Five steps to increase female participation in technology
HR Director at Cirion Technologies shares strategies for inclusion and development of women in the sector
São Paulo, March 05, 2025 – In the last 10 years, the number of jobs in the technology area has increased by 95% in Brazil, according to a study released by the Federation of Commerce of Goods, Services and Tourism of the State of São Paulo (FecomercioSP). Despite the high demand, female participation is still low: less than 20% of positions in the technology area in Brazil are held by women. When we consider leadership positions, adding up all of Latin America, they occupy less than 30% of them, according to the Women in Technology survey.
This scenario reflects challenges such as technical training, lack of representation, and invisible barriers that perpetuate gender inequality in the sector. To help transform this reality, companies such as Cirion Technologies, a leading provider of digital infrastructure and technology, have developed strategies to retain and qualify talent so that more women take on positions that are mostly held by men.
As part of this commitment, Cirion’s Chief Human Resources Officer, Cibele Giarrante, shares five essential tips to promote the inclusion and development of women in technology:
Create mentoring and training programs: Mentoring programs help reduce barriers and expand opportunities for women who want to enter the area to develop more quickly.
Promote a more flexible work environment: Policies such as flexible working hours and childcare assistance are key to supporting women, especially mothers, to advance in their careers.
Ensure a safe and inclusive environment: Cirion has developed a welcoming protocol for employees who are victims of domestic violence, which will be launched in March, due to International Women’s Day, celebrated on the 8th. Safe environments and institutional support make all the difference, so the company has created a guidance list for managers and will offer financial, emotional, psychological and legal support to employees.
Give visibility to women in technology: initiatives such as networking groups, events, and the recognition of female leaders are essential to encourage more women to enter the area. One of these events will take place on March 11, in São Paulo, where the company will hold an afternoon of autographs with the operations manager for Latin America, Tatiana Soares. She is co-author of the book Women in Telecom, a work that brings together stories of women who have made a difference in the technology market.
Invest in technical training and professional development: Supporting female skills in technology is an essential step to increase women’s participation in the sector. Cirion encourages this growth through training programs and specialized training, such as courses in public speaking, personal branding, social networks and leadership. In addition, the company offers a scholarship program that provides technical training for female employees.
“There are still challenges to be overcome, but we are moving forward. The presence of women in technology is not just a matter of representation, but a necessity for the development of innovative and inclusive solutions for society”, highlights Cibele Giarrante.
Finally, Cibele gives a bonus tip for those who intend to grow in the area: “Empowerment and attitude are fundamental to stand out in any sector. Therefore, prepare yourself with technical training and do not be afraid to face new challenges. We can overcome all obstacles”, she emphasizes.
Cibele Giarrante, Director of Human Resources at Cirion Technologies. Photo: publicity
About Cirion
Cirion is a leading pan-regional digital infrastructure and technology provider, offering a comprehensive suite of colocation, cloud infrastructure, and terrestrial and subsea fiber network services. Cirion serves over 5,500 Latin America-based and multinational customers, including enterprises, government agencies, cloud service providers, wireline and wireless carriers, ISPs, and other leading businesses. The Company owns and operates a facilities-based network and data center portfolio, with extensive coverage spanning across the Latin America region. Learn more about Cirion at www.ciriontechnologies.com
Cirion to Expand its Existing Data Center Footprint in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Strategic land acquisition located immediately adjacent to Cirion’s existing RIO1 facility in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to support a new 60 MW state-of-the-art, carrier-neutral, energy efficient data center
New data center will provide critical colocation capacity to service growing regional demand needs
MIAMI, FL, August, 1, 2024 – Cirion Technologies (the “Company”), a pan-Latin American leading digital infrastructure and technology provider, today announced that the Company has acquired a 15,000 square meter parcel of land, located immediately adjacent to its existing interconnection-dense data center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (“RIO1”), to support the expansion of its data center footprint in the region. Cirion is backed by Stonepeak, a leading alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets with more than $71.2 billion in assets under management and an extensive portfolio of communications and digital infrastructure investments globally.
The new parcel of land, which is located in the São Cristovão neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, will support a new up to 60 megawatt carrier-neutral data center facility (“RIO2”). RIO2 will have access to a business-friendly environment and renewable energy sources, an already established ecosystem with more than fifty network and cloud providers, diverse metro and long-haul connectivity to major cities and tech hubs in the region and be in close proximity to international subsea cable networks to deliver minimal latency between Latin America and other regions. RIO2 is expected to be ready for service in 2026.
