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Insider<br />
The Center<br />
Winter <strong>2019</strong> - <strong>Technology</strong> Edition<br />
Work-From-Home<br />
Fiber connectivity creates workfrom-home<br />
job opportunities in<br />
rural areas<br />
KentuckyWired Update<br />
Eastern KY rings of KentuckyWired are<br />
complete, The Center can help with<br />
last-mile planning<br />
Managed Security<br />
Services<br />
The Center and Volta are helping<br />
protect institutions from cyber attacks
The Center Insider Winter <strong>2019</strong><br />
6 WORK-FROM-HOME<br />
Fiber connectivity creates work-from-home<br />
job opportunities in rural areas<br />
8 KENTUCKYWIRED<br />
UPDATE<br />
Eastern KY rings of KentuckyWired<br />
are complete, The Center can help<br />
communities with last-mile planning<br />
10 Improved<br />
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HOMEWORK GAP<br />
connectivity helps to bridge<br />
the homework gap for rural students<br />
MANAGED SECURITY<br />
SERVICES<br />
The Center and Volta are partnering to<br />
offer Managed Security Services to help<br />
protect institutions from cyber attacks<br />
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RDPC Online Courses<br />
Host Your Next Event at The Center<br />
Marketing One-Stop-Shop<br />
Work-From-Home<br />
KentuckyWired Update<br />
Homework Gap<br />
CenterLinks Access Nodes<br />
Managed Security Services<br />
The Center of Fiber Connectivity<br />
Data Center Specifications<br />
Training<br />
Upcoming Events<br />
Youth Programs Application Information<br />
Insider<br />
The Center<br />
Volume 2, No. 4<br />
Winter <strong>2019</strong><br />
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<strong>Technology</strong> Edition 3
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<strong>Technology</strong> Edition 5
6 The Center Insider<br />
The Center anticipates work-from-home jobs<br />
made possible by KentuckyWired<br />
will help alleviate winter woes<br />
When fierce winter weather strikes, even a short commute to work can be an exhausting and dangerous undertaking. However,<br />
many Kentucky residents live in rural areas, far from their place of employment. This can make the journey to work impossible at<br />
times.<br />
Kentuckians are now looking forward to the completion of the statewide fiber broadband network that will change these<br />
circumstances. The KentuckyWired project will bring more than 3,000 miles of high-speed, high-capacity fiber infrastructure, often<br />
referred to as the “middle-mile” to all 120 Kentucky counties. Access will be provided for state agencies, as well as network capacity<br />
for local providers, who can extend last-mile infrastructure to local homes and businesses.<br />
The KentuckyWired fiber project will increase telecommunications capacity which means hundreds of new work-from-home<br />
employment opportunities are anticipated. This development will impact winter experiences for many rural Kentuckians. For those<br />
with work-from-home jobs, there is no daunting and dangerous commute to work. Those who work from home are not exposed to an<br />
office full of sick coworkers, thus making it much easier to continue to maintain income rather than calling in sick. Employers benefit<br />
as well, by maintaining productivity throughout bad weather and flu season.<br />
School snow days commonly impact parents work<br />
schedules as well. Working from home allows much<br />
more flexibility to care for children on snow days and<br />
sick days too. Employees even have the ability to<br />
enjoy their own comfortable office temperature, as they<br />
control the thermostat.<br />
Once the KentuckyWired fiber infrastructure is<br />
operational, the opportunity to work from home will<br />
be available to many more people. For those who are<br />
looking to begin their quest for legitimate at-home<br />
opportunities, Teleworks USA is a great starting point.<br />
Teleworks USA is already providing training to job<br />
seekers in Eastern Kentucky and helping them to find<br />
remote job opportunities. The program has forged<br />
active partnerships with multiple global telework<br />
employers in an effort to develop new job opportunities<br />
for Eastern Kentucky’s remote workforce.<br />
The Center for Rural Development is dedicated to<br />
helping communities explore ways to become “fiber<br />
