Flexential is a U.S. data center operator formed when Peak 10 acquired ViaWest in August 2017 for $1.67 billion. The company subsequently rebranded in January 2018 as a single company.
The company provides colocation, interconnection, cloud, and managed services. The company is backed by private equity firm GI Partners, which agreed to acquire Peak 10 in 2014. ViaWest was founded in 1999 in Denver and Peak 10 in 2000 in Charlotte, with each building regional data center portfolios before combining in 2017.
Flexential's Miami Fort Lauderdale site is a former Peak 10 site. Flexential was created after Peak10 acquired ViaWest for $1.67 billion in August 2017. The rebranding from Peak10 to Flexential was announced in January 2018.
The Cool Springs data center was known as "Nashville 2" and "Nashville 3" when it was formerly operated by Peak 10.
Flexential is building its fifth data center in Denver, in the southern district of Parker.
Flexential, a U.S. data center company, is expanding its presence in Hillsboro, Oregon, with the acquisition of land for its sixth data center in the city.
Flexential plans to expand its Atlanta presence through development of Atlanta – Norcross 2 at 2755 Northwoods Parkway in Norcross, Georgia. The project extends the company’s existing Norcross footprint and is designed to support enterprise and AI workloads with a targeted launch in the first half of 2028.
The site was known as "Nashville 5" when operated by Peak 10.
The Englewood site is also known as Flexential's Compark Data Center. Englewood is Flexential's largest site in Denver.
The site houses the U.S. cable landing station for the Hawaiki submarine cable, which delivers “low-latency” connection between the continental U.S., Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand and American Samoa.
Douglasville 1 is the first building on Flexential's Atlanta-Douglasville campus at 1700 N. River Road, Douglasville, Georgia. The 204,514 sq ft building opened in 2023.
Flexential has acquired 110 acres in Talty (Kaufman County), Texas, to build its fourth and largest Dallas–Fort Worth data center campus.
The Brentwood site was known as "Nashville 1" and "Nashville 4" when they were operated by Peak 10.
| Site | Usable SqFt | Power MW |
|---|---|---|
| Nashville 1 | 12,500 | .8 MW |
| Nashville 4 | 6,600 | .18 MW |
| Total | 19,100 | .98 MW |
Flexential's Richmond 1 site is former Peak 10. Flexential was created after Peak10 acquired ViaWest
Flexential's Tampa facilities are a former Peak 10 branded sites
Flexential's Hillsboro 4 project is located at 4915 NE Starr Blvd, adjacent to its Hillsboro 3 facility. Hillsboro 4 adds 138,000 sq. ft. and 18 MW to Flexential’s regional footprint.
Flexential's Hillsboro 5 data center, a 358,000 square foot facility, is located at 4975 NE Starr Boulevard within the company's Hillsboro 4 campus.
Flexential's Alpharetta site is a former Peak 10 facility.
Douglasville 2 is the second building on Flexential's Atlanta-Douglasville campus at 1750 N. River Road, Douglasville, Georgia. The 310,000 sq ft building opened in 2024.
The Lone Mountain Data Center in North Las Vegas opened in 2013. Flexential's Lone Mountain site is former ViaWest.
The company began construction of the facility in October 2020 and finished in 2022. The facility totals 358,000 square feet (33,300 sq m) and supports 36MW consisting of four separate halls, each with 60,000 sq ft (5,500 sq m) and 9MW capacity.
The Norcross data center features a cloud node on-site.
Flexential's Plano site in Dallas is former ViaWest. Flexential was created after Peak10 acquired ViaWest for $1.67 billion in August 2017.
The Hillsboro sites are a former ViaWest. Flexential was created after Peak10 acquired ViaWest for $1.67 billion in August 2017.
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