North Carolina is a major center for telecommunications, networking and software development with 3,000 IT companies employing more than 100,000 highly skilled workers.
IBM has its largest IT presence in the world in North Carolina. Cisco's second largest campus is in Research Triangle Park, and Microsoft's second largest domestic presence is in Charlotte. Other major players that have been drawn by North Carolina’s knowledge workers are:
- Cree
- Dell
- Google
- Lenovo
- Red Hat
- RFMD
- SAS
Specialized resources provide an atmosphere for innovation including:
For more information, download the 
North Carolina Information and Communications Technology Industry Sector Brochure.
For specific information on Data Centers, download the North Carolina Data Center Brochure.