ready,” in order to make reliable high-speed, highcapacity<br />
internet available to as many people as<br />
possible. It is important to note that Southern and<br />
Eastern Kentucky communities have this exceptional<br />
resource available to them as they explore how to<br />
prepare for the future.<br />
The Center for Rural Development has recently<br />
launched a new <strong>Technology</strong> Assistance Program (TAP)<br />
to help communities become “fiber-ready,” and is also<br />
working with internet service providers to extend last<br />
mile internet services from the KentuckyWired network<br />
using CenterLinks Access Nodes (CAN). The Center<br />
also has additional information about local, state,<br />
and federal funds that support the initiative to bring<br />
broadband access to rural areas.<br />
Communities interested in learning more about<br />
TAP, CAN, or broadband training opportunities are<br />
encouraged to contact The Center’s Broadband<br />
<strong>Technology</strong> Liaison, Scott Surber, at<br />
broadbandinfo@centertech.com or 606-677-6000 or<br />
visit www.centertech.com.<br />
Photo by: AnnaBeth Dry
Broadband and Barbecue:<br />
Connecting Rural Communities,<br />
Remote Work Panel Discussion<br />
The Center for Rural Development recently brought together community leaders from Southern and Eastern Kentucky for an<br />
informative broadband workshop in Hazard, KY. The event, dubbed “Broadband and Barbecue: Connecting Rural Communities,”<br />
served as a platform for discussion about the future of broadband in the state.<br />
Conversations centered on how to improve access to high-speed affordable broadband and how to leverage that connectivity to<br />
grow local economies. In order to address numerous aspects of the topic of broadband, the event was divided into several sessions.<br />
The day kicked off with a Remote Work Panel that provided employer, local government, and remote workers perspectives.<br />
Human Resource Business Partner Manager for General Dynamics IT, Cheryl Ellis explained that her company uses Teleworks USA<br />
hub site facilities in Hazard and Cumberland to provide training to employees and then deploys them to work from home. “We are<br />
planning to hire more people,” said Ellis. “This particular program that we work for will be hiring probably anywhere from 100 to 300<br />
more people,” she added. “You know Hal Rogers said we were gonna have Silicon Holler. Well we’ve got a good start,” said Ellis.<br />
Michael Cornett, EKCEP Director of Agency Expansion and Teleworks USA, and panel moderator, added, “When people say: ‘There<br />
aren’t any jobs in Eastern Kentucky,’ that’s not true. That is absolutely not true. It’s a matter of connecting to them.”<br />
Lee County Judge-Executive, Chuck Caudill spoke of the transformation he has already begun to see in his community. “In Wolfe<br />
County and Lee County, we’re seeing an influx in the number of people coming to the area because internet access is making it<br />
possible for them to live the lifestyle they want to live, in a more rural environment, and still be able to work for large companies, and<br />
still have opportunities for a future.” Caudill also discussed the impact that improved connectivity is having for rural youth. “We’re<br />
seeing young people who have had to leave and they don’t have to leave anymore. Those who want to still have the opportunity, but<br />
now if they want to work for a company where they have a future, they can start and not leave Eastern Kentucky.”<br />
This sentiment echoes the words of U.S. Congressman Harold “Hal” Rogers, for whom The Center for Rural Development’s Rogers<br />
Scholars program is named. Rogers has often shared his beliefs that “we must stop exporting our young talent,” and “no young<br />
person should have to leave home to find his or her future.”<br />
Jeremiah Ford, a remote worker for Support.com, shared his perspective during the panel as well. “We live in an area that’s been so<br />
dependent on coal mining. You know, most towns have the same three gas stations, the same three restaurants, and all the same<br />
stop lights. So, $7.25 an hour compared to $11.50, $10.00, $13.00, whatever your contract is, makes a huge difference at the end<br />
of the day, about how thick that wallet gets, you know, and how easy it is to pay your bills,” Ford said. “We’re going to have to move<br />
