Lt. Governor Spencer J. Cox presented a highly engaging presentation at OpenWest conference in front of a standing room only crowd. These formal slides contain great information on the state of technology in Utah. Worth your time

1. OCTOBER 1, 2013
Open West Developer Conference
May 8, 2014
Spencer J. Cox
Lt. Governor

2. Utah will lead the nation as the best performing economy and be
recognized as a premier global business destination.
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Strengthen and Grow Existing Utah
Businesses, Both Urban and Rural
Increase Innovation,
Entrepreneurship & Investment
Increase National and
International Business
Prioritize Education to Develop the
Workforce of the Future
Governor’s Vision for the State

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Source: Utah DWS, GEOD Analysis of Utah DWS data
Aerospace & Defense
16%
Energy
10%
Life Sciences
15%
Financial Services
26%
Software / IT
29%
Outdoor Recreation
4%
47,320
26,499
18,611
28,876
6,208
51,451
Utah’s six strategic
industry clusters
Total Clusters Jobs:
178,965
Utah Clusters

4. IT/Software Cluster Scorecard – Q1 2013
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3,429 3,527
3,679
3,805
4,111
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Establishment Count
UT IT
5.1%
5.8%
6.5%
1.2%
2.8%
3.2%
0.0%
1.0%
2.0%
3.0%
4.0%
5.0%
6.0%
7.0%
2010 2011 2012
Jobs Growth Rates
UT IT UT
$69,685 $66,771
$76,052
$38,829 $39,662 $39,264
$0
$10,000
$20,000
$30,000
$40,000
$50,000
$60,000
$70,000
$80,000
2010 2011 2012
Average Wage
UT IT UT Total
Top 5 States by Concentration
Rank State LQ
1st Idaho 2.6
2nd Vermont 1.9
3rd Washington 1.8
4th New Hampshire 1.7
5th Virginia 1.7
9th Utah 1.4
Source: Utah DWS, BLS, Census Bureau
Key Stats
Jobs
• Utah IT Jobs: 51,451
• 4.0% of Utah Total Jobs
Wages
• IT Avg. Wage: $76,052
• 193% of Utah Avg. Wage
Locations / Businesses
• Establishments: 4,111
California ,
15.1%
Texas, 8.2%
New York,
5.7%
Virginia, 4.8%
Florida , 4.4%
Washington,
3.9%
Massachusetts
, 3.8%
Illinois , 3.5%
Georgia, 3.1%
Pennsylvania,
3.0%
Utah, 1.4%
Rank: 24th
All Other
States, 43.1%
Market Share

5. COMPANY JOBS
1 EBAY 1,798
2 IM FLASH 1,627
3 ACS COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS 1,049
4 CLEAR LINK 1,042
5 ADOBE SYSTEMS 885
6 OVERSTOCK.COM 878
7 ACS BUSINESS PROCESS SOLUTIONS 754
8 UNITED HEALTHCARE 660
9 QWEST 641
10 BLUEHOST 622
11 MYFAMILY.COM 615
12 NOVELL 583
13 EMC CORPORATION 499
14 FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR 448
15 XACTWARE 445
Utah Top Tech Companies

6. Recent jobs incentives

7. Accolades
• “Fastest Internet in the West”
–Utah Broadband Project-July 2013
• What are the best cities for IT professionals
when it comes to job satisfaction? Salt Lake
City is #4 on the nationwide list produced by
Glassdoor Employment.
• Milken Institute State Technology and
Science Index. Utah is #7 overall AND
• #1 in the Technology Concentration and
Dynamism Composite index

8. Governor’s Roundtable
Challenges:
1) Finding talent within the state or
recruiting from out of state
2) Education e.g. preparing children for
STEM related jobs.
Met with Software/IT CEO’s in
Utah and discussed needs that
state government could address

9. UofU Data Center Certification
• College of Engineering received approval for its
new undergraduate certificate program in data
center engineering.
• Designed to prepare students to work for
companies & government organizations
supporting data centers in Utah such as eBay,
Oracle and Goldman Sachs.

