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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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SIOUX FALLS - A tight economy isn't holding back SDN Communications from expanding its reach into nearby Northern Plains states, which the company expects will enhance the ability for local businesses to grow, as well.
The Sioux Falls-based broadband service provider's growth will offer larger capacity connections and better reliability into the surrounding state markets.
SDN's recent connection to its North Dakota counterpart, Dakota Carrier Network (DCN) in Bismarck, is the first in a number of connections that will expand SDN's reach.
"This is another connection in our ever-expanding network that will soon serve eight states," says SDN Communications CEO Mark Shlanta.
In addition to North Dakota, SDN will reach deep into Minnesota and Wyoming this year. Future expansions will go into Colorado and Montana. SDN already has connectivity into Iowa and Nebraska. In fact, SDN opened an Omaha office in late 2008.
SDN has expanded its 21,000-mile fiber optic network capacity within South Dakota, as well. Last year the state of South Dakota tapped SDN to build the Research Education and Economic Development (REED) Network. It allows South Dakota's universities and research institutions, such as EROS and the Sanford Lab at Homestake, to move data across the country to researchers in a more efficient manner, allowing them to compete for more research opportunities. Before the REED, researchers found large research files clogging data pipes. The REED has changed that because its 10 Gigabit capacity is so robust it could:
SDN intends to offer similar "big pipe" connections to businesses on its expanded eight-state network. This network will provide unparalleled reliability because the connections will be made of fiber rings instead of straight-shot, linear connections. If a fiber line is cut, the data is automatically rerouted in the opposite direction on the ring and will still make it to its final destination, minimizing interruption of service.
In its 20-year history, SDN has primarily served South Dakota. Its ownership is a coalition of South Dakota's independent telephone companies - cooperatives, family, municipal, and tribal-owned companies. They joined their independent networks beginning in 1989 and created SDN as a hub to deliver more long distance choice to the telephone companies' largely rural customer base. Today that same statewide fiber footprint allows file sharing and Internet traffic for business and government. In fact, SDN provides Internet not only to state government offices but also all public K-12 schools and the state universities. In addition to business class broadband service, SDN also offers telephone systems, cabling infrastructure, networking equipment and network surveillance.
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