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VPLS Joins iMasons Climate Accord

VPLS joins data center industry leaders in uniting to achieve carbon neutrality.

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VPLS has joined the iMasons Climate Accord (ICA). ICA is a historic coalition designed to govern a methodology to measure and reduce carbon in the infrastructure through products, power, and materials. The global colocation and managed services provider is joined by industry leaders who all agree the key to achieving carbon neutrality is by uniting.

Currently, there is no universal labeling system or mechanism to measure embodied carbon over the life of the materials used to build data center facilities or the products that fill them. Infrastructure Masons (iMasons) was established by Dean Nelson, a long-time Infrastructure executive, and industry contributor, to provide infrastructure executives and technical professionals an independent forum to connect, grow and give back. Nelson believes that industry adoption of an open standard to report carbon in data center materials and products, carbon intensity in power consumption, and a maturity model to report participant progress is essential to keeping the industry accountable for their sustainability standards.

The data center industry has remarkably exceeded expectations in taking measures to reduce its carbon footprint. Initially, data center infrastructures were predicted to make up to 20% of the global energy usage. In 2020, data center power usage made up merely 1%, far superseding the expectations. This was achieved by making changes and upgrades to infrastructures, purchasing reusable power, and building energy-efficient infrastructure. VPLS has reduced the PUE of two of their Northern California data centers upon acquiring them and aims to continue to keep with upgrades that improve sustainability.

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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.

Click here to register for the event.

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:

Arman Khalili, CEO, VPLS | Evocative
Paul Froutan, CTO, Enchanted Rock
Bijan Nowroozi, CTO, The Open Compute Project Foundation
John Sasser, CTO, Sabey Data Centers
Aaron Wangenheim, COO, T5 Data Centers

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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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VPLS, an Evocative Company, Fortifies Management Team to Empower Enterprise Digital Infrastructure Growth

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Global data center, bare metal, network, and cloud solutions provider adds key leadership roles in engineering, operations, marketing and brand strategy.

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VPLS, an Evocative company and a global provider of Internet infrastructure, data center, and managed services, announces today that it has expanded its leadership team, setting its sights on enabling enterprises with access to a full suite of digital transformation solutions including colocation, network, bare metal, cloud and managed services.

VPLS added three core members to its management team including Mark Hassman, Vice President of Systems; Renée Lawrence, Vice President, Global Marketing; and Steve Rubin, Vice President of Network Engineering. Mark, Renée, and Steve bring complementary digital infrastructure experience to the company, fortifying operations, product and service capabilities, marketing, customer experience for VPLS’s global roster of customers.

“VPLS has experienced tremendous growth in these past few years,” comments Arman Khalili, CEO of VPLS. In 2019, Evocative acquired VPLS and its full suite of enterprise-class solutions including Internet, multi-cloud and hybrid cloud solutions, and managed services, followed by the acquisition of facilities in Dallas and in Silicon Valley. As we bring together additional team members with proven track records of successfully integrating and innovating enhanced infrastructure solutions for the enterprise, our organization is well positioned to empower future generations of digital solutions.”

Mark Hassman brings more than 25 years of Internet technology experience to his role as Vice President, Systems at VPLS. Commenting on his new role, Hassman states, “I’m pleased to bring the cumulation of my experience in systems architecture, automation, and infrastructure services to VPLS. Our colocation solutions, combined with our broad data center footprint, global network backbone, capabilities for private, public, and hybrid cloud, and managed services offer companies exceptional options for their evolving digital infrastructure requirements.”

Renée Lawrence is a corporate communications and brand strategist joining the team as Vice President, Global Marketing. She brings to this role extensive experience in product and solutions marketing, product management, partner program development, digital marketing, and competitive insights and analytics. Lawrence remarks, “I am very happy to be joining the team at VPLS. It’s an exciting time for our organization and I’m looking forward to bringing our brand and our product and services portfolio into this next phase of our growth.”

Steve Rubin’s more than 30 years of experience in the digital infrastructure industry brings core backbone engineering, data center connectivity, hardware, software, and cloud interconnection expertise to his role as Vice President of Network Engineering. Remarking on his new role, Rubin said, “I am thrilled to be fortifying the VPLS network infrastructure as we focus on scale and security. Our clients are confronted with challenging network and security decisions and it’s an honor to be a trusted partner, advisor and resource.”

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VPLS, an Evocative Company, Fortifies Management Team to Empower Enterprise Digital Infrastructure Growth

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Global data center, bare metal, network, and cloud solutions provider adds key leadership roles in engineering, operations, marketing and brand strategy

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VPLS Raises Additional $30 Million Investment from Crestline Investors

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VPLS and Crestline expand partnership for continued growth

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VPLS, a leading cloud-to-edge computing and IT solutions provider, announced today a $30 million equity investment led by Crestline Investors, Inc. Proceeds will be used to support VPLS’s acquisitive growth strategy and fund continued organic growth. This extends VPLS’s successful partnership with Crestline, which began with a $30 million preferred equity and debt investment in 2019, bringing total investment to $62.5 million to date.

