November 6, 2019, San Jose, CA – Evocative Data Centers, a leading provider of internet infrastructure, colocation, hosting, and managed services partners with Submer Technologies, the pioneers of the SmartPodX, which utilizes advanced liquid immersion technology to keep servers cool while maximizing efficiency and dramatically reducing costs. Together, Evocative and Submer are working on promoting the next generation of highly efficient and sustainable data centers.
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On November 14th, 2019 the two companies will kick off their partnership with a co-branded open house and immersion cooling demo featuring Submer’s signature SmartPodX at Evocative’s SV7 facility, located in Silicon Valley, CA. They are opening up the invitation to anyone working in high-performance computing, technology decision-makers, and to those curious about this innovative technology. The day will be composed of data center tours, live immersion cooling demos, food, drinks, and a special guest keynote from Scott Noteboom, the newly appointed CTO of Submer and former Head of Infrastructure Strategy at Apple and Yahoo.
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The Submer SmartPodX is a plug and play platform that utilizes Submer’s trademark SmartCoolant to efficiently cool computing infrastructure. The SmartPod design increases computing density while decreasing energy consumption, translating into major savings for data center operators while improving their environmental footprint.
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“The SmartPodX is such a monumental leap in cooling efficiency, you have to see it to believe it.  That’s why we are partnering with industry visionaries like Evocative to host educational demonstrations across the globe,” states Jeff Brown, Managing Director, North America at Submer.
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Evocative SV7 will be home to the Submer SmartPodX for the next several months. “We are excited to be at the forefront of this revolutionary technological innovation” states Evocative CEO, Arman Khalili. “Our partnership with Submer Technologies is just the first step towards promoting the next generation of efficient and high-performance data centers, a mission Evocative is very proud to be a part of.”
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About Submer Technologies
We believe that our digital world can be safer, more efficient, less expensive, and environmentally friendly. Submer Technologies is solving the biggest problems of datacenter, HPC, hyperscale, and edge applications to make that future possible. The SmartPodX Immersion Cooling System is the first step on that journey. Launched in 2015, their multinational team has a passion to create these next-generation platforms. Discover Submer at https://www.submer.com/about

SAN JOSE, CA (November 6, 2019) – Evocative Data Centers (“Evocative” or the “Company”), a leading provider of internet infrastructure, colocation, hosting, and managed services, announced today that it recently completed a $30 million debt and preferred equity investment led by Crestline Investors, Inc. (“Crestline”), a credit-focused institutional alternative asset manager. Financing proceeds will be used to support the Company’s acquisitive growth strategy.

Evocative Data Centers, headquartered in Emeryville, CA, was founded in 2017 with a $2.5 million seed investment and has grown from two data centers in San Francisco Bay Area to seven facilities in five markets, including: Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Phoenix, Dallas, and Virginia. The Company’s carrier neutral data centers offer full stack IT expertise including connectivity, public, private, and managed cloud, bare metal hosting, managed services, IT support, backup and recovery, and security services. Today, the Company’s data centers and services are utilized by over 700 enterprise and technology companies and support mission-critical application infrastructure.

“Evocative is thrilled to partner with Crestline Investors, as they have extensive experience in the data center and managed services industries. Crestline’s investment enables us to accelerate our growth plans and focus on delivering best-in-class infrastructure and services. We look forward to deploying the capital into future acquisitions and growth initiatives,” said Arman Khalili, CEO of Evocative.

“Under the leadership of industry veteran Arman Khalili, Evocative is well-positioned for continued success as it expands its infrastructure and services capabilities,” said Will Palmer, Managing Director at Crestline Investors who will be joining the Company’s Board of Directors. “We have been impressed with Evocative’s capabilities and look forward to continued growth at the Company.”

About Crestline Investors, Inc.

Crestline Investors, Inc., founded in 1997 and based in Fort Worth, Texas, is an institutional alternative investment management firm. Crestline specializes in credit and opportunistic investments, including financing and restructuring solutions for mature private equity funds. In addition, the firm manages a multi-PM equity market-neutral hedge fund and provides beta and hedging solutions for institutional clients. Headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, the company maintains affiliate offices in New York City, Chicago, London, Toronto and Tokyo. For more information, please visit https://www.crestlineinvestors.com.

About Evocative

Evocative Data Centers is a national provider of internet infrastructure and hosting services in five strategic markets. With seven data centers located in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Phoenix, Dallas, and Virginia, Evocative operates facilities aggregating 8 MW of power across 100,000 square feet. The Company’s carrier-neutral data centers are HIPPA, IDS, ISAE, SSAE, and PCI DSS compliant and offer full stack IT expertise including network, hosting, cloud, bare-metal, security, and managed services to support mission-critical application infrastructure.

For more information, please visit https://www.evocative.com.