Otava · AA1

Established in 1994 under the brand name Online Tech, Otava has integrated four core values into their company vision: win-win or no deal, client focus, highest credibility, and great ideas win. Otava focuses on delivering IT solutions to allow for the highest amount of company growth, including colocation, cloud hosting, managed dedicated servers, managed services, offsite backup, and disaster recovery as a service. The company maintains and operates four data centers across Central and Southeast Michigan and one data center in Indianapolis, designed to deliver secure, compliant, enterprise-class IT solutions to meet a variety of customer needs. In 1Q 2017, Otava purchased Echo Cloud, adding two Kansas City data centers to its portfolio and expanding the company's geographic footprint and pool of resources. Likewise, the company announced the acquisition of cloud hosting provider Neverfail in 4Q 2018, adding a handful of data centers to Otava's portfolio. The company was acquired by Schurz Communications (owner of the South Bend Tribune) in 1Q 2018, and rebranded to Otava in 2Q 2019 due to significant corporate growth. Otava is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan.