Access Newsletter January 2015 2015/01 | Page 6

Spotlight Client of the Month www.abacusgroupllc.com Trusted IT Solutions for Investment Management Firms Hedge Funds Find a Home in the Cloud Company Timeline Abacus Group, LLC, is an IT solutions firm focused on helping hedge funds and private equity funds deploy and manage hosted solutions that improve their IT service experience. Abacus's scalable, redundant and highly available IT platform allows investment managers to run all of their technology as a service, and offers the capacity to scale on demand and grow with their business to meet any current and future customization, storage and compliance requirements. Firms connect to their IT applications and data through high-speed circuits with minimal on-site equipment, eliminating the need to purchase new hardware every few years or maintain a large team of dedicated IT staff. The firm has successfully completed SAS 70 and SSAE16 audits and is recognized as one of the "Best Managed Accounts Technology Providers" by Hedgeweek, and has also been named "Top-100 Cloud Provider" by MSPMentor. Specializing in Peace of Mind Abacus helps hedge funds minimize the risks and costs associated with implementing technology for their firms by taking a personally consultative, disciplined approach to each engagement. Backed by a tested team with extensive domain expertise and a clear vision for the future of cloud computing, we take the time to understand each client's entire operational process before attempting to solve a specific problem; and then deploy proven solutions tailored to meet a client's specific needs. ht p:/ w w.linkedin.com/company/ac es -busines -centers Aaron Herrell Client Technical Services Engineer Andrew Macpherson Client Services Engineer