IT-oLogy Summit on Information Technology: Regional Impact and Issues in SC Upstate
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About Immedion
Immedion is SC and Western NC’s premier data center and Cloud
services provider, offering outsourced IT infrastructure services and
solu/ons that help lower costs, maximize internal resources and keep
valuable informa/on technology secure and available 24x7x365.
Ø Founded in 2006 Ø Data center loca/ons in Greenville, Columbia, Asheville, and North Charleston
Ø Approximately 30k sq U of data center space
Ø Services Set Ø Cloud Services (Infrastructure as a Service) Ø Coloca/on and network services Ø Managed IT (Server management, data backup, network security, custom solu/on development)
Ø Migra/on to the Cloud Ø 20+ companies from onsite physical infrastructure to hosted
Cloud and Hybrid Cloud
Ø Primarily small and medium enterprises (up to $20MM)
Ø Larger enterprises are deploying private Clouds Ø Intense focus on data security
Ø HIPAA and PCI regula/ons Ø Staying out of the news
Ø Increased sales ac/vity Ø “Get me out of the computer room
business”
Ø “I need a secondary / DR site”
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What We are Seeing
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Immedion Market Comparisons
Contribu/ng Factors to Upstate Dominance Ø 60% of Immedion management team is based in Greenville
Ø Controller and Marke/ng Director are in Columbia
Ø Greenville site was first facility of its type in SC
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Ø Unique value proposi/on – mul/ple sites interconnected with high speed fiber
Ø Networking and collabora/on opportuni/es Ø NEXT Ø Innoventure Ø GSATC / Tech AUer 5 Ø Innovision Ø Charleston Digital Corridor
Ø Compe//ve, dependable power Ø Talented and commifed staff Ø Solid investors
Ø Comporium (Rock Hill) Ø Home Telecom (Monks Corner)
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Leading Contributors to Success
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Primary Challenges
1. Acquisi/on and Reten/on of Talent Ø Unique combina/on of hands-‐on technical and customer-‐facing skills Ø Entry-‐level IT staff willing to work shiUs
2. Customer Acquisi/on