Back to All Partners Flexential INVITE Networks is a Flexential colocation and hybrid IT partner, designing and managing colocation, connectivity, and data protection deployments on Flexential’s FlexAnywhere platform for enterprise and mid-market organizations in Salt Lake City and Phoenix. INVITE handles site selection, interconnection design, and ongoing management of the colocation footprint — so IT leaders get predictable capacity and uptime without staffing a data center team of their own. TL;DR: INVITE Networks designs and manages colocation, interconnection, cloud, and data protection deployments on Flexential’s FlexAnywhere platform, giving organizations high-density, carrier-neutral data center capacity without owning the facility. INVITE owns site selection, cross-connect architecture, and ongoing management of the deployment. This page is for IT directors and VPs of Infrastructure evaluating a Flexential partner who can own the colocation footprint end to end. What does INVITE Networks deliver as a Flexential partner? Flexential’s FlexAnywhere platform combines colocation, interconnection, cloud, data protection, and professional services into a single hybrid IT foundation, with data centers built for high-density power and carrier-neutral connectivity. As a Flexential partner, INVITE Networks scopes the right combination of colocation space, power density, and interconnection against an organization’s actual growth and compliance requirements, then manages procurement and deployment from rack design through cutover. INVITE keeps that deployment running through its managed services practice — monitoring power and environmental thresholds, managing cross-connects, and coordinating capacity planning so the colocation footprint scales with the business instead of becoming a fixed constraint. Why do Salt Lake City and Phoenix organizations choose INVITE for Flexential colocation? Building and operating a private data center is rarely the right move for mid-market organizations, but public cloud alone doesn’t fit every workload, either. INVITE’s model gives Salt Lake City and Phoenix organizations a middle path: high-density, carrier-neutral colocation capacity, managed by a team that also handles the rest of their network and security stack. The typical Flexential engagement starts with an organization that has outgrown its server room and faces an expensive facilities buildout to add capacity. INVITE moves core infrastructure into a Flexential colocation facility, architects direct cloud on-ramps to the organization’s existing cloud environment, and takes over monitoring and remote-hands coordination — adding capacity in weeks instead of a construction timeline. How does INVITE deploy and manage Flexential as part of its managed services and cloud services? INVITE designs the colocation deployment around actual power density, redundancy, and interconnection needs, specifying cabinet or cage configurations and cross-connects to cloud providers, carriers, and partner networks. Once live, INVITE’s managed services team monitors power, cooling, and connectivity health, and coordinates on-site remote-hands work so an internal team doesn’t need to travel to the facility for routine maintenance. For organizations blending colocation with public cloud, INVITE also aligns Flexential deployments with its cloud solutions practice, architecting the interconnection between colocated infrastructure and cloud workloads so the two environments function as one coherent platform rather than two separately managed systems. What Flexential products does INVITE architect and manage? INVITE architects and manages the core of Flexential’s FlexAnywhere platform: high-density colocation with customizable cabinet, cage, and suite configurations; interconnection services providing direct access to carriers and hyperscale cloud providers; private, public, and hybrid cloud solutions for workloads that don’t belong in colocated hardware; and data protection services, including disaster recovery, tailored to specific recovery objectives. INVITE also coordinates Flexential’s remote-hands and professional services so routine facility work doesn’t require an on-site trip. Looking for a Flexential partner who manages the colocation environment, not just brokers the space? Contact INVITE to discuss a Flexential engagement for your organization. Frequently Asked Questions: Flexential Colocation & Hybrid IT Is INVITE Networks an authorized Flexential partner? Yes. INVITE Networks is a partner of record for Flexential and designs and manages colocation, interconnection, and data protection deployments on the FlexAnywhere platform for organizations across Salt Lake City, Phoenix, and beyond. Can INVITE manage a Flexential colocation deployment without an internal data center team? Yes. Most of INVITE’s Flexential clients don’t have dedicated data center staff. INVITE’s managed services team handles capacity planning, cross-connect management, and remote-hands coordination, so internal IT isn’t responsible for facility-level operations. What makes INVITE’s approach to Flexential different from leasing colocation space directly? Leasing space gets an organization a cabinet and a power feed; it doesn’t include the architecture work to connect that space to cloud providers, carriers, and the rest of the network correctly. INVITE designs the full interconnection strategy, monitors the environment continuously, and stays on as the ongoing point of contact — work a direct lease doesn’t include. How long does it take to implement a Flexential colocation deployment with INVITE? Timelines depend on capacity and interconnection requirements, but most Salt Lake City and Phoenix clients move from initial assessment to live production workloads within six to ten weeks. INVITE front-loads power, space, and connectivity requirements during discovery so the buildout goes smoothly the first time.
