515 Engine
From Procurement to Production – Faster
We make complex infrastructure and connectivity decisions simpler—and deliver the right solution faster, with less risk and fewer surprises.
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How Do You Want to Source Infrastructure?
Understand how partnering with an sourcing firm like ours work. You can look at specific technologies, outcomes, roles, or industry.
By Technology
Explore infrastructure by category — colocation, cloud, connectivity, security, and more — to find exactly what you need
By Outcome
Start with the result you need — lower costs, better resiliency, or faster procurement — and we’ll recommend the right solution mix.
By Industry
Find infrastructure solutions shaped by the compliance, performance, and connectivity demands of your specific industry.
By Role
Whether you’re in IT, procurement, or finance, explore solutions framed around your priorities and decision-making scope.
Popular Starting Points
Technology Solutions
Explore our comprehensive suite of infrastructure solutions
Colocation/Data Centers
Quickly understand the colocation market anywhere on the planet fast.
Cloud Computing
Regardless of your deployment model, you can understand the options unique to you.
Connectivity
Know your global bandwidth options even in difficult to reach areas of the globe.
Security Services
Understand your state of security with a clear path to a better security posture.
Unified Communications
Technology that leverages your existing telecom investments when possible.
Contact Center
Robust CX solutions that prove ROI through better reporting and AI use.
Our Services
Our advisory services are often paid by the ultimate supplier you choose. While this can seem like a conflict of interest, our engagement of suppliers never takes us away from representing our clients first in the most agnostic manner possible.
Sourcing Advisory
Supplier Paid Services
Our vendor-agnostic approach ensures impartial sourcing to meet your unique IT needs. We provide this service to our clients at no cost to them.
- Fees are paid by the supplier chosen
- Engagement remains supplier agnostic
- Procedure follows a strict methodology to vet suppliers
- a “no-go” decision is acceptable
Consulting
Client Paid Services
Engagements designed to deliver actionable answers to help you meet your goals. A balance of finance and technical acumen is expertly employed.
- Fees are paid by the client
- Clearly defined deliverables are given
- Project based fees
- We are honest about our capabilities and refer out and partner when needed.
- Highly transparent and performance oriented culture
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Do it Yourself Sourcing
We offer a Do It Yourself data base index that you can search free with no login or password needed. You can request assistance if needed.
- Gather quotes quickly
- See specific data center features
- Global Coverage for Data Centers
- Curated Internally
- One click submission available to request quotes.
- DIY or Request Support
Our Process
What to Expect
We employ a flexible process and are equipped to join (or exit) the process at almost any phase below.
01
Assess
We quickly can learn the technical and financial aspects of your project to add value.
02
Source
We source the best solutions from multiple providers to ensure proper alignment.
03
Contracts
We secure the most favorable terms for your organization.
04
Implement
We’re experienced with implementations and can help drive a timely and successful project.
05
Operate & Renew
Our internal contracts manager allows us to keep you posted of critical contract dates.
Common Outcomes
Choose your goal and we’ll recommend the right solution mix and next step.
OUTCOME
Reduced Run Rate
IT infrastructure is costly but costs can be managed. Duplicate and unused services can consume budgets quickly.
OUTCOME
Improved Resiliency
For modern businesses, downtime isn’t an option. Learn how you can improve resiliency across all platforms.
OUTCOME
Faster Procurement
It takes 3-6 meetings to get a proposal for infrastructure. Need multiple quotes? The math doesn’t work well time-wise.
co-founder spotlight
I’m Shirin. I used to be on the opposing team.
My business partner Michael and I co-founded 515 Engine in 2007. Our goal was to make life better for infrastructure buyers looking for connectivity, data center, cloud, communications, and security services.
I built pricing models for major infrastructure providers that ensured maximum profitability once the facility was fully occupied.
Let’s use that knowledge to source infrastructure that works for your organization at a competitive rate.
Testimonial
What Clients Are Saying
515 Engine saved me hours of conference calls, follow ups, face to face meetings and email responses in the course of our engagement.
Ed Fox – Mettel
I was impressed with your knowledge, recommendations, and that you were able to aid us both our current environment & planned expansion.
Dave Horowitz
Frequently Asked Questions
Advisory is designed for ongoing lifecycle support (sourcing + governance + renewals). Consulting is a paid, time-bound engagement with defined deliverables (RFx, migration PMO, FinOps).
Yes. We can support renewals, expansions, term reviews, benchmarking, and ongoing vendor governance—while still evaluating alternatives when it makes sense.
We can act as an escalation point and help drive accountability and resolution. Your internal teams remain the owners of operational change decisions; we help you get unstuck and keep vendors honest.
A short kickoff, current contracts/inventory if available, footprint and timeline, and your decision criteria. We can start small and expand coverage as needed.
It can do all three. The primary value is usually speed and risk reduction; cost improvements often follow from bench-marking, renewal discipline, and billing validation.
Get Clarity on Your Next Move
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