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
TierPoint Data Center Map
- Redundant (A+B) power distribution to each cabinet
- Power metering and utilization reporting by circuit, cabinet and room
Located on the Hood Park campus, TierPoint’s Charlestown data center is a short walk from the Sullivan Square MBTA station located near I-93.
The site was acquired when TierPoint bought Windstream's data centers in October 2015. It was originally a PAETEC data center.
TierPoint’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.
The site is a former CxP Data Center. TierPoint acquired CxP in July 2015.
TierPoint'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.
• 2N power design
• Each customer cabinet served by redundant A-Side/B-Side power feeds
- Power Density: upto 20kW per cabinet
- 2 Utility transformers protected inside mechanical area/yard
- Dedicated utility transformer for each UPS
- Former XAND data center before being acquired by TierPoint in 2014.
- A $12 million expansion in November 2016 added additional 14,000 square feet
US data center operator TierPoint has secured $240 million in new asset-backed securities (ABS) funding and acquired its largest leased site in Pennsylvania, known as TekPark.
The site was acquired when TierPoint bought Cosentury in January 2016.
TierPoint acquired a building in downtown St. Louis that it plans to retrofit into an enterprise-grade data center.
- 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
The site was acquired when TierPoint bought Windstream in October 2015. It is SSAE 16, SOC 1 Type II compliant
Located in the historic Brady district north of downtown, TierPoint’s Tulsa data center is the largest carrier-neutral telecommunications space in the area.
TierPoint’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 completed construction of the facility at 2315 Millpark Drive in the city’s Maryland Heights suburb.
The site is a former XAND data center before being acquired by TierPoint in 2014
The site, located in the South Philadelphia Navy Yard, is former XAND data center that was acquired by TierPoint in 2014
The site was formerly operated by Colo4 before being acquired by TierPoint in 2010
The site was formerly operated by XAND as the "Westchester" data center before the acquisition by TierPoint. HW1 and HW2 share a 91-acre campus.
- Single story with concrete masonry walls
- Raised floor design supports 150+ watts/sq ft
- Office Space
- Certifications: SSAE 16 SOC1 & SOC2, Type II
- Nearly 100,000 SqFt of space in a reinforced concrete block and brick building
- Expansion capable up to 400,000 SqFt
This 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 Data Center Photos (See all)
Pre-Construction Rendering of the Facility
Source: Compass
Compass built the data center.
Photo Taken pre-2016 when the Facility was Operated by Cosentry
Source: Cosentry
Cosentry acquired the facility from Red Anvil in 2013
TierPoint's Staff in Boston
Source: Twitter
Taken during a TechPalooza event in June 2018
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!
TierPoint's Technical Staff in Baltimore
Source: TierPoint Twitter
Taken during the June 2018 launch of the BWI site
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 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.
Satellite View showing the Eddy Lane data center.
Source: Google Maps
Note the electrical infrastructure just North of the facility
Outside of the Boston-Charleston Facility on 500 Rutherford Ave
Source: Baxtel
Satellite View of Midlands Facility in Papillion
Source: Google Maps
Satellite View of Tierpoint's State Farm location
Source: Google Maps
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
TierPoint acquired building in St Louis, Missouri
Source: TierPoint
