National IT infrastructure and cloud solutions provider Peak 10 Inc. announced today that Stefan Pittinger, Regional Vice President and General Manager of Peak 10 South Florida, has been appointed Chair of the Leadership Council for the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance.

“We chose Stefan because he is a proven leader. We rely on his expertise and business perspective and have come to trust his judgment on issues important to the business community. Stefan plays a critical role with the Alliance as he leads a diverse group of top businesses in their mission to advance public/private partnerships and to monitor potential legislative trends,” said Bob Swindell, President and CEO of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance.

The Leadership Council promotes increased public and private sector collaboration and leadership for economic development policies and investments which enhance the economic competitiveness of Broward County and the Greater Fort Lauderdale.

“I am honored to serve as Chair of the Leadership Council,” said Pittinger. “The Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance is one of the most effective economic development organizations I have ever seen. I am happy to offer my time and experience to help continue the Alliance’s success.”

In 2012, Peak 10 South Florida opened its second enterprise-class facility contiguous with current operations in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The 11,000 square-foot addition of premium data center space brings Peak 10 South Florida’s total footprint to 66,000 square feet. Peak 10’s enterprise-class facilities are the backbone for its robust cloud offerings. In addition to its Enterprise and Private Cloud services, Peak 10 offers a HIPAA-compliant Cloud service, a PCI-compliant Cloud service and a Recovery Cloud service.

About Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance

The Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance (the Alliance) is Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County's official public/private partnership for economic development. Its mission is to lead Broward County in building a stronger and more diverse economy by promoting increased public/private sector collaboration, delivering business development initiatives focused on new investment and job growth, enhancing the competitiveness of Broward's business climate and driving regional initiatives. More information about the Alliance is available at http://www.gflalliance.org.

About Peak 10 Inc.

Peak 10 provides reliable, tailored cloud computing, information technology (IT) infrastructure solutions and managed services, primarily for mid-market businesses. Customer-centric, responsive and cost-effective, Peak 10 solutions are designed to scale and adapt to customers’ changing business needs, enabling them to increase agility, lower costs, improve performance and focus internal resources on their core competencies. Peak 10 holds the Cisco® Cloud Provider Certification with a Cisco Powered Cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) designation. Peak 10 is SSAE 16 audited and helps companies meet the requirements of various regulatory compliance acts such as Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), HIPAA/HITECH, PCI DSS and Gramm-Leach-Bliley (GLBA). For more information, visit www.peak10.com.