International Cloud Computing Company Coming to Northern Virginia
ECPI University Graduates Ideal Match for New Workforce
French-based OVH has announced plans to invest $47 million in its first American data center. The world’s third largest cloud computing company, it will build its facility – which will include its North America headquarters – in Fauquier County, Virginia, just outside Washington DC. OVH will create approximately 54 new jobs. Some of these positions will be in cyber and network security, used to support the cloud computing.
“OVH’s decision to establish its North American headquarters in Virginia further solidifies the commonwealth’s global standing as the top player in the flourishing data center sector,” Gov. McAuliffe said in a Fauquier Now news report. “Thanks to our critical IT infrastructure and skilled workforce, Fauquier County will be home to one of the most elite cloud providers around the globe.”
Fauquier Economic Development Director Miles Friedman says OVH wants to primarily hire local residents. What’s more, he says OVH’s investment in Fauquier County could triple during the next five years, resulting in dozens of additional jobs. That could bode well for ECPI University alumni and soon-to-be graduates at the nearby Northern Virginia campus in Manassas, as well as our online students and graduates.
Cloud computing companies rely heavily on cyber and network security in order to protect client data from hackers and online criminals. ECPI University and its Northern Virginia campus offer both an Associate and Bachelor’s degree in Cyber and Network Security. This program is supported with hands-on instruction using technology commonly found in the workplace.
You can learn how to create and build networks in the Windows, CISCO, and UNIX environments, and design and implement network security plans to keep hackers at bay and networks secure. Moreover, ECPI University’s Cyber and Network Security program can teach you how to:
- Install security software
- Evaluate problems and monitor network to ensure its availability to system users
- Maintain network hardware and software
- Plan, coordinate, and implement network security measures
- Identify customer needs and use that information to design, interpret, and assess network requirements
- Monitor networks for security breaches
ECPI University Online also offers a program in Cloud Computing. This program can teach you how to:
- Design and secure fault tolerant enterprise networks
- Identify customer needs to evaluate network requirements
- Use the cloud services for storage and virtualization
- Create virtual solutions for servers
- Install and configure virtual servers and clients
- Implement and manage virtual servers and data centers
- Deploy applications through thin clients
Even better, ECPI University offers these programs in an accelerated format. Through our year-round schedule, you can earn your Bachelor of Science degree in just 2.5 years or an Associate degree in just 1.5 years.
If this sounds like the degree you’ve been looking for, call a helpful admissions advisor today at either the Northern Virginia or Online campuses. It could be your first step toward an exciting journey in the world of Cloud Computing.
It could be the Best Decision You Ever Make!
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