- published: 02 May 2014
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Silicon Slopes refers to the metropolitan area that primarily originates in the Salt Lake City, Utah metropolitan area but also includes Provo, Utah and Park City, Utah and surrounding areas. Served by the Salt Lake City International Airport and less than a two hour flight from Silicon Valley, CA, Silicon Slopes has been mentioned in news media, including NPR coverage about the NSA-led Utah Data Center in the region.
Numerous publications and studies rank Utah as one of the top "best states for business" and most "fiscally fit" In the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's "Enterprising States" report, Utah ranks in the top five in every export category and was the only state to finish in the top 10 for all six metrics. Utah tops Governing (magazine)'s list of the best managed states.
In reference to California's Silicon Valley, Utah's "Silicon Slopes" encompasses a cluster of information technology, software development, and hardware manufacturing and research firms along the Wasatch Front. In particular, this grouping includes memory process technology companies SanDisk and the Intel/Micron joint venture IM Flash Technologies, video game software development companies EA Sports and Disney Interactive Studios and data analysis software including Adobe Systems.
MMT Reporter Scott Gardner takes us on an in-depth look at technology companies in Utah and the emergence of Silicon Slopes, the Silicon Valley of the Mountain West. Featured companies include Scan, Pelion, and others who have contributed to the growth of technology companies in the area.
Utah State Lawmakers will hear a proposal in the 2016 session to provide increased funding for transportation infrastructure improvements at so-called "Silicon Slopes," Utah's high-tech hub at the Point of the Mountain in Lehi.
The City of Lehi is a dynamic, growing, family-oriented community that is home to dozens of primary businesses involving thousands of employees in high-tech industries. With the dramatic backdrop of the Rocky Mountains, Utah’s Governor Gary Herbert refers to our area as Utah’s “Silicon Slopes”. This epicenter of economic activity has evolved because of Lehi’s central location between the state’s public and private universities, a highly-educated workforce, the area’s rugged outdoor recreational offerings, Lehi’s quality of life amenities, the several first-in businesses like Micron, Intel, and Adobe that took a chance on the community, and the City’s commitment to a predictable and pragmatic development process. http://www.lehi-ut.gov
This video is from a DJI Phantom 4 drone in 4k. It was shot to outline the growth in Lehi, Utah. Im a novice with the post editing and I was playing around with the color corrections, so go easy on me!
Branding Utah Valley: Created by Issimo. Sponsored by Omniture and the Novell Open Source Technology Center. Hosting organizations: Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum, Utah Technology Council, Mountain West Capital Network, and Wayne Brown Institute.
Get tickets at http://siliconslopessummit.com/ Silicon Slopes Tech Summit is the biggest and most prominent annual tech event in the state of Utah. Bringing in thousands of attendees, and coinciding with the Sundance Film Festival, Silicon Slopes Tech Summit features prominent keynotes, premium workshops, a $300K startup competition, awards, and an amazing concert finale. The amount of talent and experience that is on display makes this a unique event that could only happen in Utah.
Jeff Hudson, CEO of Venafi, sits down with Silicon Slopes to discuss how his company was started and how they are achieving growth. Venafi is the inventor of and market leader in Enterprise Key and Certificate Management solutions.