Our Mission is to provide Herakles Data clients with an unparalleled Colocation experience in which they experience 99.999% availability through the combination of custom solutions that meet all their needs, the finest infrastructure facilities available today and the highest level of customer service in the Colocation Industry.

Founded

Herakles, LLC is a private Delaware Limited Liability Corporation founded in September 2001 and has been financially stable and cash flow positive since its inception.

Corporate Profile

Herakles, LLC is a privately held company, offering mission critical colocation space and managed services to private and public institutions seeking to outsource their primary or disaster recovery IT infrastructure. Herakles operates a world class Internet data center located in Sacramento, CA with technical and security personnel on site 24 hours a day, every day. Herakles' facility is fully built out, which enables its clients to immediately install their equipment without capital expenditure. The facility features state-of-the art security, 99.999 percent infrastructure reliability and is carrier neutral. Herakles designs custom solutions to meet the specific and varied needs of their clients, from small businesses to large enterprise companies.

Culture

In establishing the Company's culture of excellence, leadership and teamwork starts with people. To us our most valuable asset is our people. We take special care in recruiting highly professional, technically competent people who share our commitment to service, excellence and teamwork. Once part of the Herakles team all of our employees participate in technical education programs. Today all members of the technical and facility teams are certified in their area of responsibility.

Management Team

Louis Kirchner
President and CEO

Mr. Kirchner brings more than 30 years of experience in financial and operational leadership. Prior to Herakles he served as a financial advisor to Integrated Surgical Systems, a manufacturer of image directed robotic products for surgical applications used in neurological and orthopedic surgeries. At Rob Roy Industries, a diversified international manufacturer of electronic, electrical and oil field equipment he was executive vice president and chief financial officer involved in extensive mergers and acquisitions. He has also held various financial management positions for several units of the Westinghouse Electric Corporation.

Mr. Kirchner earned a BS in Economics from Washington and Jefferson College and an MBA from New York University.

John Thomas
Director of Operations

Mr. Thomas brings more than 20 years of diversified experience in operational management, predominately in the information technology fields. Prior to joining Herakles he was employed by Inflow, an Internet data colocation and service provider. At Inflow, he was responsible for network operations, customer service and facilities management. He was also instrumental in the successful start up and operation of the Sacramento facility. His experience in many facets of data center operation and customer service continues to strengthen the operational areas of Herakles.

Mr. Thomas is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) and Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

Laurence Stancil
Director of Facilities

Mr. Stancil brings more than 17 years of experience in project management, Facilities IT and critical systems maintenance. Prior to joining Herakles he was employed with Health Net, Inc. At Health Net he was responsible for all Health Net IT Facilities including the design and engineering of Health Net’s 22 critical facilities.

Mr. Stancil earned an A.S. in Computer Information Science from Coleman College and a BS in Industrial/Scientific Photographic Technology from Brooks Institute of Photography.

About Colocation

What are data centers?

A data center is essentially a computer room – a physical facility that allows you to operate and manage your servers, networks and other computer equipment in a controlled environment. Herakles Data guarantees uninterrupted power, cooling and humidification, large multi-carrier network connections, physical and network security, not to mention 24x7 monitoring and full technical support.

Co-location

Co-location means that you rent space in a data center to operate your servers, along with the servers of other companies, in a common physical location. Each company's equipment is physically secured inside a lockable wire cage or cabinet. Co-location offers you the flexibility to upgrade and grow your technology requirements as your business grows -without having to make additional capital investments. When you enter into a co-location agreement with Herakles Data, you significantly reduce your IT Cost-of Ownership and are assured a much higher level of service, without all the management headaches.

Why Co-locate?

Setting up your own data center or computer room is an expensive proposition. Apart from the large capital expenditures, there are the high day-to-day operational costs. By outsourcing you are leveraging the substantial investment that a data center proprietor has made in designing, building, managing and maintaining the data center. Outsourcing enables you to spend your budget dollars on other areas of your business.

Your IT systems and company data are in an extremely safe and stable environment where a power or network outage, fire, water damage or vandalism are not going to cause you to be for all practical purposes – temporarily out-of-business. In this scenario, it makes sense to outsource this service to a co-location data center like Herakles Data.

Benefits of Co-location

Benefits of Co-location include:

• Cost savings in the range of 20%-35% (Gartner)
  
  
• Very high availability of IT systems – 99.999%
  
  
• Business Continuity for your IT systems in the event of a disaster
  
  
• Company records and data are safe and protected
  
  
• Flexibility to quickly/easily expand IT needs without significant capital outlay
  
  
• Freedom to focus on your core competencies rather than your IT infrastructure