it / data management

The Dayton Region Information Technology Cluster is a global leader in understanding how the innovative use of information can transform people's lives. Companies like LexisNexis and NCR were pioneers creating prosperity by defining whole new industries that changed how people did business and dealt with information. This innovative leadership is alive and well in the Region in areas of advanced management, analysis and visualization of information that will redefine the boundaries of human performance.

The Dayton Region's commitment to these new opportunities is clear in the investment and support for a cluster of organizations that are at the forefront of information technologies, such as RFID and sensors that will transform our understanding of not just business activities but the world we live in, the opportunities we have and the threats we face.

If you are a company that develops new information driven products and services or want to improve your performance and productivity by integrating these into your existing business, consider the following:

We get workforce

  • Highest concentration of trained information technology professionals in Ohio supporting companies that generate over $10 billion in annual sales from information systems and advanced data management technologies.
  • Air Force Material Command headquartered at Wright Patterson Air Force Base has a workforce of over 6,000 specializing in the acquisition, management services and logistics support.
  • The Air Force 554th Electronic Systems Group redefining the Air Force's acquisition, logistics and supply chain for the 21st century deploying the Expeditionary Combat Support System, advanced enterprise resource planning system.

We get education and training

  • Over 50 information degree programs within a 1 hour drive! Programs range from producing graduates in the associate to doctoral levels in information systems, computer science and engineering.
  • Largest enrollment in Ohio in high school to post secondary education with over 1,000 students following the information technology career pathway.

We get infrastructure

  • Nextedge Applied Research and Technology Park - a 244 acre site specifically designed to house high technology companies, data centers and research organizations.
  • Our Technology First program connects and supports over 200 technology based companies in the Dayton Region.

We get innovation - the Dayton Region is home to

  • Air Force Research Lab - manages over $3 billion annually in science and technology funding to develop new capabilities for the Air Force including information intensive ones such as layered sensing.
  • daytaOhio - a $44.5M collaborative investment by the State of Ohio, industry, government and universities is a center of excellence focused on improving human performance through innovative visualization and computing technology.
  • RFID Solution Center - a unique collaboration with Alien Technologies to provide training and hands on experience in deploying RFID solutions.
  • RFID Incubator - a $1.4M investment by the City of Dayton to commercialize new businesses developing RFID solutions.

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