne ], a wholly owned subsidiary of Cincinnati Bell (NYSE: CBB) and preeminent enterprise data center solutions provider, has hired John Hatem as the vice president of data center design and construction.

"John brings a wealth of experience and expertise to CyrusOne?especially in the financial services industry?and will be a key contributor to our geographic expansion plans"

?John brings a wealth of experience and expertise to CyrusOne?especially in the financial services industry?and will be a key contributor to our geographic expansion plans,? said Gary Wojtaszek, CEO and president of CyrusOne. ?As we continue to add more capacity for our ever-growing roster of clients, we need someone who can oversee the complexity of designing and building our secure, safe, and reliable facilities. John is that person, with his proven record of cost savings and innovation in the strategy, design, construction, and operation of data centers.?

Hatem has nearly 20 years of experience in information technology and data center strategy, design, and construction for the financial services and data center industry. Starting his career as a network operations engineer, he has experience with some of the largest financial companies in the world, including JPMorgan Chase & Co. (formerly Bear Stearns & Co. Inc.), Deutsche Bank, and Morgan Stanley. As managing director at Bear Stearns, he was responsible for the strategic design, planning, and control of its mission-critical data centers worldwide.

Most recently, Hatem was the director of design and construction for ConceptCSI Global Data Center Solutions, which is one of the preeminent construction firms in the industry that is exclusively dedicated to the design, planning, and construction of mission-critical facilities throughout the world.

?John has extensive experience in data center design, construction, MEP infrastructure and operations, and?more importantly?has the customer service qualities that will help CyrusOne exceed our clients? expectations,? continued Wojtaszek.

CyrusOne top-tier [ data centers ] offer best-in-class performance and reliability for high-density and high-availability enterprise requirements. The facilities? power and cooling architectures use advanced components and are designed with N+1 and 2N parallel redundancies, providing 100 percent uptime with no interruption in service.

About CyrusOne

CyrusOne specializes in enterprise data center colocation, offering the highest power redundancy (2N architecture) and highest power-density infrastructure, supporting 250-plus watts per square foot across the entire data center floor. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, and with 18 facilities across the United States and London, CyrusOne is renowned for exemplary customer service. The company?s customers include 15 of the top global 100 companies and five of the top 10. CyrusOne is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cincinnati Bell (NYSE: CBB). For more information, visit [ www.cyrusone.com ].