Partner profile
LightEdge
Colocation and Data Center Services
Founded 1996 · Des Moines, Iowa · 51-200 employees · Private, VC/PE backed
Partnership Overview
Who LightEdge is built for
Organizations with compliance requirements; healthcare businesses requiring HIPAA-compliant hosting; enterprises needing certified data center services (FedRAMP, FISMA, HITRUST).
Lightedge delivers hybrid-first IT infrastructure solutions designed to simplify complexity and improve performance, scalability, and security across on-prem, colocation, and cloud environments. Strong compliance focus including FedRAMP, FISMA, HITRUST, HIPAA, and PCI — making LightEdge particularly attractive for healthcare and government workloads. Operates multiple US data centers in mid-tier metros.
- VerifiedSep 7, 2026 · high confidence
- 5solutions across 5 categories
- 30 yrsin business, since 1996
- 51-200employees
Why teams pick LightEdge
- Hybrid-first approach
- Compliance-focused infrastructure services (FedRAMP, HITRUST, HIPAA, FISMA, PCI, NIST)
- /7 support
- Strong healthcare and government franchise
- Multi-state data center footprint
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Get matched insteadRecognition & proof points
- CEO Jim Masterson named CEO of the Year, 2019 Prometheus Awards (Technology Association of Iowa)Award
Notable clients
Vendor-reportedServes enterprises needing compliant hybrid cloud (healthcare, government, financial services) markets 'Fortune 100-level infrastructure.' Specific customer logos not broadly published.
Our Solutions
Rubber Duck solutions through LightEdge
From first evaluation to day-to-day operations, Rubber Duck Technology helps you get full value from LightEdge's Cybersecurity & Compliance, 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)
LightEdge provides DRaaS and business continuity planning across its data center footprint, protecting regulated workloads against outages.
- Compliance-aligned recovery Recovery infrastructure meets healthcare and government compliance requirements.
- Multi-state resilience Geographically diverse data centers support failover and continuity.
- 24/7 support Continuous support underpins recovery operations.
VMwareCloud Migration & Modernization
Private Cloud
LightEdge delivers private cloud built on VMware, designed to improve performance, scalability, and security for regulated workloads.
- Compliance-ready Suited to healthcare and government workloads requiring FedRAMP, HITRUST, and HIPAA alignment.
- Hybrid-first Integrates with on-prem and public cloud environments to reduce complexity.
VMwareHybrid / Multi-Cloud
LightEdge's hybrid-first approach connects colocation, private cloud, and public cloud such as Microsoft Azure into a single managed environment.
- Simplifies complexity Unifies on-prem, colocation, and cloud to improve performance and scalability.
- Compliance focus Hybrid estate maintained against strict regulatory frameworks.
Microsoft AzureVMwareData Center & Colocation
Colocation
LightEdge provides colocation across its multi-state US data center footprint in mid-tier metros, built around a hybrid-first model for on-prem, colocation, and cloud workloads.
- Compliance-focused facilities Infrastructure aligned to FedRAMP, HITRUST, HIPAA, FISMA, PCI, and NIST frameworks.
- Multi-state footprint Operates multiple US data centers across mid-tier metros for geographic flexibility.
- 24/7 support Round-the-clock operational support backs colocation deployments.
VMwareMicrosoft AzureCross-Connect / Interconnect
LightEdge offers cross-connect and interconnection within its colocation facilities, linking customer infrastructure to network and cloud providers.
- Hybrid-first design Interconnection supports blended on-prem, colocation, and cloud architectures.
- Multi-state reach Interconnects span LightEdge's multi-metro data center footprint.
How LightEdge delivers
24x7x365 NOC and on-site data center operations staff; remote hands; compliance-focused managed services backed by one of the industry's stronger service guarantees. (vendor-reported)
Services in detail
- Managed Cloud ServicesDelivered as ongoing managed services tiers backed by a 24/7 NOC.
- Remote HandsDelivered by on-site data center staff available 24/7.
- 24/7 MonitoringFully managed, 24/7 from a network operations center.
- Compliance ServicesDelivered as compliance-focused implementation engagements within custom enterprise contracts.
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