US Black Chambers Client of Overland-Tandberg

USBC presidents Circle member and Overland-Tandberg chairman and CEO Eric Kelly, will ring the Nasdaq Stock Exchange Bell alongside USBC president Ron Busby, a gesture to launch the new partnership between Overland-Tandberg and the US Black Chambers, Inc. (USBC).

The partnership will deliver data protection, storage, and archive technology solutions to USBC members.

The partnership combines Overland-Tandberg’s expertise in digital archive solutions and services with USBC’s advocacy for economic equality. It will help Black-owned businesses survive challenging data loss incidents including system failures, weather disasters or cybersecurity.

“Data protection is critical to the success of small companies, considering 60% go out of business within 6 months after a data loss incident,” said Ron Busby, USBC president and CEO. “The fact that Overland-Tandberg is one of the only Black-owned and operated global technology companies ensures that our collaboration will be mutually beneficial and will allow us to drive far more business impact for our members.“

Overland-Tandberg is a partner to large corporations in the world, the federal government and organizations in over 90 countries. The company’s data protection, storage and archive technology solution have been protecting the data of small businesses and enterprises for 40 years.

“By connecting Overland-Tandberg to USBC’s more than 300,000 members, these companies now receive the same world class data infrastructure, storage, and data protection solutions that are available to Fortune 500 companies and technology industry giants,” said Eric Kelly, Overland-Tandberg chairman and CEO. “We are committed to our vision to bridge the digital divide and be the catalyst that provides minority companies access to leading technology that will protect one of their most valuable assets – their data.“

The Overland-Tandberg partnership with USBC operationalizes the Intellect and Inclusion principles that are the cornerstone of Bridge 2 Technologies, a new initiative launched by Overland-Tandberg to: build an ecosystem comprised of companies that highly value diversity and inclusion, and a partnership framework to positively impact students, professionals, managers, executives, board members and business owners of color; and to close the digital divide.

Bridge 2 Technologies will also enable technology-focused start-ups created by founders of color to access capital resources and funding. The initiative will bring together a cross-section of executives and thought leaders from various industries across the world to address the compounding effects of the digital divide including the workforce gap, economic inequality, and the lack of capital and mentorship.

Celebrating 40 years in operation, Overland-Tandberg is a technology company that develops and manufactures hybrid cloud IT infrastructure and data protection solutions enabling businesses, large and small, to securely manage and protect their digital assets.