Compass Datacenters Partners With Salute Incorporated To Expand Data Center Career Opportunities For Armed Services Veterans

Referral Program between Compass and Salute Will Generate Jobs for Veterans Seeking to Enter the Fast-Growing Data Center Industry

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Oct 08, 2013, 07:55 ET

DALLAS, Oct. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Compass Datacenters, a leading provider of dedicated, mission-critical data centers, has entered into a referral agreement with Salute Incorporated that supports Salute's mission of helping American military veterans secure jobs in the data center industry. Salute, Inc.'s staff of veterans provides data center cleaning services to data center providers across the country, exposing veterans to job opportunities in the technology industry that enable them to build a successful career after their military service is completed. Through this referral agreement, Compass will establish a dialogue between Salute and each Compass customer, enabling customers to contract with Salute for data center cleaning services that assists Salute with its mission of helping veterans identify new career opportunities.

"Salute is founded by and run by veterans, and they are doing great work helping other veterans put their skills and experience to work in the data center industry. We strongly believe in Salute's mission, which is why we are making this referral program a standard part of our CompassCare™ services," said Chris Crosby, CEO of Compass Datacenters. "The efforts of organizations like Salute help serve those who have served our country, and the Compass team is very proud to be working with them. We expect this to be very fruitful for both our customers and for the veterans that Salute works with."

Salute, Inc. was founded by Lee Kirby, who is both a retired Army officer and a highly-regarded data center expert who is currently SVP at The Uptime Institute. Mr. Kirby is a service disabled combat veteran who retired from the U.S Army with the rank of Colonel after a 36 year career that included multiple deployments including Afghanistan and Iraq.

"Referral agreements like this one with Compass open doors for veterans and allow these talented individuals to start careers in the industry that is building critical technology infrastructure for the 21^st century economy," said Lee Kirby, Founder of Salute, Inc. "We introduce veterans to the data center industry by providing cleaning services to data center providers and their customers, enabling the veterans we employ to learn about data center facilities from top to bottom and use that experience as a stepping stone to much more. Our procedures and veterans discipline combined provide a better product to the market. Every year, 30 percent or more of the veterans who are hired through Salute 'graduate up' by moving on to higher-level positions in the industry. That is a testament to the tremendous skills and work ethic of members of our Armed Services."

About Compass Datacenters
Compass Datacenters builds natural disaster-resistant, Tier III-certified, LEED Gold, dedicated data centers that address customers' near- and long-term requirements where they need them. The innovative design of its facilities make it possible for Compass Datacenters to deliver state-of-the-art solutions that enhance control and simplify capacity planning for customers anywhere in the United States, serving the vast majority of companies that are not located in the few markets where geographically-constrained data center facilities are currently concentrated. For more information, visit www.compassdatacenters.com.

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