Partner profile
UnitedLayer
Hybrid Cloud and Colocation
Founded 2001 · San Francisco, California · 51-200 employees · Private, VC/PE backed
Partnership Overview
Who UnitedLayer is built for
Bay Area tech startups and scale-ups, biotech, fintech, and West Coast enterprises needing hybrid cloud and managed Azure/AWS services with local presence.
UnitedLayer is a San Francisco-based managed cloud and colocation provider operating data centers across the San Francisco Bay Area, Las Vegas, and other US markets. UnitedLayer delivers hybrid cloud (private + public), managed Microsoft Azure, AWS, dedicated servers, colocation, and DRaaS to mid-market and enterprise customers. Particularly strong in serving Bay Area tech companies and West Coast enterprises with hybrid cloud needs.
- VerifiedSep 7, 2026 · high confidence
- 5solutions across 5 categories
- 25 yrsin business, since 2001
- 51-200employees
Why teams pick UnitedLayer
- Strong SF Bay Area presence
- Hybrid cloud specialist
- Managed Microsoft Azure expertise
- Vertical depth in fintech, biotech, SaaS
- West Coast data center footprint
Probably not a fit
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Get matched insteadRecognition & proof points
- InfoWorld Technology of the Year Award 2025 (Cloud)Award
- Named a Leader in ISG Provider Lens 2025 - Private/Hybrid CloudAnalyst recognition
CEO Abhijit Phanse in the Forbes Technology Council and the SV Business Journal Leadership TrustProof point · Forbes
- Wipro named UnitedLayer 'Partner of the Year 2024.'Award
Notable clients
Vendor-reportedCity & County of San Francisco, Wikipedia (Wikimedia), The Exploratorium, AT&T and NEC serves Fortune 500 enterprises and US government agencies.
Our Solutions
Rubber Duck solutions through UnitedLayer
From first evaluation to day-to-day operations, Rubber Duck Technology helps you get full value from UnitedLayer'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)
UnitedLayer provides DR orchestration across six geographically dispersed data centers, delivering DRaaS for mid-market and enterprise customers with hybrid cloud needs.
- Six-DC resilience DR orchestration spans six geographically dispersed data centers for geographic redundancy.
- West Coast footprint Recovery infrastructure anchored in the SF Bay Area, Las Vegas, and other US markets.
VMwareCloud Migration & Modernization
IaaS / Compute
UnitedLayer delivers dedicated servers and software-defined compute on its G3 all-flash private cloud platform with VMware HA/DRS, serving Bay Area tech companies and West Coast enterprises.
- West Coast footprint Compute is hosted from data centers across the San Francisco Bay Area and other US markets for low-latency West Coast access.
- Vertical depth Tailored compute for fintech, biotech, and SaaS workloads with specific performance and compliance needs.
VMwarePrivate Cloud
UnitedLayer's G3 software-defined private cloud is an all-flash VMware platform engineered for high IOPS and high availability, aimed at mid-market and enterprise customers needing dedicated environments.
- Hybrid cloud specialist Private cloud is designed to integrate with public clouds for true hybrid deployments.
- Vertical depth Proven in regulated and data-intensive verticals including fintech, biotech, and SaaS.
VMware
CitrixHybrid / Multi-Cloud
UnitedLayer combines private cloud with managed Microsoft Azure and AWS, offering multicloud connectivity at 1G/10G to AWS, Azure, and GCP for unified hybrid operations.
- Hybrid cloud specialist Core focus on bridging private and public cloud environments for mid-market and enterprise customers.
- Managed Azure expertise Dedicated managed Microsoft Azure capability for customers standardizing on Azure.
Microsoft Azure
AWS
Google CloudData Center & Colocation
Colocation
UnitedLayer offers Tier-3 colocation at 200 Paul Ave in San Francisco with access to 300+ carriers, anchoring its West Coast data center footprint.
- Carrier-dense facility 200 Paul Ave provides 300+ carriers for flexible connectivity from a core SF interconnection hub.
- Bay Area presence Strong SF Bay Area footprint serving local tech companies and West Coast enterprises.
How UnitedLayer delivers
24x7x365 NOC with 15-minute response SLA; remote hands by staff engineers; on-demand scalability. (vendor-reported)
Services in detail
- Managed Cloud ServicesFully managed across private, hybrid, and public cloud via a single unified management platform.
- Managed Security ServicesManaged as part of the hosting stack with one-click provisioning through the unified platform.
- Remote HandsDelivered 24x7x365 by on-site data center technicians.
- 24/7 MonitoringContinuous 24x7x365 monitoring via the unified management platform.
- Disaster RecoveryManaged DR orchestration coordinated across six data centers.
Automate/AI, built in · Integrates 3rd-party AI. Positions software-defined private cloud and GPU-capable infrastructure for enterprise AI workloads (UnitedConnect/UnitedEdge, G3 Sovereign Cloud); UnityOne AI for hybrid-cloud management/automation; integrates third-party AI.
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