OREANDA-NEWS. OneNeck® IT Solutions, a leading provider of cloud-based and hosting solutions announced today they've been selected by SAIF Corporation for disaster recovery and colocation. As part of the 3-year contract, SAIF will place their colocation equipment at OneNeck's Tier III data center in Bend, Ore.

As Oregon's not-for-profit state-chartered worker's compensation insurance company, SAIF has been caring for injured workers and helping to make workplaces safer since 1914. SAIF has employees in eight regional offices with responsibilities for covering the entire state of Oregon. Simply put, SAIF was in need of a new colocation partner who could also develop and deploy a disaster recovery solution, and selected OneNeck as their partner.

"We have really enjoyed partnering with OneNeck to host our colocation equipment in their facilities," said Jerry Darcy, lead telecommunications engineer at SAIF. "They've been easy to work with, always accessible, and willing to go out of their way to assist us."

"We appreciate the trust SAIF is putting into our company," says Terry Swanson, SVP of Sales and Marketing at OneNeck. "We look forward to continuing to showcase our team's IT expertise and building a successful partnership. This will enable SAIF the opportunity to turn their full attention to serving the state's workers and making Oregon workplaces safer."

This Uptime Institute certified Tier III compliant data center was built to meet the most stringent compliance audit qualifications. It is also LEED Gold certified and one of seven facilities to have earned the EPA's Energy Star Certification. For businesses, it adds up to reliable and secure data storage options, whether they have one location or many.

OneNeck IT Solutions offers a full suite of hybrid IT solutions including cloud and hosting solutions, managed services, ERP application management, professional services, IT hardware. In addition to their state-of-the-art facility in Oregon, OneNeck also has top-tier data centers in Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Visit oneneck.com for more information.

OneNeck IT Solutions LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Telephone and Data Systems, employs nearly 550 people throughout the U.S. The company offers hybrid IT solutions including cloud and hosting solutions, managed services, ERP application management, professional services, IT hardware and top-tier data centers in Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Oregon and Wisconsin. OneNeck's team of technology professionals manage secure, world-class, hybrid IT infrastructures and applications for businesses around the country. Visit oneneck.com.

TDS Telecommunications Corporation (TDS Telecom/TDS®), headquartered in Madison, Wis., operates OneNeck IT Solutions LLC and BendBroadband, which is part of TDS Broadband Service LLC. Combined, the company employs more than 3,400 people. Visit tdstelecom.com.

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc., a Fortune 500® company, provides wireless; cable and wireline broadband, TV and voice; and hosted and managed services to approximately six million customers nationwide through its businesses U.S. Cellular, TDS Telecom, OneNeck IT Solutions LLC, and TDS Broadband Service LLC. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Chicago, Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. employs 10,400 people. Visit tdsinc.com.