Business & Tech
OpenSky: The Sky's the Limit
The Tolland-based company received multiple accolades this fall, including an award commemorating its 18,000 percent growth rate.
Tolland's OpenSky Corp., an IT consultation business run out of Nerac headquarters on Route 195, may have only opened its doors in 2007, but it has already caught the eye of the business world, as shown through multiple awards and recognitions this fall.
This list of accolades is very impressive:
- Hartford Courant/Fox CT Top Workplaces: No. 1 in the small business category, based off of employee surveys
- Marcum Tech Top 40 - fastest-growing Connecticut technology company based on revenue growth over the past four years
- CRN Fast Growth Award - ranked No. 7 for a two-year growth rate of 553.46 percent
And if the awards aren't enough, numbers like an 18,000 percent growth rate from its creation in 2007 to 2010, as well as a reported net sales revenue of $14,657,000 in 2010, according to the CRN Web site, prove that there seems to be no stopping OpenSky.
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Chief Information Officer Thomas Hazen said that the company can attribute its success to its high-quality service and careful, smart growth decisions.
"We want to provide really quality work," Hazen said. The company's employees provide consultation on IT infrastructure, security, risk management and compliance.
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"It's pure consultation," Hazen added.
OpenSky also knows where and how to expand those great services to promote healthy growth. The business now works out of Philadelphia, Phoenix, Orange County, CA and Dallas, in addition to the Tolland offices which serve New England. Nationwide, OpenSky has 150 employees, with 52 based in Connecticut.
"We look for the right customer base with the right opportunity and the right team," Hazen said.
The whirlwind season is a great marker for the company, which began humbly.
"We started in Glastonbury, literally in one of our founder's basements," Hazen said. The group moved to Nerac after hearing that CEO Kevin Bouley was offering office space for start-up technology businesses.
"It's been a great opportunity for us," Hazen said.
And while OpenSky has already had a landmark first four years, Hazen said that the business world has not seen the last of OpenSky.
"It's been a good October. We want to win again next year."
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