forward with how we look at things, and I know that change is scary. But you either move with it or you get stuck in the past,” he<br />
added.<br />
<strong>Technology</strong> Edition 7
Eastern Kentucky rings of<br />
KentuckyWired project are complete<br />
Speaking at the SOAR Summit in Pikeville in early September,<br />
Congressman Hal Rogers announced completion of the<br />
construction phase of the KentuckyWired project in Eastern<br />
Kentucky.<br />
The announcement is another major milestone for the<br />
KentuckyWired project which, when completed, will be the<br />
first statewide high-speed broadband network in the nation.<br />
The completion of KentuckyWired’s 1B and 2 rings will provide<br />
the infrastructure for broadband connectivity in 39 counties,<br />
including (Ring 1B) Bath, Bourbon, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter,<br />
Clark, Clay, Elliott, Estill, Floyd, Jackson, Johnson, Knott,<br />
Laurel, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Madison, Magoffin, Martin,<br />
Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Nicholas, Owsley, Perry, Powell,<br />
Pulaski, Rockcastle, Rowan, Wolfe, and (Ring 2) Bell, Harlan,<br />
Knox, Letcher, McCreary, Pike, Wayne and Whitley.<br />
“We celebrated a historic milestone in Kentucky today by turning<br />
on KentuckyWired’s highly anticipated network rings in Eastern<br />
Kentucky,” said Congressman Rogers, a co-founding principal<br />
of SOAR. “Now, we turn our attention to the last mile, by helping<br />
local leaders and providers take the next steps to extend the<br />
network out into every community to expand access to your<br />
homes and businesses. This new broadband interstate bridges<br />
the digital gap to high-tech jobs and economic development<br />
opportunities for every single county in Kentucky.”<br />
KentuckyWired’s broadband connectivity is expected to be 10<br />
to 20 times faster than what is currently offered by providers.<br />
The network is a middle-mile network, meaning that it will be<br />
up to local internet service providers (ISPs) to offer broadband<br />
to homes and businesses. KentuckyWired representatives<br />
are planning a series of community meetings, in partnership<br />
with The Center for Rural Development, to ensure that local<br />
communities understand the options that are available to<br />
connect to the KentuckyWired network.<br />
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Reliable, high-speed internet has proven a key factor for<br />
job growth and creation, with 79 percent of job seekers<br />
reporting the use of online resources in their employment<br />
search. KentuckyWired will increase economic opportunities<br />
in Eastern Kentucky by providing access to broadband for<br />
new and existing companies looking to locate in the region.<br />
The KentuckyWired network not only has the potential to<br />
transform local economies, but will also provide first responders,<br />
healthcare providers, and local governments, with the<br />
connectivity necessary to protect and serve Kentuckians.<br />
Representatives from Senture, one of Southern and Eastern<br />
Kentucky’s largest technology-based employers, joined<br />
the conversation at the SOAR Summit to underscore the<br />
importance of broadband connectivity in the region by<br />
announcing the addition of 400 jobs at the facilities in London,<br />
Annville and Williamsburg.<br />
“Senture is very excited to announce these 400 new jobs for<br />
southeastern Kentucky,” said Christopher Deaton, President<br />
and CEO. “The hard work and dedication of Senture’s<br />
employees make this growth possible. We are excited about<br />
new opportunities afforded by KentuckyWired and the future of<br />
our company and our communities.”<br />
Earlier this year, Congressman Rogers spoke during the<br />
announcement of an another KentuckyWired milestone when<br />
Ring 1A and a key backbone segment from Lexington to<br />
Somerset were completed. At that time, Rogers explained<br />
the project’s origins. “The Center for Rural Development and<br />
SOAR advocated for a transformational broadband system<br />
that would revitalize Eastern Kentucky. To be fair, the expense<br />
to bring service into the depths of our mountains simply has<br />
not been feasible for most providers, especially our small<br />
rural companies. But KentuckyWired eliminates that obstacle<br />
by developing this ready-made network that providers can
