Cyxtera

Cyxtera Technologies is a data center colocation and interconnection provider focused on secure, software-configurable infrastructure for enterprise and public sector workloads.

• Global data center colocation services for enterprise, service provider, and government workloads (data center infrastructure).
• Interconnection services supporting connectivity between customer environments, cloud providers, and network partners (networking).
• Software-defined infrastructure capabilities enabling remote provisioning and configuration of colocation resources (infrastructure automation).
• Security-focused Data Center Operations (DCO) and facility controls aligned with common compliance frameworks (security and compliance).
• Hybrid IT enablement for workloads spanning on-premises (on-prem), colocation, and public cloud environments (hybrid cloud infrastructure).

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Cyxtera Technologies operates carrier-neutral data centers that provide colocation and interconnection services for enterprises, service providers, and public sector organizations that require controlled, shared physical infrastructure for their IT and networking workloads. Customers use Cyxtera facilities to deploy servers, storage, and network equipment in third-party sites with power, cooling, physical security, and connectivity managed as a service. This model supports workloads that are not suited to public cloud alone, including latency-sensitive applications, regulated data, and systems that require direct control over hardware.

Within these facilities, Cyxtera offers interconnection services that allow customers to establish private network links between their colocated environments, telecommunications carriers, and cloud platforms (networking). These services typically include cross-connects, meet-me room access, and in some cases software-configurable connectivity options that allow logical provisioning of network paths. This enables architectures that rely on hybrid and multi-cloud patterns, such as routing traffic from enterprise networks into multiple cloud providers through a common colocation hub.

Cyxtera’s platform emphasizes software-defined infrastructure concepts, where customers can provision, scale, and manage certain colocation and connectivity resources via portals or APIs (infrastructure automation). In practice, this supports use cases such as quickly deploying additional compute capacity in a cage or cabinet, adjusting bandwidth allocations, or configuring network services without on-site intervention. These capabilities align with enterprise architectures that seek cloud-like operational models while retaining dedicated hardware and colocation economics.

Security and compliance are core positioning elements, with Cyxtera data centers incorporating physical access controls, surveillance, and environmental monitoring, along with policies and procedures aligned to common industry certifications and regulatory expectations (security and compliance). This appeals to sectors such as financial services, healthcare, and government, where data handling requirements and auditability influence infrastructure placement decisions. The data center footprint also supports redundancy and Disaster Recovery (DR) scenarios, allowing customers to design active-active or active-passive deployments across geographically separated facilities.

In marketplace and directory taxonomies, Cyxtera is categorized primarily under colocation data centers (data center infrastructure), interconnection and peering services (networking), and hybrid IT infrastructure enablement (hybrid cloud infrastructure). Its offerings are used as foundational building blocks for enterprise IT strategies that combine on-prem assets, third-party data centers, and public cloud platforms within a unified networking and governance model.