VAZATA Expands Sales Team in Northern Virginia/Washington D.C. Region to Support Growth in Federal Government Sector

Plano, Texas, September 17, 2013 – VAZATA, a full service cloud infrastructure, managed services and colocation provider, today announced the addition of Laura Hanley to its Federal sales division.

Annie Williams, Vice President of Federal Sales for VAZATA, said, “I’m pleased to add Laura to our team as Federal Sales Manager. In anticipation of FedRAMP certification, we’re strategically expanding our sales team in the mid-Atlantic region to accelerate our growth in this important sector. Laura comes with an extensive resume that reflects key experience and knowledge of both the data center space as well as government sales. She will be a key contributor to VAZATA’s success as we work towards substantially adding to our existing Federal customer portfolio.”

Prior to joining VAZATA, Laura directed Terremark Federal Group’s business operations, working closely with sales, operations and executive management to deliver IaaS, cloud and colocation services to a wide range of Federal clients. Prior to Terremark, Laura worked for Computer Sciences Corporation, Booz Allen and Georgetown University.

About VAZATA
VAZATA is a complex managed hosting, Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and colocation provider serving Global 1000 businesses, U.S. Federal Government Agencies and Mid-Market Enterprises. The company provides highly secure, stable, and scalable technology solutions that meet the challenges of its global customers using a proprietary cloud architecture called vStructure™. The vStructure™ IaaS platform allows for enhanced computing capabilities, accessibility, and fiscal viability in solutions designed to grow with organizations of all sizes. VAZATA’s IaaS architecture supports customers in their hosting needs and also provides solutions for disaster recovery and business continuity for mission critical applications. In 2011, VAZATA was the first company to receive an Authority to Operate as a cloud services technology provider to federal agencies. The backbone of support is its purpose built IaaS supported by three world class data centers, which have all achieved FISMA and SSAE 16 Type II compliance. Data centers are located in Texas and Northern Virginia.