ViaWest Announces Promotion of Jason Carolan to CTO

DENVER, March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ViaWest, one of the largest privately-held data center, cloud computing and managed services providers in North America, is pleased to announce that it has appointed Jason Carolan as its Chief Technology Officer.  In this new position, Carolan is responsible for the strategic direction of all ViaWest products and technology initiatives. 

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Carolan joined ViaWest in 2011 as Vice President Product Development and was responsible for the successful introduction of ViaWest's KINECTed Cloud and KINECTed Storage products.  Prior to ViaWest, Carolan held leadership positions in both small startup companies and large Fortune 100 enterprises.  His previous roles include over 10 years at Sun Microsystems, where he was a Distinguished Engineer in network and systems architecture, focused on cloud computing and data center architectures, and Director of Cloud Services Engineering at VMware.  He was the lead author of one of the first books highlighting the combined use of virtualization and automation.  Carolan also has several patents in networking, data center resource management, virtualization, and security.

"With his nearly 20 years of experience, Jason brings an impressive background in product architecture, product management and technical sales. He has contributed greatly to our success in the short time he has been with ViaWest," said Nancy Phillips, ViaWest Chief Operating Officer and Co-founder.  "Jason's breadth of experience and leadership will help to assure ViaWest's continued success in building a product portfolio and solutions that are centered around our customers' needs."

For additional information on Carolan and other ViaWest executives, please visit our website at www.viawest.com. 

About ViaWest

ViaWest is one of the largest privately held data center service providers in North America.  They provide colocation, complex hosting, cloud and managed services to businesses of all sizes nationwide.  ViaWest owns and operates 22 enterprise-class data center facilities in Colorado, Texas, Oregon, Utah, and Nevada, delivering high-quality, flexible solutions designed to support customers' unique business needs.  For additional information on ViaWest, please visit www.viawest.com or call 1-877-448-9378.

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