connect to and build from. Much like our utility co-ops, our<br />
infrastructure in Eastern Kentucky would remain decades<br />
behind without innovative investments like this,” said Rogers.<br />
Rogers also discussed how The Center will be involved in<br />
helping to expand the reach of KentuckyWired. “The Center<br />
is playing a pivotal role in accessing federal funding and<br />
providing training for your local leaders and providers to<br />
extend the last-mile of broadband from the main connectors<br />
in each county out to our individual homes and businesses,”<br />
he said. “The Center for Rural Development in Somerset<br />
has technical assistance funding available, and they will be<br />
hosting regional training sessions to help Eastern Kentucky<br />
leaders implement this last-mile,” he added.<br />
The Center’s <strong>Technology</strong> Assistance Program (TAP) is<br />
available to help communities begin asset mapping, perform<br />
feasibility studies, and conduct pre-engineering analysis of<br />
community fiber projects or other activities that will extend the<br />
reach of the KentuckyWired fiber infrastructure. The initiative<br />
is funded by grant KY-18984-17 from the Appalachian<br />
Regional Commission and is administered by The Center for<br />
Rural Development.<br />
“The Center is dedicated to making reliable high-speed,<br />
high-capacity internet available to as many people as<br />
possible and is working to bridge the digital divide. The<br />
mission of The Center is to positively impact the communities<br />
within 45 counties of Southern and Eastern Kentucky,<br />
through supporting the implementation of KentuckyWired<br />
infrastructure,” said Lonnie Lawson, President and CEO of<br />
The Center.<br />
The Center is helping expand the<br />
reach of KentuckyWired with our<br />
<strong>Technology</strong> Assistance Program (TAP)<br />
You can access the TAP guide and TAP application online at:<br />
https://centertech.com/<strong>2019</strong>/01/technology-assistance-program-tap/<br />
Applicant Eligibility<br />
Applications for assistance may be submitted to The Center for Rural Development by Kentucky County or City Governments,<br />
Regional Industrial Development Authorities, Area Development Districts, Utility Commissions, Rural Electric Cooperatives,<br />
Rural Telephone Cooperatives or Fiber Infrastructure Boards with IRS Non-Profit status.<br />
From the following:<br />
ARC Distressed Counties:<br />
ARC At-Risk Counties:<br />
Adair, Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Carter, Casey, Clay, Clinton, Cumberland, Elliott, Estill,<br />
Floyd, Harlan, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Lincoln,<br />
Magoffin, Martin, McCreary, Menifee, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Rockcastle,<br />
Russell, Wayne, Whitley and Wolfe.<br />
Boyd, Garrard, Green, Laurel, Metcalfe, Monroe, Pulaski and Rowan.<br />
<strong>Technology</strong> Edition 9
The Center<br />
seeks to<br />
bridge the<br />
“homework<br />
gap”<br />
for rural<br />
Kentuckians<br />
Parents of school-age children quickly learn that ensuring their child’s academic success comes with a variety of challenges.<br />
Coordinating schedules, providing supplies, and helping with homework are just a few examples. Homework support often has<br />
multiple layers of additional challenges.<br />
“My daughter is already learning concepts that were not used when I attended school. Sometimes I have to do a bit of research<br />
myself, to help with her homework,” said Lincoln County resident Sarah Smith, Marketing Coordinator at The Center, and mother of<br />
a second-grade student.<br />
The Smith’s are now fortunate enough to live in an area with access to reliable high-speed internet, and whenever they encounter<br />
difficult homework questions, they refer to Google for assistance. However, many families in rural parts of Southern and Eastern<br />
Kentucky face yet another challenge called the “homework gap.” This refers to the difficulty students experience completing<br />
homework when they lack sufficient internet access at home, compared to those with reliable high-speed, high-capacity internet<br />
connections.<br />
Most teachers are well aware of the “homework gap” and do their best to address it by carefully crafting homework assignments.<br />
Many school systems have even begun providing students with Chromebooks to help with their studies. They make great<br />
