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Quadbridge Hosts Women in Tech Event in Collaboration with Concordia University
December 3, 2024
December 20, 2024
Montreal, Canada – December 2,2024 –Quadbridge,a leader in the IT solutions industry, recently welcomed female students from Concordia University to its Montreal headquarters for a Women in Tech event. Bringing together young, ambitious minds and Quadbridge’s own trailblazing female leaders, the event proved to be as inspiring for the Quadbridge team as it was for the students.
During the event, Quadbridge’s female leaders from various departments who shared their journeys, challenges, and triumphs in the tech industry. Students had the opportunity to connect, ask questions, and leave with a renewed sense of confidence in their ability to succeed in this dynamic field.
Reflecting on the experience, Quadbridge CEO Steve Leslie said: "This event reminded us of the power of diversity and mentorship. The passion and curiosity of these young women deeply inspired our team. We thank Concordia University for partnering with us on this initiative."
Quadbridge Founder PJ Emam added: "Seeing these students engage with our team and envision their place in the tech world was incredible. It’s moments like this that remind us how important it is to nurture and support the next generation of leaders."
Julia Nikolaeva, Director of MIS at Quadbridge and a panelist, described the day as a transformative experience: "Sharing my story with these young women was a privilege, but hearing their dreams and aspirations inspired me just as much. Their determination to challenge the status quo assures me that the future of tech is in great hands."
The event reflects Quadbridge’s commitment to fostering inclusion and empowering women in technology. Earlier this year, Quadbridge reinforced this commitment with a$60,000 scholarship donation to Concordia University to support women in tech.
About Quadbridge
Founded in 2007, Quadbridge is a leading North American IT solutions and services provider. Quadbridge delivers end-to-end cloud, security, technology, and operations solutions for businesses through three verticals: Managed Services for outsourced IT functions, Professional Services for specialized expertise on project-based initiatives, and Technology Acquisition Services for hardware and software.
Client profile
Industry: Environmental
Employees: 25-50
✓ Managed IT
✓ Managed M365
✓ Managed Backup
✓ Professional Service
✓ Managed Endpoint
After supporting Waterloo Biofilter with an office move, they quickly switched fromtheir current Managed Services Provider to Quadbridge. We now manage their entireIT environment and support their end-to-end IT needs.
• Quadbridge worked with the client to implement our Elite IT service thatprovides ongoing IT monitoring and management, responsive help desk,proactive service, and vCIO consulting
• We’ve become a fully trusted partner and have proactively led a number ofinitiatives to improve performance and advance their IT, including thefollowing services:
• Managed Cloud Backup: we optimized their backup strategy with anaccessible, cost-efficient cloud-based backup solution that our teamcontinuously monitors and assists with restore requests.
• Infrastructure Architecture: we upgraded their server infrastructure toimprove redundancy and performance – especially for employees workingremotely.
• Ad Hoc Requests: as the clients’ IT support, our team uses our range ofexpertise and onsite support capabilities to deliver on a range of simple andcomplex IT projects. These have included upgrading their conference roomsystems and completing a functional and aesthetic clean up of their cabling
