Information technology platforms provide a very powerful medium for birthing innovative business ideas and quickly taking them viral.  Communication technology has matured significantly in recent years, the computing hardware is no longer a bottleneck, and the software industry has matured to collaborate on standards and code repositories that are widely used on diverse platforms and equipment.  The maturity in these areas is just what entrepreneurs need to 'think fast and create faster'.

Recently, the Economist highlighted the facility Olive partners with to deliver hosting services. Read the article here: http://www.economist.com/node/21542451 We have an exciting partnership with the CrossLink Group called CrossOlive that delivers boutique hosting services to nonprofit organizations. So why did they feature the SWITCH SuperNap in Las Vegas, NV? Well, that is because it is part of an effort by the state to diversify its economy after the crash of 2008. While Olive Technology and CrossLink Group aren't focused on the woes of Nevada's recession, we are very glad that the SuperNap is there. Why? It is one of the safest places in the country to have a data center. When is the last time you heard of a natural disaster in Nevada?