ServerCentral

ServerCentral
Private
Industry IT services
Founded March 2000
Founder
  • Jordan Lowe
  • Daniel Brosk
Headquarters Chicago, Illinois, United States
Number of locations
 6
Key people
Services Colocation, Managed Services, Cloud IaaS, Network Services, Remote Hands
Number of employees
 85
Website www.servercentral.com

ServerCentral is an IT infrastructure provider of colocation, cloud infrastructure, IaaS, DRaaS, network connectivity, managed storage, and managed services in data centers across North America, Europe, and Asia. Some of the company’s customers include CDW, Outbrain, New Relic, Ars Technica, Richrelevance, and Shopify.[1][2][3] In 2014, ServerCentral was named one of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States by Inc. Magazine for the fifth consecutive year.[1]

History

As college students, Jordan Lowe and Daniel Brosk began hosting services for friends and local businesses on virtual private servers, growing to over 10,000 accounts. Growth spiked when Lowe and Brosk began advertising free domain names in exchange for prepaid hosting accounts on a daily deal website.[2][4] The team switched from manual billing and account creation processes to a lifecycle hosting automation solution from SWsoft, which automated the full customer lifecycle.[5][6]

In 2002, ServerCentral's headquarters and server operations moved to Chicago, IL.

In 2003, ServerCentral opened data centers in Ashburn, Virginia and San Jose, California. ServerCentral’s private 10-Gigabit IP network connected the data centers.[3] That same year, ServerCentral sponsored services for PHP.net, an open-source community for the development of PHP scripting.[7]

In 2004, ServerCentral expanded to Tokyo.

In 2005, ServerCentral rebranded its web hosting division to WingSix, and in 2008, sold it to UK2 Group in order to concentrate on managed data center infrastructure.[4][8][9] ServerCentral expanded into Amsterdam and began its collaboration with CacheFly, a high-speed content delivery network (CDN).

In 2006, ServerCentral was one of the first large-scale networks to deploy native IPv6 traffic.

In 2009, ServerCentral expanded its data center footprint into Elk Grove Village, Illinois by signing a long-term leasing agreement with DuPont Fabros Technology (DFT).[2][8][10] DFT has an environmentally conscious design, which includes battery-free UPS systems, advanced mechanical automation, and high voltage throughout the power distribution system.[8][10]

In May 2009, server operations opened in a new Elk Grove Village, IL facility and ServerCentral successfully completed the SAS 70 Type II audit. SingleHop signed a $2.7 million agreement for colocation space and support at ServerCentral’s Elk Grove data center.[11] SingleHop signed a 5-year, $7-million contract with ServerCentral again in April 2011 for approximately 80 cabinets.[12]

ServerCentral expanded three times within DFT between 2009 and 2012, bringing its total Elk Grove footprint to approximately 40,000 square feet and 5.5 megawatts of critical load.[13][14][15]

In 2010, ServerCentral introduced Dedicated Private Cloud (DPC), a single-tenant infrastructure tuned for an enterprise setup.[16] ServerCentral expanded within its Elk Grove Village, IL facility and made Inc. Magazine’s list of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America.

In 2011, ServerCentral had 58 employees, $21.2 million in revenue, and 13% annual growth.[1] In June 2012, ServerCentral launched ServerCentral Enterprise Cloud,[17] a public IaaS.[18][19] ServerCentral completed the Type 2 SSAE 16 SOC 1 audit and climbed Inc. Magazine’s list of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America.[1]

In 2012, ServerCentral expanded to 40,000 square feet and 5.5 megawatts of critical load in Elk Grove Village, IL.[20]

In 2013, Brill Street and Company named ServerCentral a Top 50 Employer for emerging Gen Y talent in Chicago.[21]

In 2014, ServerCentral announced DDoS Mitigation with Radware.[22] ServerCentral also made the Inc. Magazine Honor Roll for being named to the Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America for the fifth consecutive year.[1]

In 2015, ServerCentral expanded its cloud portfolio with multi-tenant, managed VMware.[23]

Services

Colocation

ServerCentral operates twelve data centers across six locations in which equipment, space, bandwidth, and add-on support are rented to retail customers. In July 2011, the company announced compliance with the Type II SSAE 16 SOC 1 audit.[3] SSAE 16 and SOC 1 are synonymous—these reports replaced SAS 70 in June 2011.[24] As of 2015, ServerCentral has an AT-101 SOC 2 Type II audit[25]

Managed Services

Managed services at ServerCentral include dedicated servers, data center migrations, switch and router maintenance, VMware, storage, high-availability load balancers, backup and recovery, remote hands, firewalls, and application, service, and infrastructure monitoring.[3]

Managed Backup and Recovery

ServerCentral provides backup, replication, and single or multi-site disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS).[3]

Managed Storage

ServerCentral provides shared and dedicated SAN, NAS, and object storage.[3]

Cloud Infrastructure

ServerCentral cloud computing services are private, shared, and hybrid IaaS platforms billed on a month-to-month basis.[3][18]

Private Cloud

Launched in December 2010, the ServerCentral dedicated private cloud (DPC) is a secure, non-virtual infrastructure. It consists of scalable hosted building blocks, which can be deployed across ServerCentral's footprint in the US, Amsterdam, and Tokyo. DPC comes with a control pane, virtual machine hosting with VMware support, and petabytes of SAN/NAS space.[16]