Once constructed, RIO2 will mark Cirion’s fourth data center asset in Brazil, and will be directly connected through primary, redundant dark fiber routes to the rest of Cirion’s Brazilian platform. The Brazilian platform currently comprises three data center campuses in São Paulo (“SAO1”), Rio de Janeiro (“RIO1”), and Curitiba (“CUR1”), which are strategically located in secure, easily accessible regions, and close to primary business districts, enabling strong logistical and operational agility. RIO2 will also be integrated into Cirion’s broader carrier-neutral platform comprising 18 data centers across Latin America. Through its platform, Cirion provides colocation, cross connectivity, and disaster recovery capabilities to support the demand needs of various hyperscalers, carriers, content providers, and enterprises, and customers can connect directly to more than 100 network service providers and to key public cloud providers operating in the region via peer-to-peer connectivity.
“This land acquisition supports the continued expansion of our data center campus in Rio de Janeiro, highlighting another important milestone in our expansion journey to grow our platform of low-latency, interconnected data centers”, said Facundo Castro, CEO for Cirion Technologies.
Nelson Fonseca, President of Cirion’s Data Center business unit, stated, “RIO2 will be a state-of-the-art, carrier-neutral, energy-efficient data center with direct fiber connectivity to Cirion’s existing ecosystem from day 1, providing interconnect-oriented colocation capacity to the region’s rapidly growing data center market”.
The acquisition of this land and development of RIO2 complements Cirion’s current data center developments in Santiago, Chile (“SAN2”) and Lima, Peru (“LIM2”), as well as the recently completed expansion of its data center campus in SAO1. These projects ensure continued scalability for Cirion’s customers as digital transformation and cloud adoption continues to proliferate rapidly in Latin America.
Cirion is a leading pan-regional digital infrastructure and technology provider, offering a comprehensive suite of colocation, cloud infrastructure, and terrestrial and subsea fiber network services. Cirion serves over 5,500 Latin America-based and multinational customers, including enterprises, government agencies, cloud service providers, wireline and wireless carriers, ISPs, and other leading businesses. The Company owns and operates a facilities-based network and data center portfolio, with extensive coverage spanning across the Latin America region. Learn more about Cirion at www.ciriontechnologies.com
Cirion announces new POP in Limeira to meet the growing demand of the local market
São Paulo, June 12, 2024 – Cirion Technologies, a leading digital infrastructure and technology provider in Latin America, today announced the opening of a new Point of Presence (POP) for its network in the city of Limeira, São Paulo.
With this new POP, which adds to the more than 550 already existing, 125 of which in Brazil, customers in Limeira and region can directly access Cirion’s backbone, reducing the need for investments in interconnection networks and improving the quality and latency conditions of their networks. This is great news for the general market and a long-standing demand from local ISPs (Internet Service Providers).
Cirion’s backbone spans more than 90,500 km, including terrestrial and submarine fibers, crossing Brazil from north to south and connecting more than 20 countries in Latin America and more than 160 data centers, 18 of which are proprietary.
José Eduardo Leão de Freitas, director of fiber products at Cirion Brasil, reinforces the company’s commitment to the region: “Our purpose is to promote the development of Brazil and Latin America through technology. Local Internet Service Providers are an important part of this challenge, helping to bring a service that is essential to businesses and people across the country. With our new POP, we have simplified costs and management for these providers, facilitating the development of the region.”
About Cirion
Cirion is a leading digital infrastructure and technology provider, offering a comprehensive suite of fiber network, connectivity, colocation, cloud infrastructure, and communication and collaboration solutions with the purpose of furthering Latin America´s progress through technology. Cirion serves over 5,500 Latin America-based and multinational customers, including enterprises, government agencies, cloud service providers, carriers, ISPs, and other leading businesses. Cirion owns and operates a facilities-based network and data center portfolio, with extensive coverage spanning across the Latin America region. Learn more about Cirion at www.ciriontechnologies.com
Holding YDUQS modernizes its IT Infrastructure by partnering with Cirion and Oracle
Updating the computing environment, with the migration to Oracle Exadata Cloud@Customer, allows YDUQS to focus on its strategic objectives, while optimizing its costs, offering greater service availability and improving the student experience
São Paulo, March 6, 2024 – YDUQS, one of Brazil’s most important educational groups retained the technological services of Cirion Technologies, a leading provider of digital infrastructure and technology to migrate all the production databases of the institution to Oracle Exadata Cloud@Customer environment, thus updating their business support infrastructure.
