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With summer travel plans right around the corner, SDN Communications wants to help you to prepare your family for a successful summer vacation. While traveling across South Dakota this summer, take advantage of our High Speed Wireless Internet Hot Spots.
In today’s technologically-advanced world, teleworking is playing a large role in the marketplace. In fact, a recent study found that “24% of rural businesses and 35% of non-rural businesses currently allow employees to telework or telecommute”, and “nationally, 2.4 million U.S. business establishments, out of approximately 7.4 million total businesses, allow employees to telework.”
A single computer used to fill an entire room. Now, the processors in most smartphones are greater than those of the first mega-computers. But, as technology gets smaller and smaller, it gets more and more difficult to produce "nano-sized" electronics.
So scientists have decided to get nature involved. Scientists at the University of Leeds in the UK and at Japan's Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology are using a special form of bacterium to test their theory. The microorganisms - Magnetospirillum magneticum - naturally create tiny magnetic crystals when they ingest iron. These magnets are similar to those found in PC hard drives.
The growing demand for data center space is no surprise. Immense volumes of data, disaster recovery solutions and effective heating and cooling needs have forced many businesses to expand their data center space. In fact, a recent study showed that "92% of respondents said their companies will definitely or probably expand their data center space in 2012."
The fact that so many businesses recognize the need for additional data center space isn't surprising. What is surprising is the number of companies that are turning to third parties for the expansion project. According to the study, "78% of respondents with expansion plans said they intend to use a partner - such as a wholesale data center provider or a design/build partner - for one or all of their projects."
I'm sure you've been seeing the new SDN commercials on tv. And you've been seeing our new print ads, online ads, and hearing our radio spots. What exactly does Uptime mean? Check out our Uptime microsite to learn more.
Imagine having the luxury of multiple job offers. That’s the case for Mitchell Technical Institute’s Telecommunications program graduates. In fact, there are 33 jobs open for just 17 students.
SDN Communications is actively helping recruit future students to MTI’s program because it’s the future of our workforce. Yesterday, KELOLAND TV featured our partnership on the 10pm news. Almost $800,000 of the $20 million federal stimulus grant awarded to SDN is going to pay for lab equipment at MTI so students can get relevant, hands-on experience, which will lead them into good jobs – a goal of the stimulus effort.
Twenty percent of SDN’s workforce graduated from MTI. We anticipate more coming from there. In fact, KELO’s Ben Dunsmoor interviewed student Travis Williamson. He’s coming to work at SDN next month.
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SDN Communications has purchased the multi-tenant office building and parking lot directly across from its corporate headquarters in Sioux Falls at 2900 W. 10thStreet, which nearly doubles the business broadband service provider’s office space.
SDN has been leasing space across the street at 2900 W. 11thStreet for the last three years to house its internal software developers. Other tenants include Omnitech, Dataware Services, and South Dakota Rehabilitation Center for the Blind. SDN purchased the building from JN Properties, LLC.
SDN CEO Mark Shlanta says the business broadband service provider needs the space and land for long-term growth.
“Ten years ago we had 35 employees. Today SDN is a company of 140 employees. We don’t have room to add another person in our existing buildings,” Shlanta said.
Five years ago, SDN bought the building that housed what used to be Safari Land Pet Center directly west of SDN’s corporate headquarters. The company gutted the building and re-constructed it to fit with the architecture of its main building. That facility now houses SDN Technologies, a division selling phone systems, networking equipment and managed information technology services.
“We are landlocked with no room for additions so when this property across the street became available, our board recognized it as a good growth opportunity,” Shlanta said.
The purchase is on the heels of SDN finishing construction of its data center northwest of Sioux Falls at 5300 N. LaMesa Dr. That facility will provide backup of SDN’s technical services, in case anything catastrophic should happen to its main facility. That site will only house about a half dozen employees. The rest of the space is dedicated to data floor space, including two large leased data spaces.
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