VPLS, dual headquartered in San Jose and Los Angeles, CA, was founded in 2017 under the name Evocative Data Centers with a $2.5 million seed investment spearheaded by Arman Khalili. Rebranded VPLS after the 2019 acquisition of VPLS and VPLS Solutions, the company has grown from two data centers in the San Francisco Bay Area to 16 data centers across the United States, Europe and Asia. VPLS offers enterprise-grade data centers, managed IT services, bare metal hosting, public cloud connectivity, and value-added reseller services.

“VPLS is thrilled to expand its partnership with Crestline,” said Arman Khalili, CEO of VPLS.  “We look forward to deploying the capital into future acquisitions and growth initiatives.  VPLS’s clients can expect additional exciting announcements soon.”

About Crestline Investors, Inc.

Crestline Investors, Inc., founded in 1997 and based in Fort Worth, Texas, is an institutional alternative investment management firm with approximately $15.0 billion in assets under management. Crestline specializes in credit and opportunistic investments, including providing flexible capital solutions to middle market companies, asset backed investing and 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, London, Toronto and Tokyo.

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VPLS Expands Executive Roster: Derek Garnier Joins as President & COO; John Minnix Appointed to Chief Revenue Officer

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These IT industry veterans will lead organizational and sales operations, respectively, for the global provider of cloud-to-edge technology services

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We are excited to announce the expansion of our executive team. Derek Garnier joins VPLS as President and Chief Operating Officer. John Minnix is appointed to the role of Chief Revenue Officer. The pair bring more than 50 years of combined industry experience to VPLS.

“We are excited to welcome Derek Garnier back to the VPLS team and welcome John Minnix into his new role. VPLS provides Internet Infrastructure services to businesses nationwide,” states CEO, Arman Khalili. “As our team continues to grow to accommodate our client’s ever-changing needs, VPLS is expanding its executive roster to achieve goals that will continue to make VPLS the premier choice for our clients.”

Minnix adds, “I am excited for the opportunity to become VPLS’s first Chief Revenue Officer. I look forward to creating meaningful partnerships and value for our clients.”

Derek Garnier is a 30-year industry veteran in digital infrastructure, specializing in corporate strategy, and has successfully built, operated, and sold companies. He was most recently the Co-Founder of Arcadian Infracom, a long-haul fiber optic company operating in the Southwest. Prior to Arcadian, Garnier served as President and COO of Evocative Datacenters, the predecessor to VPLS. Before his tenure with Evocative, Garnier was the CEO of Layer42 Networks, a national network services and colocation provider, which he successfully exited in 2015 through a sale to Wave Broadband. After the acquisition, he continued to serve as Wave’s SVP of Datacenter Services.

Garnier succeeds Minnix, who will focus on revenue growth. Both will work closely to fortify VPLS’s leadership position in key geographies while developing additional market and product opportunities.

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VPLS Recognized on CRN’s 2022 MSP 500 List for Seventh Consecutive Year

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We are excited to announce today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named VPLS to its Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list in the Elite 150 category for 2022. CRN’s annual MSP 500 list identifies the leading service providers in North America whose forward-thinking approaches to managed services are changing the landscape of the IT channel, helping end users increase efficiency and simplify IT solutions, while maximizing their return on investment.

With many customers still recovering from the impact of the ongoing pandemic, MSPs have become a vital part of the success of businesses worldwide. MSPs not only empower organizations to leverage intricate technologies but also help them keep a strict focus on their core business goals without straining their budgets.

The annual MSP 500 list is divided into three sections: the MSP Pioneer 250, recognizing companies with business models weighted toward managed services and largely focused on the SMB market; the MSP Elite 150, recognizing large, data center-focused MSPs with a strong mix of on- and off-premises services; and the Managed Security 100, recognizing MSPs focused primarily on off-premises and cloud-based security services.

VPLS has continued expanding its Managed Services offerings to better serve their growing customer base over the last year. VPLS aims to educate their clients on their various IT needs so they can make educated decisions when selecting their services and applications. Their white-glove customer service model recognizes the unique challenges of each organization and brings enterprise-grade support to businesses of all sizes.

“In addition to having to adjust their own business operations to account for the changed conditions during the pandemic, MSPs have also seen increased demand for their managed communications, collaboration and security services,” said Blaine Raddon, CEO of The Channel Company. “The solution providers on our 2022 MSP 500 list deserve credit for their innovative and game-changing approaches to managed services in these unpredictable times, as well as their ability to optimize operational efficiencies and systems without straining IT budgets.”