YDUQS offers a diverse portfolio of educational institutions, including — Estácio, Ibmec, IDOMED, Wyden and Damásio, covering a wide range of courses and modalities.
In 2020, YDUQS sought to upgrade its IT infrastructure to tackle the growing challenges of the educational market. The institution needed a flexible, scalable and secure solution, which also offered high performance and availability for their critical systems.
Further to a rigorous selection process, Cirion was chosen as a technological partner, responsible for migrating all YDUQS production databases to Oracle Exadata Cloud@Customer, deploying Universal Credits model, thus ensuring data resiliency by replicating the environment to another Data Center. The company’s new environment hosts business applications and offers greater availability of the service provided to their students, improving response time to their requests.
This solution provides the company with greater stability, flexibility and security, in addition to optimizing costs and allowing the institution to focus on its strategic objectives.
Benefits of the Solution
Migrating to Exadata provided YDUQS with several benefits, including:
Increased stability and performance: Optimized environment for Oracle Database, resulting in a significant increase in system performance and availability.
Flexibility and scalability: The solution is highly flexible and scalable, thus enabling a fast and efficient response to your needs.
Security and reliability: State-of-the-art security and reliability resources to ensure that the institution data will be protected.
Cost Optimization: Oracle’s solution offers a flexible payment model adjustable to customer needs. The institution pays a monthly recurring price for a set of basic resources (baseline), which guarantees predictability and cost control. In times of high demand, the institution can scale up the OCPUs (central processing units) and pay only for the baseline surplus. This flexibility enables IT cost optimization, paying only for the resources you use.
“YDUQS found the ideal partner in Cirion, since they provide us with daily management support, ensuring Oracle database maintenance and support. Thus our team is able to focus on our apps specifications and in our customers experience (students) sparing the complexities of support infrastructure,” said Rodrigo Coutinho, IT Director for YDUQS. “The new structure is the foundation for our business digital transformation”.
“YDUQS is a great example for the kind of challenges that Cirion can help you solve. Our professionals are trained to act from their first contact to daily operations support, evaluating IT needs based on our customers’ business demands”, said Rodrigo Oliveira, Data Centers Director for Cirion Brazil.
About YDUQS
YDUQS is an educational technology and services group, meant to raise the quality of university education in Brazil. It offers a diverse portfolio of educational institutions, covering a wide range of courses and modalities. It is the only higher education organization in the world with an “AA” ESG rating, awarded in October 2023 by MSCI, a global benchmark in evaluating corporate sustainability practices, placing them in the market top tier among publicly listed companies. Their commitment to sustainable development and the communities they serve is guided by a robust ESG strategy. Today, they are one of the largest educational groups in Brazil, home to some of the country’s most relevant educational institutions. For over five decades, their journey has been defined by a commitment to Brazilian development, the integration of digital culture and innovation, and inclusive education.
Cirion is a leading provider of digital infrastructure and technology, offering a comprehensive suite of fiber network, connectivity, colocation, cloud infrastructure, and communication and collaboration solutions with the purpose of furthering Latin America’s progress through technology Cirion serves more than 5,500 Latin America-based and multinational clients, including enterprises, government agencies, cloud service providers, carriers, ISPs, and other leading companies. Cirion owns and operates a facilities-based network and data center portfolio, with extensive coverage spanning across the Latin America region. Learn more about Cirion atwww.ciriontechnologies.com
Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Cirion with the 2023 Company of the Year Award in the Latin American Telecommunication Data Center Services Industry
MIAMI, FL, December, 21, 2023 Frost & Sullivan awarded Cirion Technologies with the 2023 Best Practices Company of the Year Award in the Latin American telecommunication data center servicesindustry. This award recognizes Cirions consistent growth strategy based on a visionary understanding of the future and for effectively addressing new challenges and opportunities.
The award recognizes a high degree of innovation with products and technologies and its resulting leadership in terms of customer value and market penetration.
Making Strategic Decisions with a Far-reaching Impact
Frost & Sullivans research identifies that environmental sustainability is a top priority for governments, businesses, and data center service providers. The increasing regulatory focus on sustainability and greater customer awareness requires sustainability to be a part of colocation service providers core value proposition. Thus, market participants focus on best-in-class data center design and management tools, creating energy-efficient facilities that utilize renewable resources to reduce carbon footprints.
Cirion implements cutting-edge technologies to enhance efficiency, reduce operational costs and carbon footprint, and facilitate renewable energy system integration.
