| | DECEMBER 201919CIOReviewoptics, or data center white space services," says Jason Thompson, the President, and CEO of Layer One. He attributes the success of his company to his team's military and government background and the years of experience that they have to work in the commercial arena. "By leveraging our experience with the state, local and federal governments, we have secured many large private sector clients and grown organically," states Thompson.Specializing in the data center white space, Layer One operationalizes the physical infrastructure and glacial offerings for different service providers. The company works directly with the end-users through its account and project managers. They help the clients in custom-designing the solutions according to their needs. Next, Layer One's engineers design the system and processes for the clients that are implemented on their site. "Our dedicated project engineers and managers are constantly working with our customers to comprehend their requirement and deliver solutions that fit their organizational mission and value," mentions Thompson. In addition, Layer One also provides services on the construction aspect whether it involves putting conduit infrastructure together for a communication system or security purpose, constructing cage walls, data center containment or cable tray systems they are able to provide the customer a turnkey product. Through Layer One's one-stop-shop solution, clients are enabled to carry out a complete integration of their systems by collaborating with a single solution provider.Having carved a unique niche in the IT infrastructure, Layer One aims to grow rapidly in the next 12-18 months. The company delivers turnkey solutions nationwide today, they will be collaborating with many global conglomerates for delivering data center projects in the near future. Thompson mentions that in addition to all of the data center white space services they offer Layer One also provides services and solutions for the copper and fiber infrastructure systems, wifi system design and installation, physical security solutions, audio visual solutions and VoIP for commercial and government entities across the county. "We have found that our customers prefer to work with one integrator that knows all of their systems and can provide all of the technology solutions that they need to ensure seamless integration and compatibility between all systems," concludes Thompson. ESO
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