TierPoint
TierPoint is a data center and managed services provider that focuses on secondary markets in the United States. Operating as a private-equity backed company, As detailed in the history section below, Tierpoint has actively acquired smaller providers and impressively rolled up a national platform in 20 markets.
Tierpoint Acquisitions and History
TierPoint was formed in 2010 as Cequel Data Centers LLC, however, the company's origins date back to 1995. Through a conglomeration of acquisitions, TierPoint built its data center portfolio. [r1]
2010:
- Cequel acquired Colo4 (Based in Dallas and originally founded in 2000)
2011
- Cequel acquired Perimeter Technology (Based in Oklahoma and founded in 2003)
2012
- Cequel acquired TierPoint (Based in Spokane and founded in 2003). After the acquisition, Cequel was rebranded as Tierpoint
- 2012 Adhost acquired (Based in Seattle and founded in 1995)
- 2012 DBSi acquired [r2]
2013
- Baltimore Technology Park acquired (Based in Baltimore and founded in 2005)
2014
- TierPoint Management team recapitalized the company
- Philadelphia Technology Park. Located in the Philadelphia Navy Yard the 25,700 sqft Philadelphia Technology Park first opened in 2010
- Xand (founded in 1999)
2015
- Acquired CxP Data Centers that added a 121,000sqft Jacksonville facility [r3]
- TierPoint Acquires AlteredScale Data Center in Chicago
- Acquired Windstream for $575 million. The transaction added 20 datacenters, mainly in the East, Midwest, and South, which fit nicely with TierPoint's western-leaning portfolio. Windstream was itself a data center roll-up of sorts. In 2010 Windstream acquired PAETEC and Hosted Solutions in 2010.
2016
- Cosentury was acquired by Tierpoint in January 2016 for $575 million. Cosentury, was founded in 2001 and was headquartered in Omaha, NE. It provided Colocation, IaaS, and Compliance and Security services. Cosentury was a large company to swallow. It had nine data centers in the Midwest US and 220 emploiyees.
Tierpoint Services
Data center colocation is the prime product, but Tierpoint also offers Cloud, Managed Services, and DIA with DDoS protection.
TierPoint's customer portal allows for self-provisioning of resources (such as VMs and storage) and a dashboard that allows customers to remotely monitor workloads and applications across all locations. The company offers a comprehensive solution portfolio of private, multitenant, hyperscale, and hybrid cloud, plus colocation, disaster recovery, security and other managed IT services.
References:
r1. TierPoint Company Page
r2. Source: Data Center Knowledge
r3. Press Release Archive. July 27, 2015
- Operating 41 data centers in 22 markets.
- Their largest faciilty is TierPoint Marlborough.
- The company has 0 sites under construction.
TierPoint Data Center Map
TierPoint Oklahoma City
Located in Oklahoma CityTierPoint has 2 data centers in Oklahoma City. OKC and OK2
TierPoint Waterbury
Located in Hartford
TierPoint Valley Forge
Located in PhiladelphiaThe site is a former XAND data center before being acquired by TierPoint in 2014
TierPoint Milwaukee-Burnham
Located in Milwaukee
TierPoint Philadelphia
Located in PhiladelphiaThe site, located in the South Philadelphia Navy Yard, is former XAND data center that was acquired by TierPoint in 2014
TierPoint Tulsa-State Farm
Located in Tulsa
TierPoint North Myers CL2
Located in CharlotteTierPoint’s Charlotte-North Myers facility is one of seven interconnected facilities in North Carolina providing Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS), cloud services, managed services and more.
TierPoint Baltimore BWI
Located in BaltimoreTierPoint’s Baltimore BWI facility opened in June 2018
TierPoint Spokane SPO01-02
Located in Spokane
TierPoint Allentown (TekPark)
Located in Philadelphia- Former XAND data center before being acquired by TierPoint in 2014.
- A $12 million expansion in November 2016 added additional 14,000 square feet
TierPoint Andover
Located in BostonThe site was acquired when TierPoint bought Windstream's data centers in October 2015. It was originally a PAETEC data center.