Moreover, Cirion supports projects that create new sources of clean energy and propel programs in the areas where it operates, including renewable energy and renting solar systems that inject a portion of consumption back into the grid.
Cirion aims to increase renewable energy consumption from 38% to 50% in 2023 through power purchase agreements in different markets.
Cirions sustainable initiatives solidify its leadership position and testify to its dedication to building efficient data centers.
A Trusted Regional Leader
Leveraging a robust infrastructure and product portfolio, Cirion is a leading technology provider in the region. In LATAM, enterprises, carriers, hyperscalers, and all the interconnection ecosystems challenges revolve around digital transformation and improving customer experiences. With over 30 years of experience, Cirion addresses these challenges by facilitating businesses with the essential expertise and tools to thrive in LATAMs evolving environment, said Josefina Pavón, growth advisory consulting analyst for Frost & Sullivan.
Frost & Sullivan applauds Cirion for its leadership focus and best practices implementation, addressing unmet needs in LATAMs telecommunications data center services.
Cirion recently announced the construction of two new data centers of 20 MW each, one in Lima, Peru (LIM2), and the other in Santiago, Chile (SAN2). These will meet the needs of hyperscale cloud service providers, operators, content providers and businesses that need scalable infrastructure. It also expanded its data center complex in São Paulo (SAO1), Brazil, with a new 3,600m² building that increases its total capacity by more than 50%.
Cirion owns and operates a carrier-neutral data center hyperconnected platform that connects the main carriers in the region. This allows companies to connect to those they prefer to exchange or distribute content with, taking into account their reach and sustainable operations.
At Cirion we focus on innovation to provide better services to our customers. All our efforts are driven to these goals while implementing sustainable practices in all company projects, said Gabriel del Campo, Regional VP, Data Centers for Cirion Technologies. It is essential to always keep in mind that sustainability begins in design but is materialized in sustainable operation. In that sense, Cirions data centers implement technologies that reduce the impact of the carbon footprint, generating greater efficiency, minimizing operating costs, and facilitating the integration of renewable energy systems. We are very focused on the environmental, social, and governance axes.
This recognition by Frost & Sullivan validates our efforts to provide sustainable operations with sophisticated capabilities and reinforces Cirions ongoing leadership in the data center industry. Cirion is committed to helping Latin American businesses achieve their technological goals and continue on their digital transformation journeys, stated the executive.
Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards recognize companies in various regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product development. Industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analyses, and extensive secondary research to identify best practices in the industry.
About Cirion:
Cirion is a leading digital infrastructure and technology provider, offering a comprehensive suite of fiber network, connectivity, colocation, cloud infrastructure, and communication and collaboration solutions with the purpose of furthering Latin America´s progress through technology. Cirion serves over 5,500 Latin America-based and multinational customers, including enterprises, government agencies, cloud service providers, wireline and wireless carriers, ISPs, and other leading businesses. Cirion owns and operates a facilities-based network and data center portfolio, with extensive coverage spanning across the Latin America region. Learn more about Cirion at www.ciriontechnologies.com
Cirion expands its Data Center Complex in Cotia, São Paulo
Expansion provides a new 3,600m² (38,750 ft²) building to increase the capacity of the energy efficient São Paulo data center complex by more than 50%, as Cirion aims to meet rapidly growing demand in the region.
SÃO PAULO, 30 October 2023 Cirion Technologies, a leading digital infrastructure and technology provider, today announced the expansion of its carrier-neutral, 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 AI, gaming, and machine learning, among others. Cirion is backed by Stonepeak, a leading alternative investment firm specialized in infrastructure and real assets, with approximately $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 Cirions 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 AICPAs 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 Cirions 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.
About Cirion:
Cirion is a leading digital infrastructure and technology provider, offering a comprehensive suite of fiber network, connectivity, colocation, cloud infrastructure, and communication and collaboration solutions with the purpose of furthering Latin America´s progress through technology. Cirion serves over 5,500 Latin America-based and multinational customers, including enterprises, government agencies, cloud service providers, carriers, ISPs, and other leading businesses. Cirion owns and operates a facilities-based network and data center portfolio, with extensive coverage spanning across the Latin America region. Learn more about Cirion at www.ciriontechnologies.com
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 Cirions over 30 years of serving corporate customers in Brazil and more broadly across Latin America.
Cirion data centers enable companies to build and scale their operations in facilities aligned with Latin America’s sustainability goals and adhere to Cirions 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.