The MSP 500 list will be featured in the February 2022 issue of CRN and online at www.crn.com/msp500.

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VPLS Partners with Polargy to Increase Power Density for Post-Production Client’s Colocation Environment

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The partnership significantly increases the power density of the client’s colocation footprint

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We’re excited to announce that, through our partnership with Polargy, we have successfully completed the installation of a new cold aisle containment system to support a client’s high-density computing needs.

During the past year, VPLS’s post-production client experienced significant growth, but their colocation infrastructure was not seamlessly scaling with them. The client needed to consolidate their infrastructure to support future expansions while reducing costs.

As a solution, VPLS built a colocation footprint specifically using containment techniques rather than with traditional power configurations. This design allowed the client to engage in high-density computing in a cost-effective and energy efficient manner.

“We’ve worked with VPLS for many years,” states the client’s Director of Communications. “We know we can always count on them to custom-tailor the appropriate solution for our ever-changing needs.”

VPLS selected Polargy as the structured containment partner due to Polargy’s history of quality service and competitive pricing. Using Polargy’s containment technology, VPLS created an isolated containment aisle for the client, which offered thermal safety for mission-critical applications and data. In turn, the client can now push their colocation configuration to a much higher power density.

“We are proud to work with VPLS to provide a more flexible aisle containment solution,” adds Blake Ferras, Account Executive from Polargy. “Their team’s deep industry knowledge allows them to make the best decisions regarding Polargy for their customers.”

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VPLS Acquires New Enterprise Data Center in Silicon Valley from Wave Broadband

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The 30,000 sq.ft. Santa Clara-based facility offers connectivity to major Bay Area network carriers

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VPLS, a cloud-to-edge computing and solutions provider, today announces its acquisition of a data center located in Santa Clara, California. The renamed “SV3” is a 30,000 square feet facility with 3 MW of power, 24/7/365 security staff, and cross-connects to major Bay Area network carriers. The SV3 data center currently has 1.5 MW of available capacity for colocation customers seeking reliable connectivity and uptime along with direct access to over 20 native carriers.

Santa Clara, CA (SV3) Data Center Highlights

– 30,000 square feet of usable space for locking cabinets and private cages
– Redundant power N+1 Electrical and Mechanical infrastructure
– Rigorous security protocols, including 24/7 on-site staff and biometric access
– Network density with connections to over 20 native fiber providers and carriers with direct fiber links to EQX, CoreSite, DRT, and other data centers
– Adjacent to the largest substation owned and operated by Silicon Valley Power (SVP), resulting in lower utility rates and highly available power grid
– Direct fiber on-ramp to major public clouds including AWS, Azure, Oracle, GCP, Alibaba, Salesforce, IBM, and Tencent
– Formerly known as Layer 42/Wave Broadband data center

“We would like to welcome our new clients to VPLS and look forward in partnering with them. The West Coast and, specifically, Silicon Valley, are an important interconnected access point both for VPLS and our customers,” adds Arman Khalili, CEO of VPLS.

Jim Holanda, CEO of Wave Broadband, states, “We think this is in the best interest for our dedicated colocation customers in the Santa Clara facility and will provide them with additional product and facility options related to colocation.”

VPLS’s global network consists of over 18 facilities across more than 10 countries and three continents. Including this new Santa Clara data center and the recently expanded San Jose, CA site, VPLS’s network can support more than 2 MW of IT capacity.

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VPLS Ranks #6 on Silicon Valley Business Journal’s List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in 2020

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VPLS’s exponential growth in the last three years lands the Managed Services and colocation provider in this year’s top ten list

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VPLS announces today its recent recognition as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the Bay Area by the Silicon Valley Business Journal. In addition to year-over-year sales growth exceeding 100%, VPLS is also recognized as a well-rounded company that mastered the balance of providing excellent customer service, growth, and leadership, earning the company the #6 spot on the list.

Companies ranked in the Silicon Valley Business Journal lists are privately held corporations with documented revenue increases over the last three years as verified by independent auditors.

VPLS has shown consistent growth in revenue, fueled by the expansion of the company’s managed services, managed security services, bare metal solutions, and colocation services. The company has added three new locations to its global network: McKinney, Texas; Chappaqua, New York; and Singapore. The VPLS network was also recently enhanced with an expansion at one of its most popular facilities: San Jose, California (SV7). The expansion was completed to meet growing global demand for connectivity to key markets such as Silicon Valley and Asia.

This award is the latest in a series of accolades for VPLS. Recently, VPLS was also named in the Inc. 500|5000 List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies.

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