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Evocative
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About the partner
About Evocative
Build. Connect. Grow. — Internet infrastructure for the edge
Evocative is a global Internet-infrastructure provider headquartered in Los Angeles, California (founded 1998), delivering enterprise-class colocation, network/IP transit, bare metal (Evocative Metal) and managed services from 20+ interconnected, carrier-neutral data centers across North America, Europe and Asia. Backed by Crestline Investors and grown organically and via acquisition (notably nine INAP data centers in 2022), Evocative powers enterprise and AI workloads at the edge, including high-density colocation for GPU clusters, and has been named to CRN’s MSP 500 for eleven consecutive years.
Why teams choose Evocative
- Carrier-neutral network fabric (no lock-in) with direct cloud on-ramps
- 25+ years' data-center expertise
- high-density colocation purpose-built for AI/GPU workloads
- 20+ interconnected edge metros
- single-provider colocation + network + bare metal + managed services
- 11x CRN MSP 500
Capabilities we have validated
- 20+ carrier-neutral, interconnected data centers (US/Europe/Asia)
- global network backbone & cloud on-ramps
- high-density/AI-ready colocation (liquid/hybrid cooling, GPU)
- bare metal automation
- in-house NOC/SOC managed security
- HIPAA/PCI/SOC compliance
AI in the offering
Infrastructure provider enabling customers' AI workloads via high-density GPU colocation; no proprietary AI product of its own.
Profile maintained by Rubber Duck Technology research from primary sources and partner collateral · Last verified Aug 30, 2026 · High confidence · Verified multi-source.
Capabilities
Solutions Delivered by Evocative
The outcomes this partner is equipped to deliver — drawn from our vetting record, not their marketing deck.
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Colocation
Evocative provides enterprise-class colocation across cabinet, cage, and suite options from 20+ interconnected, carrier-neutral data centers, including high-density deployments purpose-built for AI and GPU workloads.
AI-ready high density — High-density colocation with liquid/hybrid cooling supports GPU clusters and AI workloads.
Carrier-neutral fabric — Carrier-neutral facilities avoid lock-in and enable flexible interconnection.
25+ years expertise — Over 25 years of data-center experience backs each deployment.
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Bare Metal
Evocative Metal delivers automated bare metal servers from its global edge footprint, giving enterprises dedicated compute without the management overhead of owning hardware.
Automated provisioning — Bare metal automation enables fast, on-demand dedicated compute.
Edge reach — Available across 20+ interconnected edge metros for distributed workloads.
Single-provider stack — Pairs with colocation, network, and managed services from one provider.
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Network / IP Transit
Evocative operates a global network backbone with IP transit, interconnection, and direct cloud on-ramps across its carrier-neutral data center footprint.
Carrier-neutral fabric — No-lock-in network fabric with direct cloud on-ramps.
Global backbone — Backbone spans interconnected metros across North America, Europe, and Asia.
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Managed Services
Evocative offers managed services including NGFW, IDS/IPS, SD-WAN, VPN, hybrid cloud, and DRaaS, operated from its in-house NOC/SOC alongside its colocation and network footprint.
In-house NOC/SOC — Managed security is operated by Evocative's own NOC/SOC teams.
Single-provider stack — Combines colocation, network, bare metal, and managed services under one provider.
Proven MSP track record — Named to CRN's MSP 500 for eleven consecutive years.
Delivery
How We Deliver
Engagement & delivery models we have validated with this partner — where the slide deck ends and the actual work begins.
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Colocation
Evocative handles colocation deployment and migration into its carrier-neutral data centers, including high-density buildouts for AI/GPU workloads with on-site remote-hands support.
Delivery: Delivered as project-based deployment and migration with ongoing remote-hands support.
Remote-hands support — On-site smart hands assist with installs and ongoing operations.
AI-ready facilities — Supports high-density deployments purpose-built for GPU clusters.
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Managed Services
Evocative delivers managed security (NGFW, IDS/IPS, SD-WAN, VPN) and DRaaS backed by its in-house NOC/SOC and HIPAA/PCI/SOC compliance posture.
Delivery: Delivered as fully managed services with 24/7/365 NOC/SOC operations.
24/7/365 NOC/SOC — Always-on in-house NOC/SOC operates managed security services.
Compliance coverage — Operations align to HIPAA, PCI, and SOC compliance requirements.
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Network Services
Evocative sets up interconnection and cloud on-ramps across its carrier-neutral network fabric, connecting customer deployments to its global backbone and major clouds.
Delivery: Delivered as project-based interconnection and on-ramp setup over the global backbone.
Direct cloud on-ramps — Carrier-neutral fabric provides direct on-ramps to major clouds.
Edge metro reach — Interconnection spans 20+ interconnected edge metros.
Proof
Results with this partner
Documented outcomes from real engagements — not testimonial vibes.
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Resources
Documents & collateral
Datasheets, spec sheets, case studies and pricing references collected while vetting Evocative — 1 document.
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