What Markley Group does

Markley Group, operating through legal entity Markley, LLC, is New England's largest and longest operating multi-tenant, mission-critical telecommunications and data center facility. The company operates two primary data center sites: a flagship facility at One Summer Street in downtown Boston and a secondary facility in Lowell, Massachusetts, together totaling 1.4 million square feet. Markley runs the Boston Internet Exchange (BOSIX), the region's premier IP peering fabric with 88+ participants including Akamai, Netflix, Microsoft, Apple, Meta, Cloudflare, Hurricane Electric, and MIT, and is New England's first and only AWS Direct Connect location. The platform also integrates 100+ domestic and international network providers, 2N redundant UPS, cooling, and generator infrastructure, and 24/7 on-site staff and security.

The company's core product portfolio is organized into three categories: (1) Data Center services including standard colocation, high-density colocation for generative AI workloads, hybrid cloud, disaster recovery, 24x7 on-site support, and data destruction and recycling; (2) Connectivity services including carrier interconnection, the Markley Network Fabric, AWS Direct Connect, Boston Internet Exchange peering, Metro Connects (DWDM-based inter-facility connectivity at 1Gb to 100Gb speeds between Boston and Lowell), and free gigabit out-of-band connectivity; and (3) Cloud services including compute, storage, backup/DR, firewall, load balancer, MCS Connect, and AppScale. The technical architecture relies on Juniper Networks MX204 BGP route servers, Markley-owned DWDM equipment, and diverse fiber paths. The customer base spans enterprise organizations (Boston Red Sox for 11+ years, Warner Music Group, W.B. Mason), academic institutions (Bridgewater State University reporting 50% internet savings through BOSIX peering), network operators and ISPs, cloud-first organizations, and startups such as NimbusDDOS.

Markley generates revenue through subscription-based recurring fees across colocation (priced by power, cabinet space, and cage size), connectivity (bandwidth, cross-connects, peering arrangements), and cloud services. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is provided through custom quotes based on power density, space, and service tier. The go-to-motion is enterprise field sales with direct engagement, on-site facility tours, sales engineering consultation, and case-study-driven content marketing. The company is privately held by founder and CEO Jeffrey D. Markley with no institutional, private equity, or venture capital backing evident in available sources, and operates wholly-owned subsidiaries Markley Cloud Services and Markley Network Services.

Name

Markley Group

Legal name

Markley, LLC

Website

https://markleygroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Markley Group operates New England's largest multi-tenant mission-critical data center and telecommunications facility, running 1.4 million square feet across Boston and Lowell, Massachusetts. It serves enterprises, network operators, academic institutions, and cloud-first organizations with colocation, the Boston Internet Exchange (BOSIX), and the region's only AWS Direct Connect location.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Data Center Colocation and Connectivity Services

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518), Facilities Support Services (561210)

SIC

Operators Of Nonresidential Buildings (6512)

akta.pro primary industry

Carrier Hotels & Network-Dense Colocation (HDABACAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Retail Colocation (Multi-Tenant Data Centers) (HDABACAA), Neutral-Host Fiber & Shared Access Network Operators (HDAIACAJ)

Keywords

• Data center colocation
• Carrier hotel services
• Network interconnection
• Cloud infrastructure services
• Internet exchange peering

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Colocation Services: Multi-tenant data center space rental including power, cooling, physical security, and remote hands support. Revenue is generated through recurring monthly fees based on power consumption, cabinet space, and cage size requirements. Provides redundant N+1 infrastructure for mission-critical workloads.
2. Connectivity Services: Network connectivity including carrier services, cross-connects, AWS Direct Connect, Metro Connects, and Boston Internet Exchange peering. Revenue generated through recurring fees for bandwidth, cross-connects, and peering arrangements.
3. Cloud Services: Compute, storage, backup/disaster recovery, firewall, and load balancer services offered as infrastructure-as-a-service. Cloud connectivity services including MCS Connect and AppScale platform.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Markley Group operates New England's largest and longest operating multi-tenant, mission-critical telecommunications and data center facility, providing colocation, network connectivity, and cloud services across 1.4 million square feet in Boston and Lowell, Massachusetts. The company serves as a carrier hotel and network hub, connecting 100+ domestic and international network providers and hosting the Boston Internet Exchange (BOSIX) peering fabric. Its offerings include standard and high-density colocation, hybrid cloud infrastructure, AWS Direct Connect, disaster recovery, and 24x7 on-site support with 2N redundant power, cooling, and generator systems.

Product overview

Markley Group operates as New England's largest multi-tenant data center and telecommunications facility provider. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of data center colocation services combined with extensive connectivity solutions and cloud services. The core infrastructure includes 1.4 million square feet of data center space in Boston and Lowell, MA, supported by 100+ network providers and 2N redundancy for power and cooling. The product portfolio is organized into three main categories: (1) Data Center Services including standard and high-density colocation, hybrid cloud, disaster recovery, and 24x7 support; (2) Connectivity Services encompassing AWS Direct Connect, the Boston Internet Exchange (BOSIX) with 88 peering participants, Metro Connects for inter-facility links, out-of-band connectivity, and carrier interconnection; and (3) Cloud Services providing compute, storage, backup/DR, firewall, load balancer, and MCS Connect. The infrastructure is designed for mission-critical operations with redundant UPS, cooling, and generator systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Boston Internet Exchange (BOSIX): New England's premier hub for IP peering, hosted at Markley's One Summer Street and Lowell locations, providing a proprietary switching fabric for low and high speed connections.
• Boston IX
• AWS Direct Connect
• Metro Connects
• Out-of-Band Connectivity