resources during school hours, while students can access Wi-Fi at school. Chromebooks also have limited capacity to work offline<br />
and any work created while offline automatically syncs when re-connected with Wi-Fi at school.<br />
This technology puts a valuable resource at the fingertips of students. However, Chromebooks alone cannot bridge the “homework<br />
gap” in the most rural parts of the state. Students without reliable home internet still face a disadvantage because their ability to<br />
research is hindered when they cannot access the internet from home.<br />
Lincoln County Public Schools provide Chromebooks, and the device handbook specifically addresses the question “What if I don’t<br />
have wifi at home?” The handbook points out that “free access is available at the Lincoln County Public Library, as well as many<br />
restaurants.”<br />
It is not uncommon for Kentucky students and their families to travel to free local Wi-Fi hotspots to access the internet and<br />
complete needed homework research. While many public libraries offer internet access, their limited hours of operation pose<br />
another hurdle. As a result, fast food restaurants with extended hours have become “homework hotspots.”<br />
The “homework gap” not only applies to the K-12 system. College students in rural Kentucky know the struggle as well.<br />
“I commuted when I was in college a few years ago. The house I lived in at the time had a terrible satellite internet service. It was<br />
not reliable enough to even submit assignments,” said Smith. “I would frequent fast food restaurants that offered free Wi-Fi to be<br />
able to complete my schoolwork,” she added. “The internet has improved a bit since my college days, but I still have neighbors just<br />
a few miles down the road that live in an internet dead zone.”<br />
As construction of the KentuckyWired middle-mile fiber network enters its final phases, The Center is working to offer internet service<br />
providers (ISPs) with access points to extend reliable high-speed, high-capacity internet throughout Southern and Eastern Kentucky.<br />
The Center is collaborating with a multitude of ISPs to discuss logistics for CenterLinks Access Nodes. The CenterLinks Access<br />
Nodes can be thought of as access ramps for providers to tap into the KentuckyWired middle-mile network. These discussions are<br />
shaping plans to expand and improve broadband services throughout the region.<br />
As reliable high-speed, high-capacity internet becomes available in currently under-served and unserved areas, more students will<br />
begin to have the access they need at their homes. Through this initiative, The Center is working to bridge the digital divide and close<br />
the “homework gap.”<br />
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As construction of the KentuckyWired middle-mile fiber network enters its final phases, The Center for Rural<br />
Development is working to offer internet service providers (ISPs) with access points to extend reliable highspeed,<br />
high-capacity internet throughout Southern and Eastern Kentucky.<br />
The Center is collaborating with a multitude of ISPs to discuss logistics for CenterLinks Access Nodes. The<br />
CenterLinks Access Nodes can be thought of as access ramps for providers to tap into the KentuckyWired<br />
middle-mile network. These discussions are shaping plans to expand and improve broadband services<br />
throughout the region.<br />
ISPs looking to learn more about accessing the KentuckyWired middle-mile through CenterLinks Access Nodes,<br />
are encouraged to contact The Center’s Broadband <strong>Technology</strong> Liaison, Scott Surber, at<br />
broadbandinfo@centertech.com or 606-677-6000.<br />
For more information contact:<br />
Scott Surber<br />
Broadband <strong>Technology</strong> Liaison<br />
606-677-6000<br />
broadbandinfo@centertech.com<br />
<strong>Technology</strong> Edition 11
The Center and Volta provide<br />
Managed Security Services to KCTCS<br />
Cyber-attacks have become a major threat to many institutions and are one of the most prevalent types of crises in higher education.<br />
In order to mitigate such attacks, The Center for Rural Development is partnering with Volta to offer Managed Security Services.<br />
David Montgomery, Senior Account Executive at Volta (left); and Richard Taylor, Executive Vice President at The Center for Rural<br />
