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ALIGN COMMUNICATIONS
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F or over 30 years , Align has provided next-generation solutions designed to manage client technology needs , optimize their business operations and secure their IT infrastructure . It does this through three key areas – Professional Services , Managed IT Services and Cybersecurity Risk Management .

However , it goes without saying that what worked 30 years ago – or even five years ago – no longer guarantees it will meet the technology needs of today , and of tomorrow .
As such , technology solutions providers have had to evolve and innovate faster than the market in order to not only serve this changing client base but stay ahead of the curve .
“ As a company we ’ ve been extremely fortunate to evolve with the way that technology has changed and to stay on the cusp of what ’ s happening with the future landscape of technology ,” says Art Dooling , Managing Director , of Align .
“ Let ’ s be honest , technology has evolved so much over the last 30 years that we ’ ve had to . What we were doing 30 years ago is completely different to what we are doing today .”
Align was formed in 1986 in a pre-internet age . In fact , Align was formed merely five years after IBM launched the very first , commercially available , personal computer .
Dooling , along with Tom Weber as Align ’ s Director of Data Center and Design , both share a unique
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