Data centers in Massachusetts
34 data centers are listed in Massachusetts. The cities with the most listings are Boston (8), Somerville (4), Marlborough (2), Springfield (2) and Waltham (2); together they hold 53% of them. The operators with the most listings are Centersquare (5), Lumen (3) and TierPoint (2), out of 14 named operators.
By type, the listings in Massachusetts are 59% colocation, 32% unclassified and 9% enterprise. Across the United States the colocation share is 49%. By published IT load, the largest single buildings are Centersquare Waltham BOS1 Data Center (Centersquare, 6.1 MW) and Centersquare Watertown BOS4 Data Center (Centersquare, 4 MW).
Massachusetts ranks 22nd of 50 US states by listed facilities, with 1% of the US total. Neighboring states: New Hampshire (3) and Rhode Island (2).
The three operators with the most listings hold 29% of them; 10 of the 14 named operators have a single listed facility here. Published power figures for single buildings add up to 11 MW of IT load across 3 buildings and 36 MW of utility power across 2 buildings; buildings that publish no figure are not counted. 2 facilities hold an Uptime Institute Tier certification (2 Tier III). Tier III: Iron Mountain Data Centers BOS I and Boston Data Center I. 1 listing is reported closed.
About Massachusetts
Massachusetts ranks 22nd among US states in the directory, with 34 listed data centers, 1 percent of the 2,612 listed in the United States. They are run by 14 operators and spread over 19 towns and cities. Boston has the most with 8, followed by Somerville with 4; Marlborough, Springfield, Waltham, Watertown and Worcester have 2 each.
Centersquare has the most listings, 5, followed by Lumen with 3 and Iron Mountain and TierPoint with 2 each. 20 records are colocation sites and 3 enterprise sites.
Capacity is published in two measures that should not be added together. 3 buildings publish an IT load, led by Centersquare's Waltham BOS1 at 6.1 MW and its Watertown BOS4 at 4 MW. 2 publish a utility supply: Digital Realty BOS14 in Needham at 30 MW and Evocative's Boston BOS1 at 6 MW. BOS14 is also the largest listed building by floor area, at 281,000 square feet, just ahead of CoreSite's BO1 in Somerville at 273,000. Floor area is published for 11 buildings in all.
1 listed facility is recorded as operational and 1 as closed, and 32 carry no status in the data; none is listed as under construction or planned. 2 facilities hold an Uptime Institute certification, both at Tier III.
Cities
Facilities
Operators
| Operator | Facilities |
|---|---|
| Centersquare | 5 |
| Lumen | 3 |
| Iron Mountain | 2 |
| TierPoint | 2 |
| 365 Data Centers | 1 |
| Compass | 1 |
| CoreSite | 1 |
| DataBank | 1 |
| Digital Realty | 1 |
| EdgeConneX | 1 |
| Equinix | 1 |
| Evocative | 1 |
| Markley Group | 1 |
| UMass Medical School | 1 |
Largest data centers in Massachusetts by power
| Facility | Operator | MW of IT load |
|---|---|---|
| Centersquare Waltham BOS1 Data Center | Centersquare | 6.1 |
| Centersquare Watertown BOS4 Data Center | Centersquare | 4 |
| DataBank Downtown Boston Data Center (BOS1) | DataBank | 0.5 |
Top 10 of 3 buildings that publish their IT load in MW. Figures of other kinds (campus totals, or power without a stated measure) are not ranked with them.
Largest facilities by floor area
| Facility | Operator | Floor area, sq ft |
|---|---|---|
| Digital Realty BOS14 | Digital Realty | 281,000 |
| CoreSite BO1 Boston Data Center | CoreSite | 273,000 |
| TierPoint Boston - Marlborough Data Center | TierPoint | 140,000 |
| TierPoint Boston - Andover Data Center | TierPoint | 92,700 |
| Equinix Boston BO2 | Equinix | 75,735 |
| 365 Data Centers’ Marlborough Data Center | 365 Data Centers | 64,800 |
| EdgeConneX Boston, MA | EdgeConneX | 54,700 |
| Centersquare Waltham BOS1 Data Center | Centersquare | 50,150 |
| Evocative Boston Data Center (BOS1) | Evocative | 46,000 |
| Centersquare Watertown BOS4 Data Center | Centersquare | 38,977 |
| DataBank Downtown Boston Data Center (BOS1) | DataBank | 7,760 |