EMC Corporation, a Fortune 500 company and global leader in enabling businesses and service providers to transform their operations and deliver IT as a service, maintains offices in Apex, Raleigh, Research Triangle Park, Charlotte and Greensboro and operates a $280 million data center in Durham county. EMC Corporation develops software and hardware to store and secure data. Headquartered in Massachusetts and employing over 48,000 people worldwide, EMC Corporation employs nearly 1000 in North Carolina, many of which work in the Triangle area.
 
EMC works with organizations around the world, in every industry, in the public and private sectors, and of every size, from startups to the Fortune Global 500. Customers include banks and other financial services firms, manufacturers, health care and life sciences organizations, Internet service and telecommunications providers, airlines and transportation companies, educational institutions and public-sector agencies. The company also provides technology, products, and services to consumers in more than 100 countries.