- A7 Digital to deliver top-tier infrastructure and operations support for a variety of industries

- Games development and film & TV experience to inform outsourced IT solutions

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Official Press Release

Austin (TX), USA - Friday, March 14 2025

Arctic7 has today announced more details about A7 Digital – the company’s new infrastructure and operations division for managed IT solutions.

In keeping with Arctic7’s strategy of leveraging its skills and experience in games development and technical film & TV production, A7 Digital will support clients with a range of bespoke IT services.

Service Overview:

·      IT Operations: Optimizing and securing IT environments with security audits, monitoring solutions, cloud management, and data migrations to ensure seamless business operations and continuity

·       ApplicationDevelopment: Designing and building custom software, mobile & web applications, solution architecture, data engineering, and e-commerce solutions to drive innovation and digital growth

·      Application Support: Ensuring high availability and security of business applications through 24/7 monitoring, governance, database maintenance, incident management, and performance optimization.

A7 Digital will be spearheaded by VP Sales and Business Development Jim Hasbrouck. A seasoned sales leader with extensive experience in virtualization, cloud computing (Azure, AWS, Google), Kubernetes and security, Jim has led high-performing teams and driven growth at companies such as A-VAR, StormForge, and Tintri. Joining Jim is Dmitry Lickhachev, existing IT Director at A7, who brings more than a decade of experience across game development, oil & gas, pharma, and communications.

The team has along history in the space having previously worked with, among many others, SonyPlayStation on the PlayStation Network and Rockstar on Grand Theft Auto Online. Current A7 Digital partners include network hardware and software provider Netgate and Frozen Logistics, a leading provider of cold storage and logistics solutions.

Jim said: “We formed A7 Digital to provide clients with the kind of improved ROI, redundancies and access to skills that are the cornerstone of a managed services provider, but with the added special sauce that Arctic7 brings to the table. Our experience and expertise in delivering and managing huge and tech-reliant projects in games, film and TV means we understand scale and complexity without compromising on user-friendly and resilient systems – and we can deploy this mindset to any challenge and any brief we are set.”

CEO of Arctic7 Igor Efremov added: “As a next-generation transmedia services company, Arctic7 leverages the skills and expertise from gaming and film & TV to deploy rapid and high-value technology and creative content solutions for partners in any field. A7 Digital is a natural evolution in our offering, enabling us empower innovators from concept to delivery.”

Jim Thompson, Netgate CTO, said: “Arctic7’s top-tier network support services and skilled professionals have been invaluable in augmenting our critical client support operations. Currently, we are also collaborating with A7 to develop a secure mesh VPN app. Their expertise in app development across platforms, from mobile to Windows, has consistently demonstrated their technical prowess and commitment to delivering exceptional solutions.”

For more information about A7 Digital’s service offerings, get in touch via email: jim.hasbrouck@arctic7.com

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