Guest Speakers:

Ross Battaglia, Executive VP
Aloha Technical Solutions

Mr. Battaglia is one of the co-founders of Tivoli Associates, the financial backer of Aloha Technical Solutions. He is an IBM Subject Matter Expert on Storage, Backup/Recovery and Disaster Recovery, and has been working with Hawaii businesses for the past 6 years. As a Kailua resident Mr. Battaglia brings his experience and services team to our customers. He is a former IBM employee and is a contractor and Technical advisor to IBM for IBM Tivoli Development and services.

Fred Rodi, President
DRFortress

Fred Rodi, President Mr. Rodi is President and a founder of DRFortress, the largest Class A colocation provider in Hawaii. He is a 12 year veteran of the telecommunications and datacenter industry and has an extensive working knowledge of the Hawaii market. As President of DRFortress, Mr. Rodi is responsible for setting and executing upon the DRFortress operations, business development and sales strategy. His primary areas of expertise include datacenter Infrastructure, Internet Exchange, IP, Frame Relay, ATM, VoIP, MPLS, and other Telecommunications Services. Mr. Rodi graduated from the University of Hawaii with a Bachelor of Business Administration and lives with his wife and three children in Hawaii.