About Us
Founded in early 2018, infoVia embarked on a mission in the realm of advisory consulting with a distinct vision: to guide forward-looking organizations in formulating their data strategies that empower organizations to harness the power of actionable data.
Central to our purpose, the unwavering commitment of founder Mike Magalsky in equipping enterprises, irrespective of their size, with cutting-edge data security technology, paved the way for the inception of infoSecur—an innovative access control solution.
Our expertise lies in crafting data strategies that seamlessly align with your vision, enabling you to make well-informed decisions and unlock your true potential.
Leveraging 35 successful data vault designs and implementations around the world, infoVia brings peace of mind to growing organizations through simplified and secure data management.
Our Mission
Bringing peace of mind to growing organizations through simplified and secure data management.
Our Values
Dependability
We do what we say we will do with excellence. We count on each other, and you can count on us to make good things happen.
Freedom
There is a human element to data, and we strive to bring creativity, adventure, and growth to our employees and customers; find the freedom to make an impact and change the world one data set at a time.
Confidence
We actively seek ways to provide peace of mind with your data management platform. No more sleepless nights; we’ve got your back.
Simplicity
Data management is complex. We make the complex simple, so you know your data is delivered securely and effectively with maximum impact.
Executive Leadership
Mike Magalsky
Founder and Principal Architect
Michael is the founder and Principal Architect at infoVia. He draws from a quarter-century of data and analytics experience at Micron Technologies, where Michael helped lead the big data effort to integrate the company’s massive volumes of manufacturing data to improve cost structure and quality of Micron’s world-leading memory products.
Mike is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Data Vault Modeler (CDVDM), and Certified Data Vault 2.0 Practitioner (CDVP2).
Mike Kalousek
Chief Operating Officer
As COO, Mike has overall operational and financial responsiblity for infoVia. He has had a lengthy career creating strategic visions and leading globally-distributed technology organizations for several Fortune 100 firms, such as Fidelity National Financial, Fiserv and UnitedHealth Group. He thrives on solving complex problems—the bigger the better. Aside from a strong background in Software Engineering and Database Architecture, he also has a passion for Mergers and Acquisitions, as well as organizational transformations.
When not executing on strategy, Mike spends his time with his lovely wife of 33 years, 5 adult children and 5 grandchildren (and more to come).
Team Leaders
Brendan Turpin
Sr. Data Architect
Alex Perry
Data Architect
Advisors
Ron Hayes
Tim Krauss
Dwight Pond
Advisors
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Why infoVia Commits to Remaining Agnostic -The infoVia Way!
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High Water Mark Loads
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Part 3: What is Information – Implications
We want to thank Certus for their guest blog. Part 3 in a 3-part series on revisiting the definition of Information. In this third blog post in a three-part series, we’re exploring the implications of both the definition of information and the...
Part 2: What is Information – Laws of Nature
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