Month: September 2022

Breaking News: Evocative Signs Definitive Agreement To Acquire 9 INAP Data Centers

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San Jose, CA, September 14, 2022 – Evocative, a global provider of Internet infrastructure, announces today its intent to acquire the majority of INAP’s data center facilities. The acquisition will consist of 9 data centers, including colocation and related network services.

The acquisition of INAP’s data centers adds to Evocative’s existing data center footprint with new facilities in Boston, New Jersey, Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles (2), Silicon Valley (2), and Seattle. With the facilities acquired from INAP, Evocative’s portfolio increases to 20 operating data center colocation facilities and 60+ global Points of Presence. In addition to the data center asset acquisition, Evocative also plans to welcome several INAP employees associated with the INAP data center business to the Evocative team. In doing so, the company will grow by 30%.

The acquisition is expected to close within the next few weeks, bringing Evocative’s data center presence to:

  • 20 carrier neutral Tier II and Tier III data centers in the United States
  • 1,080,000 square feet of data center space with significant expansion space
  • 108 MW of available power with an additional 25% expansion capability
  • Over 500+ carriers across the portfolio including direct public cloud on-ramps
  • 2,000+ carrier, content, and enterprise clients

“Foremost, we welcome our new clients and employees to Evocative. We are honored and humbled to be your new partner. We are excited to share the strength of Evocative’s digital infrastructure capabilities with our clients,” states Arman Khalili, Founder and CEO of Evocative. “We know the importance of enterprise digital enablement. We built a company that offers a comprehensive suite of solutions from the physical foundation up the stack to enable the delivery of highly secure, hosted data services,” Khalili added.

With organic growth and its acquisition strategy further advanced by the INAP data center purchase, Evocative has emerged as a leading enterprise digital infrastructure provider. Evocative is well positioned to continue its exponential growth with a clear focus on providing best-in-class IT infrastructure and a full suite of services. The acquisition is expected to close in Q3, 2022, following the standard closing process.

For more information about Evocative and its full suite of global enterprise-class digital infrastructure solutions, visit: www.evocative.com.

We Are Evocative: Company Consolidates Brands To One

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San Jose, CA, September 13, 2022 – Evocative, a global provider of Internet infrastructure,  announces today that the company has consolidated its portfolio to one brand: Evocative. Evocative enables enterprise organizations with a full suite of digital transformation solutions including colocation, network, bare metal, cloud and managed services.

The colocation and bare metal operator has experienced record growth in the last decade, as noted by its recognition as one of the Inc. 5000 fastest growing privately held companies for the last 3 years. Contributing to this growth has been a series of acquisitions including assets from Carrier-1 Data Centers, ZR Systems, Cyberverse, Krypt, VPLS Inc., Wave Broadband and others.

“We see massive benefit in consolidating our affiliate brands into a single brand – Evocative,” comments Arman Khalili, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Evocative. “Unifying all Evocative affiliate brands as one allows us to seamlessly share our full suite of services and capabilities, while driving differentiated value for our customers.”

Evocative’s data center footprint spans Boston, New York, New Jersey, Atlanta, Dallas, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Silicon Valley and Seattle with 11 colocation facilities. In addition to colocation services, Evocative provides enterprise customers with a full suite of cloud-to-edge infrastructure solutions, formerly operating under the VPLS Inc. name, including layer 1-3 connectivity options, bare metal hosting, IT infrastructure management and managed security solutions.

“Our Evocative brand consolidation provides us with a strong foundation to position our expanding data center footprint and services portfolio,” adds Renée Lawrence, Vice President, Global Marketing of Evocative. “We have amassed a number of acquisitions in the last few years and bringing them together under a single brand enables us with a clear and consistent message about our rapid growth trajectory.”

Evocative’s most recent acquisition came in April 2022, as Evocative acquired Carrier-1’s data center in Dallas, Texas, its fourth in the Dallas market. In the previous two years, Evocative acquired Wave Broadband’s Santa Clara, California, data center and ZR Systems, a Hawaiian Managed Services Provider. Evocative’s most influential addition, VPLS Inc., joined in 2019. The VPLS acquisition included multiple data center facilities and bolstered Evocative’s cloud and managed services operations.

With its organic growth and acquisition strategy, Evocative has quickly emerged as a leading enterprise digital infrastructure provider. Evocative is well positioned to continue its exponential growth by retooling its portfolio with a clear focus on providing best-in-class IT infrastructure and a full suite of services.

For more information about Evocative and its full suite of global enterprise-class digital infrastructure solutions, visit: www.evocative.com.

Bisnow Summit 2022

VPLS | Evocative CEO Arman Khalili to Speak at Bisnow’s National DICE Data Center Management, Operations and Cooling Summit 2022

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VPLS | Evocative CEO Arman Khalili is joining the keynote panel at Bisnow’s National DICE Data Center Management, Operations and Cooling Summit. This event focuses on innovations and trends in power, density, infrastructure and a road map to sustainability. Bisnow’s National DICE Data Center Management, Operations and Cooling Summit is set to take place September 8, 2022 in San Jose, California and connects thought leaders from across the data center industry.

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VPLS | Evocative CEO, Arman Khalili, will join executives from Sabey Data Centers, T5 Data Centers, Enchanted Rock and The Open Compute Project Foundation on an opening keynote panel titled: “How to Future-Proof Your Data Center Operation: Given the Dynamics of Today, How Are You Planning for Tomorrow?” on September 8, 2022 starting from 8:30am at the Westin San Jose.

WHAT: Opening Keynote Panel: How to Future-Proof Your Data Center Operation: Given the Dynamics of Today, How Are You Planning for Tomorrow?

WHERE:  Bisnow’s National DICE Data Center Management, Operations and Cooling Summit

WHEN: Thursday September 8, 2022 at 8:30 AM PDT

WHO:  Panel members include:

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About VPLS
 
VPLS, an Evocative company, is a global leader in enterprise-class data center, bare metal, network, cloud, and managed services solutions that enable exceptional digital experiences. VPLS’s global footprint includes 18 data centers supporting over 68,000 servers across strategically located metros in North America, Europe, and Asia regions. Through a series of acquisitions including VPLS, assets from Carrier-1 Data Centers, Wave Broadband, and more, the company continues to expand its presence to power enterprise workloads at the edge. VPLS is dedicated to helping to drive digital businesses forward, both now and in the decades to come. VPLS is a brand under its parent company, EVODC LLC.
 
 

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