Development (right), shared information about their partnership to offer Managed Security Services at the CyberSecurity Summit<br />
recently hosted by Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS).<br />
The partners recently debuted their Managed Security Services when they participated in the CyberSecurity Summit hosted by<br />
Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS). The event drew attention to rising cybersecurity concerns and was<br />
intended to help colleges better understand cyber threats and how to prevent them. Representatives from Volta led discussions about<br />
ransomware awareness and data analytics.<br />
KCTCS is doing more than serving as a thought leader on the topic. They are also taking action to better defend their systems from<br />
cyber-attack by participating in the Managed Security Services offered by The Center and Volta. The service provides both the<br />
platform and skills to best defend institutions. It works by collecting logs of events and alarms generated by security controls, and<br />
then applies analytics to draw useful conclusions that often cannot be seen from a single vantage point. As part of the arrangement,<br />
KCTCS is also utilizing hosted infrastructure at The Center.<br />
The Center’s Data Center is native to KentuckyWired and offers low latency access to the KentuckyWired network. This means that<br />
clients have access to a high-speed, high-capacity fiber network capable of handling real time security transactions. The partners then<br />
make things even easier for clients by providing IT support, cybersecurity and managed services.<br />
Institutions seeking further information about Managed Security Services are encouraged to contact Scott Surber, Broadband<br />
<strong>Technology</strong> Liaison, at broadbandinfo@centertech.com or 606-677-6000.<br />
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The Center for Rural Development + Volta<br />
Managed Security Services<br />
Managed Security Services for Higher Education<br />
The rising demand for cyber security specialists throughout the IT<br />
industry has created a skills gap in the field. For organizations who<br />
have acquired the right security talent, the pressure on those<br />
individuals can often be intense. Consider a turn-key approach from<br />
The Center for Rural Development and Volta that provides the platform<br />
and skills to best defend your institution from the threats of today.<br />
Like most companies, your organization may already have some<br />
security controls in place. Many of these investments create an<br />
abundance of alarms, and it can be a struggle to separate the signal<br />
from the noise. We collect logs of events and alarms generated by<br />
security controls and then apply analytics to draw useful conclusions<br />
that may be difficult to see from a single vantage point. Security<br />
services such as these free your company to focus on tasks more<br />
critical to business.<br />
Security Services Options<br />
• SIEM Managed Services<br />
• Security Device Management<br />
• Network Device Management<br />
• Vulnerability Assessments<br />
• Security Awareness Training<br />
The Center for Rural Development's Resources<br />
• KentuckyWired Network<br />
• Integrated DellEMC VxRail Platform<br />
• Enterprise Support<br />
Through a partnership with The Center for Rural Development and<br />
Volta, you can take these services a step further by utilizing hosted<br />
infrastructure at The Center, which lowers your overall cost to achieve<br />
economies of scale.<br />
Take advantage of<br />
a security offering with:<br />
Stronger skill sets Better availability Lower costs<br />
What Do You Get?<br />
SIEM & Security Monitoring<br />
Security Information and Event Management<br />
can be deployed on premise or at The Center<br />
for Rural Development providing your team<br />
with the visibility it needs to make the right<br />
decisions to secure your data, devices, and<br />
people.<br />
Managed Vulnerability Assessments<br />
Patching and updating systems is foundational<br />
to any security policy. We can perform scans<br />
and provide visibility so clients know where<br />
they missed a patch or have gaps in their<br />
maintenance process.<br />
SOC Services<br />
We provide continuous monitoring of alarms and<br />
events generated by your security controls. Our<br />
24x7x365 SOC-as-a-Service can provide or augment<br />
