Award-winning Canadian cloud solutions provider ThinkOn selects Gateway of the North, North Bay for its CAD$4 million Global Command and Cyber ​​Security Operations Center

NORTH BAY, Ont., Aug. 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ThinkOn Inc., a Canada-based cloud solutions provider with a global footprint, is pleased to announce the opening of its Global Command Center in North Bay, Ontario, Canada on August 25, 2022. The center plans to create 20-30 high-tech jobs and 20 co-op student internships over the next three years. The highly secure location will act as ThinkOn’s hub for incident response and operations management, supporting its data centers in the United States, Caribbean, United Kingdom, Australia and Canada.

The Global Command Center houses ThinkOn’s primary cybersecurity operations, a digital public safety center of excellence, a professional services group, events and network operations, and application development. ThinkOn has made its first hires but is still recruiting for professional services, security and DevOps positions. The ThinkOn team plans to draw on local talent as well as some of the experienced Canadian Forces post-duty talent to fill specific roles.

“Our global business has grown exponentially,” said Craig McLellan, Founder and CEO of ThinkOn. “To better serve our customers and protect their data, we needed to expand and establish a 24×7 security and operations management center operated by an elite research and response team. We also needed a state-of-the-art location to house our new Digital Public Safety (DPS) research and design group. North Bay is a wonderful and supportive community of hard working people and dedicated academics focused on data security and public safety. The city offers an excellent quality of life and excellent health and recreation facilities, as well as beautiful views. We look forward to working with and giving back to the community that we are now a part of…