Solutions across industries in South Africa

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Digitize your banking and insurance operations.
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We work with 46 of the top 50 US banks.
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Healthcare

Reduce complexity, elevate health data access and security, and accelerate digital transformation in today’s complex healthcare environment.
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Entertainment and media archives

Keep your assets safe with physical archive storage, asset care, and more.
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Library and archival services

Explore innovative solutions for managing your unique collection.
220 US agencies are serviced by our public sector team.

Public sector

Securely store assets and accelerate your digital transformation.
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Energy: oil and gas

By unlocking the power of information, energy companies can accelerate innovation, boost sustainability, and reduce expenditures.
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Retail

Iron Mountain's Records and Data Management adapt to specific needs your company may have. We offer services for the Retail industry.

Small businesses

Enhance operational efficiency, improve customer service, prevent data loss and security breaches for your business.
80,000 small businesses rely on us for transformation.
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Our history

From our early days as a mushroom farm to our role as a modern digital powerhouse, we've got quite the story.

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2023

Unveiled a new brand identity

Our new brand identity defines how we strategically partner with our customers to protect, unlock, and extend the value of their work.

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2020s

Growing into present day

We cut our greenhouse gas emissions by 52%, and continue our commitment to a sustainable future today.

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2000s

Launched key information protection and storage technologies

In 2002, Microsoft founder Bill Gates moved his entire Corbis collection of photographs into Iron Mountain’s vaults for preservation and digitization. We also launched Entertainment Services.

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1980s

Expanding operations

The first New England facility opens, and Iron Mountain expands to 12 new markets in the US.

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1970s

A second location

A second underground mine was purchased, and an above-ground facility in 1978.

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1936

The start of Iron Mountain

Herman Knaust bought the original Iron Mountain site—a depleted iron ore mine with 100 acres of land—where he started a mushroom farm.

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