a SOC for your business.<br />
Hosted Infrastructure at The Center<br />
Cabinets are available for the co-location of<br />
processing equipment and storage arrays.<br />
Leverage KentuckyWired<br />
The Center's Data Center is native to KentuckyWired<br />
and offers high-speed, high-capacity, low latency<br />
access to the KentuckyWired network.<br />
Scott Surber, Broadband <strong>Technology</strong> Liaison<br />
centertech.com I 606.677.6000 I broadbandinfo@centertech.com<br />
<strong>Technology</strong> Edition 13
The Center of Fiber Connectivity<br />
The Center for Rural Development serves as<br />
the intersection of Rings 1A, 1B, 2 and 3 of<br />
the KentuckyWired network. Earlier this year,<br />
workers Trevor Simser and Eddy Galicia carefully<br />
spliced together these numerous fiber optic<br />
strands running through The Center.<br />
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Data Center<br />
Specifications<br />
The Center for Rural Development<br />
Data Center Specifications<br />
General Facility Features: Facility Space – 2,900 square feet<br />
Security Systems:<br />
Environmental Controls/<br />
Redundancy:<br />
Network Infrastructure:<br />
Network Operations Center/helpdesk<br />
Under floor cable management and power distribution<br />
18” raised floor<br />
120/208V AC power<br />
Biometric fingerprint readers<br />
Proximity card access<br />
Monitored HD video surveillance<br />
Multi-tiered/zoned access<br />
Dual Liebert System DS 22ton HVAC units<br />
Monitored/controlled temperature and humidity<br />
FE-25 dry fire suppression system<br />
Twin, parallel Liebert NX 160KVA UPS systems<br />
Redundant A/B side power distribution units<br />
350KW Kohler diesel generator – 785 gallon tank<br />
Diverse fiber entry points<br />
Redundant BGP/HSRP Internet access<br />
100Gb redundant core<br />
1Gb top-of-rack switched access ports<br />
Proactive network monitoring<br />
The Center is a leading provider<br />
of technology in Southern and<br />
Eastern Kentucky and we are proud<br />
to be home to one of two data<br />
center locations resident on the<br />
KentuckyWired statewide backbone.<br />
Our facility houses a 2,900-squarefoot<br />
biometically protected and<br />
secured Data Center. We offer<br />
IT hosting support, courseware<br />
management, help desk, data<br />
backup and recovery, web services,<br />
and applications hosting inside a<br />
world class Data Center.<br />
Contact:<br />
Richard Taylor<br />
Executive Vice President<br />
606-677-6131<br />
rtaylor@centertech.com<br />
Shannon Carter<br />
Systems Architect<br />
606-677-6040<br />
Shannon.carter@centertech.com<br />
Jonathan Foster<br />
Enterprise Systems Engineer<br />
606-677-6169<br />
jfoster@centertech.com<br />
<strong>Technology</strong> Edition 15
The<br />
The<br />
Center<br />
Center<br />
for<br />
for<br />
Rural<br />
Rural<br />
Development<br />
Development continues<br />
continues<br />
Community Community Oriented Oriented Access Access to to Learning Learning (COAL) (COAL)<br />
The Center for Rural Development’s Community Oriented Access to Learning (COAL) provides funding<br />
The Center for Rural Development’s Community Oriented Access to Learning (COAL) provides funding<br />
support for unemployed or underemployed individuals who have been impacted by the decline of coal<br />
support for unemployed or underemployed individuals who have been impacted by the decline of coal<br />
to receive education and training in select coal-impacted Kentucky counties.<br />
to receive education and training in select coal-impacted Kentucky counties.<br />
What What is is COAL?<br />
The The Center Center for for Rural Rural Development’s Development’s COAL COAL program program will will assist assist unemployed unemployed and and underemployed underemployed individuals individuals from from select select<br />
coal-impacted coal-impacted counties counties to to obtain obtain training training and and education that will support them them in in finding finding gainful gainful employment employment within within our our<br />
region region in specific in specific areas areas of of study. study. Additionally, this program will benefit employers within within our our region region by by developing developing a more a more<br />
skilled skilled workforce to to meet meet growing workforce demands.<br />
Who is is eligible?<br />
