Datastream IT

Datastream IT runs IT for businesses as an outsourced team, from its base in Glendale, California. It has served companies across the Greater Los Angeles area, and its founder, Louie Sadd, started the firm while studying at the University of Southern California. Services combine day-to-day support with cloud hosting, communications and continuity planning.

What Datastream IT offers

• Managed IT — looks after, maintains and supports a client's whole IT estate as an alternative to hiring in-house staff.
• Cloud services — hosts systems so staff can work securely from any location, keeping a familiar Microsoft Office setup.
• Voice and broadband — supplies business broadband and hosted voice for office, remote and mobile staff.
• Data backup and business continuity — sets up backup and recovery so data survives outages and disasters.
• Cybersecurity — adds security services to its managed IT and cloud work.

Who it works with

The firm says it serves healthcare, finance and manufacturing among other sectors. A published case study covers continuity and security work for the lifestyle brand Tokidoki.

Key facts

• Based in: Glendale, California
• Founder: Louie Sadd
• Data centre: facility described as meeting ANSI/TIA-942 Rated 4 requirements