CyrusOne confirmed that its data center in Illinois caused the CME Group market outage for more than 10 hours due to human error, as the cooling towers were not drained according to procedures before the cold weather wave, leading to increased load on the cooling system and rising temperatures. This incident has raised concerns about the reliability of financial market infrastructure.
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CyrusOne confirmed that its data center in Illinois caused the CME Group market outage for more than 10 hours due to human error, as the cooling towers were not drained according to procedures before the cold weather wave, leading to increased load on the cooling system and rising temperatures. This incident has raised concerns about the reliability of financial market infrastructure.