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Many small, midsized manufacturers lack IT disaster plans
More companies are starting to look at where improvements in planning could be made. At Ideal Integrations, CEO Michael Stratos is starting to see the level of understanding by smaller businesses rise — disaster recovery and business continuity are the fastest-growing segments at Ideal. A solid plan must be dictated by the business unit in a company and not isolated within an IT department, Stratos said. “It’s a misnomer that it’s an IT thing,” he said. “It is IT’s job to facilitate it, but not define what it is.”

Ideal Integrations uses think tank-like atmosphere to nurture creativity
The world of information technology moves pretty fast. As an IT consultant, its Ideal Integrations Inc.’s business to keep on top of the changes and to spot new technology that could be useful for clients. To do this, company founder and CEO Michael Stratos has worked to create a company that encourages collaboration and, at times, can feel more like a think tank — with research and development diffused across all employees instead of siloed in an research and development department.

Michael Stratos of Ideal Integrations discusses Cloud Computing with Bill Flanagan of Our Region’s Business

Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2009, Michael Stratos, Founder and CEO of Ideal Integrations

Ideal Integrations ranked No. 1647 in the 2010 Inc. 5000, the fastest-growing private companies in America