DataBank colocation and managed infrastructure quotes

DataBank is a United States colocation operator that also sells the layers above the cabinet: connectivity, cloud, bare metal and managed security. That stacking is the reason to shortlist it rather than the rack rate.

The company

What DataBank is

DataBank runs colocation across a spread of domestic metros, including markets the global platforms treat as secondary, and pairs it with interconnection, cloud on-ramps, enterprise and compliance-oriented cloud, single-tenant bare metal and managed security. The practical effect is one contract and one portal covering space, power, bandwidth and the services running above it, which suits companies without a standing infrastructure team. Compliance is a constant theme in how they sell, particularly toward regulated and public sector workloads. Expect them to quote the whole stack rather than compete purely on space and power.

Fit

When DataBank is the right call

• Lean IT teams wanting space, network and managed layers from one vendor
• Deployments closer to users in metros the global operators skip
• Regulated workloads needing a compliance-oriented cloud option
• Colocation buyers who also need managed security attached

Comparison

What to weigh DataBank against

Flexential and TierPoint are the direct comparison, since all three sell colocation plus cloud plus managed security to the same domestic mid-market buyer, so push them on the managed layer rather than on the cabinet. Against CoreSite the question is simply whether interconnection density or the managed stack does more for you. If you want nothing but space and cross connects in a major metro, Equinix or Digital Realty will be the cleaner shape.

Before you ask

Have this ready when you request quotes

• Which metros you need, and how close to end users
• Cabinet and power requirements, plus realistic growth
• Which workloads stay on your hardware and which move to theirs
• Which auditors or regulators will inspect the environment
• Bandwidth commitment, and blended IP versus your own carriers

Availability differs by address and by service, which is exactly what the quote process settles. Request competing quotes and see what DataBank and the other providers at your location come back with, or browse every provider we work with.