TierPoint, a provider of colocation, hybrid cloud solutions, disaster recovery, security and other managed IT services across the U.S., has achieved the Microsoft Gold Cloud Platform competency designation.

To earn Microsoft Gold Cloud Platform competency, partners must successfully complete relevant professional certification exams, demonstrating their level of technology expertise as Microsoft Certified Professionals. They also must submit customer references verifying successful cloud projects, meet a revenue performance commitment for Microsoft solutions, and pass technology and/or sales assessments.

“By achieving a gold competency, TierPoint has proven their commitment and expertise in specific technology areas, which places them among a small percentage of Microsoft partners worldwide,” said Gavriella Schuster, corporate vice president, Worldwide Partner Group, Microsoft. “For customers looking for a partner to help meet their unique business needs, choosing a company that has attained Microsoft competencies is a smart move. TierPoint has highly qualified experts with access to Microsoft technical support and product teams.”

40 Data Centers

Tierpoint serves over 5,000 clients ranging from the public to private sectors, from small businesses to Fortune 500 enterprises. The company offers a comprehensive solution portfolio of private, multitenant, hyperscale, and hybrid cloud, plus colocation, disaster recovery, security and other managed IT services.

TierPoint has one of the largest and most geographically diversified footprints in the nation, with 40 data centers in 20 markets and 8 multi-tenant cloud pods, connected by a coast-to-coast network.