10. Business Incubators
Outlier Labs
Startup Ogden

11. Technology Commercialization & Innovation Program
(TCIP)
TCIP 2013: $1.76 million awarded to 44 different applicants,
12 out of the 44 grants awarded were IT related

12. Newsletter
Find out more about
Utah’s current
activity in the
Software/IT industry
by opting in to our
Utah Talks Tech
newsletter

13. Network Connection
The image below shows the location of the larger networks that inter-connect with each other
and serve individual, local ISP’s (Internet Service Providers) as clients. The local ISP’s connect to
one of the larger networks and are then able to provide nationwide and worldwide
connections.
Salt Lake City is in a fortunate geographic location sitting astride the major east-west Internet
corridor.

14. Silicon Slopes
Utah has a long and distinguished
history in the high-tech industry.
Utah’s well-developed
information technology industry
includes such major employers as
Intel, Iomega, IM Flash, Micron,
Novell, L3 Communications, eBay,
Oracle and Adobe, in addition to
many co-location data centers to
support smaller employers efforts
in data in Utah.

15. Fiber Crossroads of the West
Ancillary construction of the I-15 freeway just
below the Adobe site that began in 1998 an
instances where Utah exhibited historic plans
for the future – while the freeway was being
constructed a large, sophisticated piping
system was laid down in anticipation for
increased demand of fiber connectivity. The
piping system provided a secure and efficient
means to easily thread conduit under the
freeway without a need for additional
excavation. I-15 makes a natural path for one
of the most essential fiber backbones of the
western U.S. What was left was the digital
crossroads of the west.

16. The IT “Pipeline”
Technical colleges:
• Bridgerland Applied Technology
College
• Dixie Applied Technology College
• Mountainland Applied
Technology College
• Ogden-Weber Applied
Technology College
• Tooele Applied Technology
College
• Southwest Applied Technology
College
• Uintah Basin Applied Technology
College
• Davis Applied Technology College
• Ameritech College
ITT Technical Institute
Utah Applied Technology
Western Governors University

17. Program Examples

18. Program Examples

19. Program Examples

20. STEM: long-range pipeline of talent
The STEM Action Center is
Utah’s leader in promoting
science, technology,
engineering and math
through best practices that
ensure collaboration
between industry and
education to ensure Utah’s
long-term economic
prosperity.
STEM Action Center:

21. Engineering Initiative
• Strengthen our premier
engineering programs
• Support technology &
technician education
• Strengthen collaboration &
articulation among the nine
statewide institutions
To sustain Utah’s economic
growth at the current rate:

22. Utah Data Center Strengths
Strong Infrastructure
• Utah has 20 centers in operation for regional and national companies including disaster recovery
and hot back-up sites.
• The Wasatch Front sits astride a major east-west line of the Internet “backbone,” with 10 major
service providers delivering high-speed services to the area.
• Isolated geographically from both east and west coasts, Utah provides higher overall security
and less vulnerability to attacks and natural disasters
• Utah has an extremely low incidence of large-scale natural disasters, including tornados,
hurricanes and floods. The Wasatch Front is located in Seismic Zone 3, which has a very low
frequency of occurrence.
• Utah is also recognized as one of the cheapest places for power and utilities in the Country.
Key Rankings & Headlines Technology Related
• Utah ranks 1st in the nation as a lead investor in technology
• Utah ranks 1st as the most tech-savvy state in the nation for its progress in digital government.
• Utah ranks 5th nationwide for its state technology and science overall index. The state ranks 1st in
technology concentration and dynamism.

23. Utah Data Locations

24. Venture Capitalism and Private Equity
VC/PE firms headquartered in Utah
• Sorenson Capital
• UV Partners
• Signal Peak
• Utah Fund of Funds
• Park City Angels
• $11.1 billion
total deal flow
• Venture
capital/private
equity climbing to
$831 million
• $10.1 billion in
mergers and
acquisitions
VC/PE firms investing in Utah
• Blackstone Capital Partners
• Accel Partners
• Sequoia Capital
• Google Ventures
• Intel Capital
Global firms:
• eBay
• Google
• Adobe
• Microsoft
• Intel

25. Total Members = 447
4,700 IT & CT Utah Companies

26. 31,405
31,060
25,868
25,445
24,840
>130,000

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May 8, 2014
Spencer J. Cox
Lt. Governor