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

TierPoint Data Center Map

TierPoint Power Growth Over Time

+7% since 2022
Operational
Construction
Planned
Prospective
Land Bank
In Doubt
Currently Operational
across NN Request Dataset sites
Under Construction
NN Request Dataset sites currently building
Planned / Prospective
NN Request Dataset sites announced, but haven't started construction

TierPoint Locations

TierPoint Tulsa

Tulsa

Located in the historic Brady district north of downtown, TierPoint’s Tulsa data center is the largest carrier-neutral telecommunications space in the area.

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Tierpoint Fort Worth

Dallas

TierPoint's Dallas-Fort Worth data center occupies the former Alliance Gateway / AIG facility on Independence Parkway in north Fort Worth. The site is built for high-density AI and HPC workloads, with direct-to-chip liquid cooling in production alongside air and chilled-water cooling. TierPoint is expanding the utility supply to the site and has room for further phases along the existing building line.

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TierPoint Data Center Photos See all

View of 11 Skyline from Parking Lot
Source: Baxtel
11 Skyline Hawthorne
Source: Baxtel
HW2: 17 Skyline Drive
Source: Baxtel
Front of Building
Source: Baxtel
9999 Hamilton Blvd
Source: Baxtel
1805 Center Park Drive
Source: Baxtel
Compass built the data center.
Pre-Construction Rendering of the Facility
Source: Compass

Compass built the data center.

Cosentry acquired the facility from Red Anvil in 2013
Photo Taken pre-2016 when the Facility was Operated by Cosentry
Source: Cosentry

Cosentry acquired the facility from Red Anvil in 2013

Customer Lobby Area
Source: Baxtel
Outside of 34 St Martin Drive
Source: Baxtel
Taken during a TechPalooza event in June 2018
TierPoint's Staff in Boston
Source: Twitter

Taken during a TechPalooza event in June 2018

TierPoint CEO Jerry Kent, Maryland Lt. Governor Rutherford and other local officials celebrate the grand opening of our newest Maryland facility with a ceremonial ribbon cutting!
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony in June 2018
Source: TierPoint Twitter

TierPoint CEO Jerry Kent, Maryland Lt. Governor Rutherford and other local officials celebrate the grand opening of our newest Maryland facility with a ceremonial ribbon cutting!

Taken during the June 2018 launch of the BWI site
TierPoint's Technical Staff in Baltimore
Source: TierPoint Twitter

Taken during the June 2018 launch of the BWI site

Tulsa Ribbon Cutting Ceremony in March 2018
Source: TierPoint Twitter
The data center constructed by Compass and launched in March 2018
Rendering of TierPoint's Tulsa Site
Source: TierPoint

The data center constructed by Compass and launched in March 2018

Ribbon Cutting Launch of the Allen Facility in May 2017
Source: TierPoint Twitter
TekPark Expansion Ceremony in September 2016
Source: TierPoint Twitter
OKC data center celebration as employees & workers held a topping out ceremony. Each signed a pillar.
OKC Employee Topping Out Ceremony in June 2015
Source: TierPoint Twitter

OKC data center celebration as employees & workers held a topping out ceremony. Each signed a pillar.

Valley Forge Expansion Ceremony in June 2015
Source: Baxtel
Exterior of BTP at 1401 Russell Street
Source: Baxtel
1401 Russell
Source: Baxtel
Outside of Tierpoint PHI at 4775 League Island Blvd
Source: Baxtel
Front Door
Source: Baxtel
Lobby Area
Source: Baxtel
Outside of Tierpoint LIT
Source: Baxtel
Tierpoint at 15 Shattuck Road in Andover
Source: Baxtel
Aerial Tierpoint's Bethlehem Facility
Source: Baxtel
Rendering of TierPoint NSH Facility
Source: Baxtel
Note the electrical infrastructure just North of the facility
Satellite View showing the Eddy Lane data center.
Source: Google Maps

Note the electrical infrastructure just North of the facility

Tierpoint facility at 108 Bank St Waterbury, CT
Source: Google Maps
Outside of the Boston-Charleston Facility on 500 Rutherford Ave
Source: Baxtel
Tierpoint facility on 10801 N. Amity Ave
Source: Baxtel
Satellite View of KCM data center
Source: Google Maps
Tierpoint at 1111 Olive Street in St. Louis
Source: Baxtel
Outside of the Lenexa Facility
Source: Baxtel
Satellite View of Midlands Facility in Papillion
Source: Google Maps
Satellite View of Tierpoint's State Farm location
Source: Google Maps
Exterior of 3004 Irving Blvd in Dallas
Source: Baxtel
813 Pinnacle Drive has been LEED Gold certified by the U.S. Green Building Council! The 34,600 SF building at BWI Tech Park is home to TierPoint’s energy-efficient BWI Data Center, and was designed...
Celebrating being LEED Gold certified by the U.S. Green Building Council in January 2020
Source: St John Properties

813 Pinnacle Drive has been LEED Gold certified by the U.S. Green Building Council! The 34,600 SF building at BWI Tech Park is home to TierPoint’s energy-efficient BWI Data Center, and was designed to achieve an energy cost savings of 45%. During construction, 85% of on-site generated construction waste was diverted from landfills.

Exterior of DRTs 9333 Grand (Tierpoint is a tenant in the building)
Source: Baxtel
circa 2014
Midlands Data Center
Source: Baxtel

circa 2014

TierPoint acquired building in St Louis, Missouri
Source: TierPoint

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