Tour of Involta data center with Cedar Rapids Section of IEEE

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Tour of local data center

The Cedar Rapids Section of the IEEE invites members and guests to a tour of Involta's data center on Thursday, February 21, 2013. Tours will begin at 4:00 p.m. Later arrivals are welcome. The last tour will begin at 6:00 p.m.

Important! Photo ID required.

To comply with the company's SSAE 16 procedures, you must have a government issued photo ID with you to tour an Involta facility.

About Involta

Involta provides highly secure and reliable co-location, cloud, and hosting services to a variety of businesses. In addition to the facility in Marion, Iowa that we will visit, Involta operates data centers in Akron, Boise, Duluth, and Tucson. We will begin our meeting in a conference room, where our hosts will give us an overview of the company's history and tell us how the company helps its clients. Our hosts will then take us in small groups through the building to see the computers and the various means of protection that assure continuous service.

Directions

Involta's facility in Marion, Iowa is located at 5055 REC Drive. The drive connects to Route 13 north of the intersection with Route 151. The facility is west of the Linn County Rural Electric Cooperative. It is the most westerly building complex on the Rural Electric Cooperative road. There is no sign for Involta on the highway or the building. There is a collection of dish antennae and diesel motor-generators near the building. Here is a map.

Our host

Paul Neuhaus will be our host. Paul serves as Regional Sales Director for Involta, LLC. He has been with the company for 14 years. His primary responsibility is account management and new business development for the Marion, Iowa data center. Paul holds an Associates of Applied Science Degree from DeVry University and has worked in the communications industry since 1985 as an electronic technician and in sales (low voltage communication systems to include professional sound reinforcement, CCTV surveillance, nurse call communications, copper and fiber optic cabling systems, computer networks, IT consulting, and data center colocation and managed services). Paul works with customers which range from 2 person start-ups to global Fortune 500 enterprises and all points in between. Those customers span vertical markets and include privately and publicly owned firms.

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  • Call Leon Tabak at 319 895-4294 with questions or send e-mail to l.tabak@ieee.org.
  • Starts 18 February 2013 03:00 PM UTC
  • Ends 21 February 2013 10:00 PM UTC
  • No Admission Charge




Agenda

Tours of facility begin at 4 p.m. Late arrivals will be welcome. The last tour will begin at 6 p.m.

Forecasters have predicted bad weather for Thursday, February 21.

If bad weather arrives, please call to make sure that we are still holding the event.