The The COAL COAL program seeks to to train individuals from 14 Kentucky coal-impacted counties who are are unemployed or or<br />
underemployed and and are are interested in in obtaining training or education in the areas of of allied health, information technology,<br />
broadband-related fields fields and and soft soft skills.<br />
Which counties will be served<br />
Through<br />
Through<br />
this<br />
this<br />
program,<br />
program,<br />
The<br />
The<br />
Center<br />
Center<br />
for<br />
for<br />
Rural<br />
Rural Development will serve 14<br />
14<br />
counties<br />
counties<br />
that<br />
that<br />
have<br />
have<br />
suffered<br />
suffered<br />
direct<br />
direct<br />
or indirect<br />
or indirect<br />
impacts due to the decline of coal. The counties that will be served are: Bell, Clay, Floyd, Harlan, Johnson, Knott,<br />
impacts due to the decline of coal. The counties that will be served are: Bell, Clay, Floyd, Harlan, Johnson, Knott,<br />
Knox, Laurel, Leslie, Letcher, McCreary, Perry, Pulaski, and Whitley.<br />
Knox, Laurel, Leslie, Letcher, McCreary, Perry, Pulaski, and Whitley.<br />
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For more information<br />
For more information<br />
or to apply contact<br />
or to apply contact<br />
The Center’s<br />
The Center’s<br />
Business & Community<br />
Business & Community<br />
Training Manager,<br />
Training Manager,<br />
Patti Simpson.<br />
Patti Simpson.<br />
Email:<br />
training@centertech.com<br />
Email:<br />
training@centertech.com<br />
Call:<br />
606-677-6000 Call:<br />
606-677-6000
Becoming Your Best<br />
in the Workplace<br />
A half-day essential skills training workshop<br />
The Center provides no-cost training for<br />
unemployed or underemployed individuals<br />
If you live in one of these coal-impacted counties, you are<br />
eligible to attend this training at no cost: Bell, Clay, Floyd, Harlan,<br />
Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Leslie, Letcher, McCreary, Perry,<br />
Pulaski, and Whitley. Funding provided by the Appalachian<br />
Regional Commission.<br />
To register or learn more<br />
about the class, visit<br />
www.centertech.com<br />
or call 606-677-6000.<br />
Instructor Jeremy A.<br />
Taylor will provide<br />
valuable essential skills<br />
training to get you job<br />
ready and help make<br />
you more efficient in the<br />
workplace.<br />
The Center offers a variety of trainings to help<br />
meet the workforce needs of Southern and Eastern<br />
Kentucky. Register online for one of our upcoming<br />
classes or contact our training department for<br />
information on customized training.<br />
FEATURED CLASSES:<br />
• Microsoft Office Suite<br />
• Get Going with QuickBooks<br />
• Keep Going with QuickBooks<br />
• Project Management Basics<br />
• Essential Work Skills<br />
Visit centertech.com for a complete list of classes or call The Center’s Business & Community Training Manager,<br />
Patti Simpson at 606-677-6000 to discuss customized classes.<br />
<strong>Technology</strong> Edition 17
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The creators of Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo Live<br />
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VIP Experience is not available during School<br />
Time Theatre showings.<br />
28 March<br />
7 PM<br />
Rhonda Vincent Concert<br />
Rhonda Vincent is one of the hardest working<br />
entertainers, in any genre of music, touring<br />
an incredible eleven months out of the year,<br />
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Visit<br />
centertech.com/events/calendar/<br />
for show pricing and to stay up to<br />
date with our upcoming events.<br />
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New E-Signage<br />
Inside The Center<br />
New e-signage has now been added<br />
throughout the halls of The Center to denote<br />
the various events occurring throughout<br />
the building. Eight new LED displays now<br />
hang outside the doors to the ballrooms and<br />
exhibit halls.<br />
For those renting these spaces to host<br />
events at The Center, e-signage is<br />
complementary.<br />
The Center also offers the opportunity to<br />
advertise on the e-signage displays. For<br />
more information about space rental or<br />
e-signage advertising contact Farrah<br />
Dobbs, Sales & Events Manager, at<br />
fdobbs@centertech.com or 606-677-6000.
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