Products and services

• Colocation Multi-tenant colocation services with redundant power, cooling, and security infrastructure for enterprise customers in Boston and Lowell, MA.
• High Density Colocation Specialized colocation for high-power-density deployments including generative AI workloads.
• Hybrid Cloud Cloud services enabling hybrid infrastructure combining on-premises colocation with cloud resources.
• Disaster Recovery Business continuity services including backup and disaster recovery solutions for mission-critical operations.
• 24x7 On-Site Support Round-the-clock technical support and security personnel at Markley's data center facilities.
• Data Destruction & Recycling Secure data destruction and electronic equipment recycling services for enterprise customers.
• AWS Direct Connect Dedicated private connectivity from Markley facilities to Amazon Web Services, providing high bandwidth (50Mbps to 10Gbps+) and low latency connections as New England's first and only AWS Direct Connect location.
• Boston Internet Exchange (BOSIX) IP peering exchange hosted at Markley facilities, enabling direct network peering between 88+ participants to reduce latency and costs via redundant Juniper Networks MX204 BGP route servers.
• Metro Connects High-availability connectivity between Markley's Lowell and Boston data centers supporting 1Gb, 10Gb, 40Gb, and 100Gb speeds over Markley-owned equipment and diverse fiber paths.
• Out-of-Band Connectivity Free gigabit-speed out-of-band network access for colocation customers for emergency connectivity and monitoring purposes with 36 hours of free usage per month.
• Carriers Access to over 100 network providers domestically and internationally for carrier interconnection at Markley's carrier hotel.
• Network Services Comprehensive network services including Markley Network Fabric for multi-site connectivity.
• Markley Network Fabric Proprietary network fabric connecting over 100 network providers domestically and internationally, enabling diverse connectivity options for colocation customers.
• Compute Infrastructure-as-a-service virtual machines for cloud computing workloads.
• Storage Cloud storage services for data backup and management.
• Backup / DR Backup-as-a-service and disaster recovery cloud solutions.
• Firewall Cloud-hosted firewall services for network security.
• Load Balancer Cloud load balancing services for distributing network traffic.
• MCS Connect Cloud network connectivity service for linking environments.
• AppScale Cloud application scaling platform.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50% internet cost savings for academic institutions through peering

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or IntegrationMarkley is New England's first and only AWS Direct Connect location. Provides dedicated private connectivity between customer infrastructure at Markley facilities and AWS resources. Supports solutions from 50Mbps to 10Gbps+ with redundant paths and auxiliary services.
• Yale Environmental Justice Law and Advocacy ClinicminorOthersLegal advocacy organization supporting Lowell residents in lawsuit against Markley data center expansion.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Equinix: Global leader in carrier-neutral colocation and interconnection with a Boston-area presence (NY4/NY5/NY6 and BO1/BO2 IBX data centers). Directly comparable as a multi-tenant data center operator with dense carrier ecosystems, cross-connect fabric, and hyperscaler interconnects — only at much larger scale.
• Digital Realty: Large global colocation and wholesale data center operator with significant Boston footprint (e.g., 55 Middlesex and other facilities). Highly comparable carrier-neutral colocation model with cloud on-ramps, though much broader geographically and more weighted toward hyperscale wholesale.
• QTS Data Centers (Blackstone): Large hyperscale and multi-tenant data center operator now owned by Blackstone, with significant U.S. footprint. Comparable in colocation, hyperscale leasing, and cloud on-ramps, but at materially larger scale and primarily targeting hyperscale tenants.

Direct peers

• CoreSite (American Tower): Carrier-neutral colocation and interconnection provider (now part of American Tower), known for dense meet-me rooms and Cloud Exchange similar to Markley's BOSIX. Closest analog in operating model and target customer, though CoreSite's footprint is concentrated in major U.S. tech hubs rather than the Northeast.
• Cyxtera Technologies: Carrier-neutral colocation operator with multiple U.S. facilities (including Boston/NY region) targeting enterprise and network customers. Closely comparable multi-tenant colocation and interconnection offering; both compete for similar enterprise and carrier customers.
• 365 Data Centers: Regional multi-tenant colocation operator with a Boston facility (and other Northeast markets) offering carrier-neutral space, cross-connects, and cloud connectivity. Closely comparable in scale, regional focus, and customer mix, making it the most head-to-head peer in Boston.
• DataBank: Multi-tenant colocation and interconnection provider with facilities across the U.S. including Northeast markets, offering carrier-neutral space, cloud on-ramps, and managed services. Comparable size, product mix, and customer targeting to Markley.
• Cologix: Network-neutral colocation and interconnection provider with dense meet-me rooms across North America (including BOS1/BOS2 in Boston). Closely comparable carrier hotel model and overlap with Markley's BOSIX exchange and cross-connect business.

Emerging players

• Iron Mountain Data Centers: Operates secure, compliant colocation facilities (including Boston-area MAN1) targeting enterprises with high compliance, security, and data protection requirements. Comparable multi-tenant colocation model with overlap in enterprise and regulated-industry customer segments.
• EdgeConneX: Specialized data center provider focused on edge and hyperscale deployments, increasingly expanding into AI-ready capacity. Adjacent comparable given shared data center DNA, though EdgeConneX's customer base skews more toward content/edge workloads than Markley's enterprise mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MarkleyBoston
• Facebookfacebook.com/MarkleyBoston
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/markley-group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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