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DATA PROCESSING & HOSTING
Workforce Concentrations
The map at right identifies the state’s Workforce
Development regions with above-average
specializations in data
processing, hosting, and related
services. The highlighted
regions are not the only areas in
Texas where workers in this
sector can be found, but rather
represent areas with the greatest
concentrations relative to the
size of the local labor force.
This analysis compares the
portion of each Texas region’s
workforce employed in the
sector to the portion of the
entire U.S. workforce employed
in that sector. The comparison
provides a ratio that measures
how intensively a certain region
is specialized in this industry,
and ranks it as “moderate,”
“above average,” or “high.”
In April 2011, California-based Cisco Systems
opened its new data center in Allen, Texas,
featuring energy efficient technologies to support
the company’s cloud and IT-as-a-service platforms.
For data security purposes, the Allen facility mirrors
Cisco’s Richardson, Texas, facility located 15 miles
away. Cisco is a global leader in networking
technology.
14
Data Processing, Hosting,
and Related
Services
Alamo Region
Hosting
Data: Texas Workforce Commission, Q4 2010
New Data Centers Plug into Texas
In January 2012,
Houston-based
CyrusOne, a wholly
-owned subsidiary
of Ohio-based
Cincinnati Bell,
Concentration
Moderate
Above Average
High
Dallas/Fort Worth
Data Management
Capital Region
Data Management
announced plans to
build the state’s
largest data center,
which will be
located in the
Dallas area. When
completed, the
700,000 sq. ft. facility will also be one of the largest
data centers in the nation. CyrusOne also recently
finished major data center expansions in Houston
and Austin, adding over 102,000 sq. ft. in 2011 and
2012. Cincinnati Bell is a major U.S. telecom and
wireless services company.