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\"2013<\/a>Michigan data center<\/a> operator Online Tech will be exhibiting a range of secure hosting<\/a> solutions for mission critical applications, including cloud hosting<\/a>, colocation<\/a>, managed servers<\/a>, compliant hosting<\/a> and disaster recovery<\/a>, at the Midwest Technology Leaders 2013<\/strong> symposium for IT executives and CIOs held in Detroit, Michigan.<\/p>\n

Online Tech\u2019s Director of Operations, Jason Yaeger, participated in a rapid fire Q&A session this morning at the Midwest Technology Leaders conference in Plymouth, Michigan. Matt Roush introduced Online Tech as being a long time home of innovation in the state of Michigan. Jason discussed how Online Tech has managed innovation in client relations and private cloud<\/a> environments:<\/p>\n

Online Tech has taken the initiative to communicate and understand what our clients’ pain points are. We recognize that your business requires uptime 24\/7. After looking across the industry and acknowledging the frustration that comes with a lack of communication, Online Tech has now developed an Emergency Notification Systems that goes out to our clients within seconds of any outage.<\/p>\n

Online Tech is Michigan\u2019s most trusted provider of private cloud environments. We recognize that 75% of companies will be outsourcing to the private cloud environment in the next couple of years, with 25% of companies already there. Online Tech is making the selling process of those environments easier on our clients.<\/p>\n

About Jason Yaeger<\/strong>
\nMost recently, Jason was the recipient of the 2012 Crain\u2019s Detroit Business CIO of the Year<\/a>, exemplifying innovation in technology strategy, industry leadership and a track record of \u201cgoing beyond the call of duty.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jason Yaeger is also Online Tech\u2019s Risk Management and Security Officer. Jason has guided the company through the successful completion of many audits, including SAS 70 Type I<\/a>, SAS 70 Type II<\/a>, SSAE 16<\/a>, HIPAA <\/a>and PCI<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Jason<\/a>Jason also led the investment in energy efficient improvements last year on Online Tech’s Mid-Michigan data center<\/a> facility. As a result, Online Tech became the first Michigan data center<\/a> operator to earn the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR certification, putting Online Tech in the top 25 percent of facilities in the nation regarding energy performance. Read Online Tech Earns EPA’s ENERGY STAR Certification for Superior Energy Efficiency to learn more.<\/p>\n

Read more about private clouds:
\nPrivate Cloud Computing: A Game Changer for Disaster Recovery<\/a><\/strong><\/em>
\nPrivate cloud computing<\/a> offers a number of significant advantages \u2013 including lower costs, faster server deployments, and higher levels of resiliency. What is often over looked is how the Private Cloud can dramatically changes the game for IT disaster recovery<\/a> in terms of significantly lower costs, faster recovery times, and enhanced testability. \u2026 Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n

Pairing Cloud Computing Benefits with Security and Compliance<\/a><\/strong><\/em>
\nThe added business value of cloud computing is multi-faceted, as Online Tech\u2019s co-CEO Mike Klein outlined in a previous article, The Six Benefits of Cloud Computing, which I\u2019ll summarize here: Lower Costs Pooling of computing resources means better efficiency and \u2026 Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n

Precautions with the HIPAA Cloud for Healthcare Software as a Service (SaaS) Companies<\/a><\/strong><\/em>
\nA recent Google search brought me to a health IT blog, Life as a Healthcare CIO<\/em>, and the post entitled The Reality of SaaS<\/em>. The author discusses whether or not SaaS\/cloud computing is appropriate for EHR (electronic health record) hosting \u2026 Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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