EMC provides the technologies and tools that help customers design, build, and manage flexible, scalable, and secure infrastructures that let them store, protect, manage, access, and share information. EMC ranks among the ten most valuable technology companies, and in order to thrive and grow, it supports NCWIT's mission to nurture a diverse, talented, technology workforce. EMC is a proud sponsor of programs that enhance students' appreciation for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and partners with a variety of schools and non-profit organizations to engage youth in STEM education and careers. EMC's own Academic Alliance works to bridge the gap between higher education and industry by providing university students with applicable technology skills. EMC values an inclusive work environment where every employee is encouraged to share their ideas and talents. The company is committed to creating an environment of inclusion that has many dimensions - cross-geography, cross-organization, and across traditional lines of differences, such as gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, and race. From this diversity, EMC draws the strength to be a world-class company.