Data Clean Canada was founded in 1979 by Philip Bertino. Mr. Bertino worked in the data centre of a large New York bank. One of his responsibilities was to arrange and supervise tours of the data centre for visitors of the bank. It is important to remember that in the 1970s computers were not as common as today and their size and capabilities were intimidating - the data centre was one of the highlights for bank visitors. Unfortunately, because of the need for constant technical maintenance, the computers and their environment always looked dirty.

Dirty computers was not the image Mr. Bertino wanted to project on behalf of the bank. When he asked IBM to clean the equipment, they responded that they wouldn't touch the equipment unless it was broken. Pursuing his only other option, Mr. Bertino requested the building janitors to clean the data centre. This choice ended in disaster. The untrained janitors spilled cleaning solutions into the equipment and used too much water on the floor.

From his own experience, Mr. Bertino realized there existed an opportunity to perform specialized cleaning services for his and other data centres. The rest, as they say, is history.

Today, Data Clean Canada can boast thousands of customers and service centres in the United States, Canada, Singapore, Mexico, and Hong Kong.