Enterprise Cloud

ServerCentral Enterprise Cloud offers virtual public servers and storage on demand.[3]

Hybrid Cloud

The ServerCentral Hybrid Cloud is a combination of ServerCentral’s private and shared IaaS platforms. Hybrid Cloud has integration support for managed services and dedicated or customer-provided storage.[3]

Network Services

ServerCentral’s network services include private IP transit, dedicated data transport, optical fiber, managed network stacks, and native dual-stack (IPv4 and IPv6) service.[3]

Global IP network

ServerCentral operates a 10-Gigabit MPLS backbone with high-capacity bandwidth and interconnectivity between its global data center locations. ServerCentral has deployed native IPv6 traffic on its private network since 2006.[3]

Awards

ServerCentral received an award for Chicago's Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in 2015.[26]

ServerCentral ranked #126 on CRN’s Fast Growth 150 list, an annual ranking of the fastest-growing IT solution providers in North America from 2011 to 2013.[27]

In February 2015, ServerCentral made the CRN Hosting MSP 100, a list recognizing American managed service providers who own and operate their own data centers and offer innovative, subscription-based managed services.[28]

ServerCentral has held an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau for outstanding customer service since 2001.[29]

ServerCentral was named to Inc. Magazine’s list of the fastest-growing companies in America in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014.[1]

ServerCentral was named one of Brill Street + Company’s top employers of Gen Y talent in 2013.[21]

ServerCentral received Web Host Magazine’s Editor’s Choice Award for having “one of the most solid networks in the industry.” The review included accolades for the company’s support team, hardware quality, and pricing.[30]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "ServerCentral - Chicago, IL - The Inc. 5000". Inc. Magazine. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 Miller, Rich (October 28, 2011). "ServerCentral Expands as Growth Continues". Data Center Knowledge. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "ServerCentral: Colocation and Managed Data Center Solutions". Server Central. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  4. 1 2 Thomas, S. (December 7, 2011). "ITA Spotlight: ServerCentral". Illinois Technology Association. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  5. ↑ Torode, Christina (August 26, 2002). "SWsoft brings order to hosting providers — Helps automate operations of growing firms.". Computer Reseller News.
  6. ↑ "Study Predicts Internet Hosting Companies Targeting SMBs, Web Services to Brighten, Grow Weak U.S. Economy". Parallels. August 13, 2002. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Server Central Sponsors PHP.net Open Source Site". WingSix. August 28, 2003. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  8. 1 2 3 Miller, Rich (April 6, 2009). "ServerCentral Expands in Chicago Market". Data Center Knowledge. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  9. ↑ "ServerCentral Completes Sale of WingSix Brand to UK-2 Group". Host Review. July 31, 2008. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  10. 1 2 "ServerCentral Opens Chicago Data Center". Web Host Industry Review. April 3, 2009. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  11. ↑ Miller, Rich (May 21, 2009). "SingleHop Expands with ServerCentral". Data Center Knowledge. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  12. ↑ Golding, Dan (May 21, 2009). "ServerCentral closes $2.5m, three-year colocation deal with hoster SingleHop" (PDF). ServerCentral. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  13. ↑ "Colocation Firm Server Central Details Plans to Expand Chicago Data Center". Web Host Industry Review. August 23, 2011. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  14. ↑ "ServerCentral beefs up Chicago Data Center". Channel Partners. August 23, 2011. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  15. ↑ Lahtinen, John (September 6, 2011). "ServerCentral Expanding Chicago High-Density Data Center Space". Infotech Spotlight. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  16. 1 2 Courbanou, Dave (November 12, 2010). "ServerCentral Launches Private Cloud Services". MSPmentor. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  17. ↑ "ServerCentral Debuts High Performance Cloud". HPC in the Cloud. June 11, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  18. 1 2 Sverdlik, Yevgeniy (June 11, 2012). "ServerCentral launches public infrastructure cloud". DatacenterDynamics. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  19. ↑ "ServerCentral to Unveil Enterprise Cloud at Expo". Yahoo! Finance. May 22, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  20. ↑ ServerCentral.com http://www.servercentral.com/about/. Retrieved 10 August 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  21. 1 2 "#44 SERVERCENTRAL". Bill Street + Company. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  22. ↑ Radware.com http://www.radware.com/newsevents/mediacoverage/2014/servercentral-announces-ddos-mitigation-solutions-using-radware/. Retrieved 10 August 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  23. ↑ ServerCentral.com http://www.servercentral.com/servercentral-expands-cloud-portfolio-multi-tenant-managed-vmware-solution/. Retrieved 10 August 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  24. ↑ "SSAE 16 (SOC 1) Overview".
  25. ↑ ServerCentral.com http://www.servercentral.com/request-audit/. Retrieved 10 August 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help).
  26. ↑ "ServerCentral Named One of Chicago’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For". ServerCentral.com. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  27. ↑ "Fast Growth 150 List". ServerCentral.com. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  28. ↑ Staff, CRN. "2015 MSP 500: Hosting 100". CRN. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  29. ↑ "BBB Business Review". Better Business Bureau. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  30. ↑ "Editors' Choice Award: ServerCentral". Web Hosting Magazine. January 2004. Retrieved September 27, 2012.

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