John Kehoe has joined Involta’s leadership team as executive vice president of manufacturing. Kehoe has 25 years of experience across the digital infrastructure, manufacturing, industrial and technology industries. He previously was senior vice president and chief information officer at Xylem, Inc., overseeing global IT operations and supporting more than 350 locations across…
Cedar Rapids-based Involta has hired Michael Joffe as vice president of channel to elevate the firm’s channel partner program. Channel partnerships are strategic alliances between businesses that meet mutual goals and offer advantages. Joffe brings more than 20 years of experience across the digital infrastructure and technology industries and experience…
Funds managed by investor firm Carlyle Group have completed the acquisition of Cedar Rapids-based data center provider Involta.“The investment positions us to build on our national market leadership while remaining committed to our customers in our current markets,” Bruce Lehrman, Involta founder and CEO, said in a release. “We look forward…
Cedar Rapids-based data center and services company Involta will be acquired by Carlyle Group, a global investor firm. Involta owns and operates 12 data centers primarily in the Midwest and has a fiber network of 12,000 miles in the U.S. Carlyle will acquire Involta from M/C Partners. The investor firm has been…
Cedar Rapids-based data services company Involta announced a new product designed to enable secure remote work environments. Involta is managing VMware’s product SD-WAN (software-defined wide area networking) to provide centralized management, cloud connectivity and advanced security.
Cedar Rapids-based Involta LLC is acquiring IT|Lynk, an IT managed services firm based in Independence, Ohio, reports the Corridor Business Journal. The deal is Involta’s second acquisition and increases the company’s Ohio footprint to four data centers and offices statewide. Involta reports it will retain all 18 IT|Lynk employees, growing…