TierPoint Seattle DC1 and DC2
Located in SeattleTierPoint's marketing describes two data centers in Seattle, but in reality, they are in the same building. The site was formerly operated by Adhost before being acquired by TierPoint in 2012.
TierPoint Dallas (Colo4)
Located in DallasThe site was formerly operated by Colo4 before being acquired by TierPoint in 2010
Tierpoint Chicago West
Located in Chicago: Suburban
TierPoint Little Rock
Located in Little RockThe site was acquired when TierPoint bought Windstream in October 2015. It is SSAE 16, SOC 1 Type II compliant
Tierpoint Dallas-Allen
Located in Dallas
TierPoint Marlborough
Located in Boston- Single story with concrete masonry walls
- Raised floor design supports 150+ watts/sq ft
- Office Space
- Certifications: SSAE 16 SOC1 & SOC2, Type II
TierPoint Jacksonville
Located in JacksonvilleThe site is a former CxP Data Center. TierPoint acquired CxP in July 2015.
TierPoint Raleigh-RTP
Located in Raleigh
TierPoint St Louis-Olive
Located in St Louis24/7 onsite security and engineering staff
TierPoint Sioux Falls-West
Located in South Dakota
TierPoint Kansas City
Located in Kansas City- Outside of 500-year flood plain
- 6kW per cabinet capacity
- Newly upgraded 2MVA utility power feed
- 1MW diesel generator for all critical loads
- 2N UPS with redundant battery strings
TierPoint Raleigh-Cary
Located in Raleigh
Tierpoint Nashville NSH
Located in Nashville
TierPoint Hawthorne
Located in New YorkThe site was formerly operated by XAND as the "Westchester" data center before the acquisition by TierPoint. HW1 and HW2 share a 91-acre campus.
TierPoint Omaha Midlands
Located in OmahaThe site was acquired when TierPoint bought Cosentury in January 2016.
TierPoint Bethlehem
Located in PhiladelphiaPreviously was operated by Windstream until October 2015.
TierPoint Raleigh
Located in Raleigh
TierPoint Baltimore (BTP)
Located in BaltimoreTierPoint added an additional 3,000 sqft in 2016.
TierPoint Omaha-Bellevue
Located in Omaha- Nearly 100,000 SqFt of space in a reinforced concrete block and brick building
- Expansion capable up to 400,000 SqFt
TierPoint Lehigh Valley
Located in PhiladelphiaTierPoint’s Lehigh Valley facility in Bethlehem, is located along the Lehigh Valley Thruway. In addition to the data center, the facility has office space and/or disaster recovery suites.
TierPoint Charlotte 4
Located in Charlotte• 2N power design
• Each customer cabinet served by redundant A-Side/B-Side power feeds
TierPoint Charlotte: Rose Lake
Located in CharlotteThis facility is audited under SSAE 18 SOC 2 Type II, PCI-DSS*, GLBA and HIPAA standards annually and is ITAR and EU-US Privacy Shield registered.
TierPoint Tulsa
Located in TulsaLocated in the historic Brady district north of downtown, TierPoint’s Tulsa data center is the largest carrier-neutral telecommunications space in the area.
Tierpoint Spokane SPO03
Located in Spokane
Tierpoint Charleston
Located in BostonLocated on the Hood Park campus, TierPoint’s Charlestown data center is a short walk from the Sullivan Square MBTA station located near I-93.
Tierpoint Fort Worth
Located in DallasThe property came to market in 2023 and was acquired by Tierpoint.
TierPoint Chicago Polk
Located in Chicago: Downtown
TierPoint Kansas City-Lenexa
Located in Kansas City- Power Density: upto 20kW per cabinet
- 2 Utility transformers protected inside mechanical area/yard
- Dedicated utility transformer for each UPS
TierPoint St Louis-Walnut
Located in St Louis- Redundant (A+B) power distribution to each cabinet
- Power metering and utilization reporting by circuit, cabinet and room
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Files
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tierpoint-network-carrier-matrix-082018-pdf
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August 2018 |
PDF file showing the Networks and Internet providers in Tierpoint sites |