Originally posted to Data Center Frontier by Rich Miller.

Arman Khalili has spent much of his career building data center businesses on the West Coast. Khalili has begun a new chapter in that journey with the relaunch of Evocative, an established colocation brand in the Bay Area for many years, which was acquired from 365 Data Centers in April.

The new Evocative Inc. is already growing across California. After starting with data centers in Emeryville and San Jose, Evocative has expanded into Los Angeles, leasing 42,000 square feet of space at 1200 West 7th Street.

As industry consolidation creates huge data center companies. Khalili believes there’s lots of room for nimble players targeting local markets.

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