Partner profile
Flexential
Modern Hybrid IT - Built on a National Platform
Founded 2017 · Charlotte, North Carolina · 201-1,000 employees · Private, VC/PE backed
Partnership Overview
Who Flexential is built for
Mid-market and enterprise organizations needing US-only data center footprint outside Tier 1 markets (Charlotte, Atlanta, Denver, Portland, Nashville, Tampa, Cincinnati, etc.); hybrid IT customers needing colo + private cloud + cloud on-ramps; HPC/AI workload customers.
Flexential is a national US data center and hybrid IT provider operating 40+ data centers across 19 high-growth US markets, delivering colocation, cloud (FlexAnywhere platform), connectivity, disaster recovery, and managed services. Owned by Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners, Flexential is one of the largest US-only data center operators outside of the hyperscale segment, serving enterprise customers needing geographically diverse hybrid infrastructure.
- VerifiedSep 8, 2026 · high confidence
- 5solutions across 4 categories
- 9 yrsin business, since 2017
- 201-1,000employees
Why teams pick Flexential
- + data centers in 19 high-growth US markets
- FlexAnywhere unified hybrid IT platform across colo + cloud
- High-density data halls supporting GPU / HPC workloads
- Carrier-rich interconnection with 100+ ISPs/peering partners
- Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners ownership and long-term capital
- Strong second-tier metro coverage (Charlotte, Denver, Nashville, Portland, etc.)
Probably not a fit
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Get matched insteadRecognition & proof points
Uptime Institute Tier III certified facilitiesCertification · Uptime Institute
- Multiple data center industry awardsAward
FedRAMP authorized for government workloadsCertification · FedRAMP
Notable clients
Vendor-reportedGrayRobinson, P.A. (national law & lobbying firm — disaster recovery), Connectbase (cloud platform scaling its platform-engineering team), and Lonestar (lunar/space data services — terrestrial operations). Flexential serves 4,200+ customers across the U.S. most enterprise logos are referenced by sector.
Our Solutions
Rubber Duck solutions through Flexential
From first evaluation to day-to-day operations, Rubber Duck Technology helps you get full value from Flexential's Cyber Resilience, Managed IT & Cloud Ops, Cloud Migration & Modernization, and Data Center & Colocation solutions. We fit them to the systems you already run, remove overlap, and give you a clear view of how they perform, so your team can move faster with fewer surprises.
Cyber Resilience
Disaster Recovery (DRaaS)
Flexential delivers disaster recovery as a service across its national platform, replicating workloads between geographically diverse data centers.
- Geographic diversity 40+ data centers in 19 markets enable distant recovery targets.
- National platform DR runs on the FlexAnywhere unified hybrid IT platform.
- Carrier-rich Carrier-neutral interconnection supports resilient replication paths.
VMware
VeeamBackup as a Service (BaaS)
Flexential provides backup as a service, protecting customer data across its national data center platform with managed, monitored backups.
- National platform Backups leverage the FlexAnywhere platform across 19 markets.
- Geographic diversity A geographically diverse footprint supports offsite data protection.
- Managed delivery Backups are managed and monitored as part of the platform.
Veeam
NetAppCloud Migration & Modernization
Hybrid / Multi-Cloud
Flexential's FlexAnywhere platform unifies colocation and cloud into a single hybrid IT environment spanning its national data center footprint.
- Unified platform FlexAnywhere unifies colocation and cloud as one hybrid IT platform.
- Multi-cloud reach On-ramps to AWS, Azure, Google, and Oracle support multi-cloud designs.
- Geographic diversity A national footprint supports geographically diverse hybrid infrastructure.
VMware
AWS
Microsoft Azure
OracleData Center & Colocation
Colocation
Flexential provides retail and wholesale colocation across 40+ data centers in 19 high-growth US markets, including high-density data halls supporting GPU and HPC workloads.
- National footprint 40+ data centers across 19 high-growth US markets enable geographic diversity.
- High-density halls High-density data halls support demanding GPU and HPC workloads.
- Second-tier metros Strong coverage in markets like Charlotte, Denver, Nashville, and Portland.
Cloud Connect / Interconnection
Flexential offers carrier-rich interconnection and multi-cloud on-ramps to AWS, Azure, Google, and Oracle, with cross-connects to 100+ ISPs and peering partners.
- Carrier-rich Carrier-neutral interconnection links 100+ ISPs and peering partners.
- Multi-cloud on-ramps Direct on-ramps reach AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle.
- National backbone A national private backbone connects markets across the footprint.
AWSMicrosoft Azure
Google Cloud
MegaportHow Flexential delivers
24/7 onsite security and operations; smart hands; SLA-backed power and cooling; FlexCare managed services for cloud & infrastructure. (vendor-reported)
Services in detail
- Managed Cloud ServicesDelivered as managed cloud and infrastructure services on the FlexAnywhere hybrid IT platform.
- Managed IT ServicesDelivered as managed and professional services across the national data center platform.
- Remote HandsDelivered as on-site data center technician support across the national footprint.
- 24/7 MonitoringDelivered as 24/7 NOC monitoring across the FlexAnywhere national platform.
- Installation & Field ServicesDelivered project-based with cross-connect orchestration across the national footprint.
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