I recently returned from Draper, Utah, where EMC celebrated the grand opening of our newest global customer support center. We hosted customers and partners, and were joined by Utah Governor Gary Herbert, whose administration worked with us to help make the decision to locate in the Beehive State – recently recognized by Forbes, Fortune, and the National Science Foundation for its favorable business climate and focus on IT skills.
When we announced our plans for a support center in Utah in June of 2011, a great deal of attention was paid to our pledge to create 500 jobs by the end of 2015. Good careers in a growing industry are important, but our investment in Utah is part of a much bigger story about our global strategy. Our “big bets” are paying off as companies and organizations around the world embrace the transformational potential of cloud computing and Big Data analytics, and recognize the importance of trust and security in IT.
Cloud computing represents one of the biggest waves of change in the history of IT, transforming the way IT is built, operated and consumed. Business leaders who grasp the tremendous gains in IT efficiency and agility, the enormous potential for innovative new services and business models, and the operational flexibility they can attain, want to accelerate their transformation. When they realize EMC has the vision, technology solutions, and services to make that happen for them, we find ourselves engaged in exciting conversations with innovative companies interested in bringing their aspirations to fruition.
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