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Fluid is a new way to use shared documents in enterprise 365 subscriptions, providing a dynamic content collaboration platform that allows components to be seamlessly and simultaneously shared and edited across apps.
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How do you identify which systems are critical and which can rely on more simple backup methods? Here are four key questions to ask yourself as you prioritize within your continuity plan.
Read MoreIn this time of remote work disruption, Azure and System Center can minimize impact on your VPN as your distributed workforce and corporate-owned computing resources require patches and updates.
Read MoreThe COVID-19 pandemic may be squashing IT budgets, but it's actually a great time to pursue some critical aspects of digital transformation.
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Buildertrend provides the leading residential construction management software platform for homebuilders and remodelers. When one of their top initiatives required extending their SaaS platform to bring construction company users and suppliers together, they brought Lunavi on as a consulting partner.
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The private cloud solution made the organization much more efficient as equipment maintenance and cloud management issues went away. Because the entire system is CJIS compliant, verification and reporting were transferred to Lunavi.
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i-Function sought a long-term partner who could help modernize the FUNSAT platform to take advantage of cloud and coach the company through Agile adoption to test and improve product iterations throughout development and delivery.
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Over 1,800 clubs serving more than two million members worldwide trust Clubessential to provide a unified software suite designed to enhance, automate, and facilitate operations, including public websites, accounting, point-of-sale, Customer Relationship Management, and reservations software.
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Frontsteps moves to the Lunavi cloud for increased performance, more responsive support, and better scalability.
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Lunavi, a leading provider of digital solutions and managed services leveraging Microsoft platforms, announced being awarded with the Microsoft Azure Expert Managed Services Provider (MSP) status for the fourth year in a row, distinguishing them as high fidelity, expert Azure Managed Services provider.
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Lunavi announced Stephen Pasztor as the company’s new Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer, strengthening executive acumen and expertise around Microsoft cloud services and digital consulting.
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Lunavi, a top provider of business technology consulting and managed IT services, has gained Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance accreditation for customers in the State of Colorado across its hosted services including colocation data centers and private cloud platforms.
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Lunavi has strengthened the company’s Microsoft Gold Partner status to provide clients with improved capabilities around information security and Microsoft Azure platforms.
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Galeotos brings a wealth of experience guiding successful enterprises andwill assume day-to-day leadership of the company. Founder and former CEO Shawn Mills will remain on the Lunavi executive team in his role as President.
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The Azure Expert MSP modernized the software platform to take advantage of cloud services and allow users to access the service anywhere, from a multitude of devices
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Discover the real-world benefits of AI for your institution to evaluate your ROI, learn the Microsoft Ecosystem, and how to responsibly navigate the privacy and security concerns of implementing AI. Watch our on-demand webinar, presented by President Shawn Mills and SVP of Digital Transformation Mike Douglas.
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Presented by Lunavi Founder and President Shawn Mills, join us to unlock the transformative power of generative AI in our on-demand webinar. You'll gain valuable insights and practical guidance on incorporating artificial intelligence into your organization's innovation landscape.
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Presented by Alec Harrison, Lunavi Solution Consultant & Microsoft Azure MVP, Learn How to Build Azure Open AI & ChatGPT Services into Your Existing Azure Applications. Watch the recorded webinar on-demand!
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In this webinar recording, Director of Delivery Engineering Mike Douglas discusses essential practice areas to foster shared responsibility of the cloud and how to implement best practices of FinOps and CAF through a cloud enablement team.
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Lunavi consultant Aman Sharma teamed up with Eric from longtime client Eversource Energy to expand your Microsoft Azure knowledge. Each hour-long session digs into such diverse topics as Azure architecture, cloud security, or DevOps.
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In Episode 2 of the Navigating What's Next Podcast, hear from Lunavi's information security team on top trends, threats, priorities, tools, and more.
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Do most with the cloud without sacrificing time, cost, or security. Our guide will explain what a CCoE is, its benefits, and how to create one without fumbling through pitfalls and costly errors that affect organization performance and business value.
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This guide addresses four common challenges executives face when building software teams and implementing Agile software and delivery solutions. Learn how to address these challenges on your innovation journey in order to build next-generation IT solutions.
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42% of IT leaders have already deployed DaaS as of 2021. A further 30% plan to invest in DaaS by mid-2023. Learn why Desktop as a Service options like Azure Virtual Desktop have become an increasingly popular option for modern computing in our latest infographic.
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By 2023, 65% of the world’s population will have its personal information covered under modern privacy regulations, up from 10% today. Read our infographic to understand the most compliance standards most commonly encountered in the IT world.
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Guide decision making around hybrid cloud with these examples from Lunavi clients, including the reasons for selecting various cloud technologies, the business drivers behind the migration, and how to assess and plan for a successful hybrid cloud project.
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Do your previous technologies and systems still apply in a remote world? This infographic paints a clearer picture of what data threats are on the rise in a post-pandemic world. Read on to see the facts, figures, and key considerations that can get you back on track to data security.
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Automation can instill confidence to release software and improve the team’s ability to create high-quality applications in the fastest and most efficient way possible. Essentially, it eliminates the need to compromise or choose one set of priorities over another. Instead, it allows teams to strike a balance between confidence/coverage and speed/efficiency. But automation isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution.
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This first area of focus establishes your cloud policy, or the way your organization consumes and manages cloud resources. Learn how to establish proper scope and mitigate tangible risks through corporate policy and standards.
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While industry recognition such as the MSP 501 is validating, the most rewarding part of my work in the channel is hearing from partners and their clients about the success they have with these types of engagements.
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As a founder and leader at Lunavi, I’ve seen our organization achieve a lot of big things. That said, achieving the distinction of Azure Expert MSP stands out.
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A supply chain attack on SolarWinds software has led to numerous security breaches. Learn how Lunavi is responding and what you should know about the hack.
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CEO Shawn Mills takes you on a journey through Lunavi's past, future, and constant commitment to delivering value.
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A Multi-Stage YAML Pipeline represents the entire pipeline from CI to the deployments to each environment as a YAML code file. The YAML file essentially replaces what both the Builds and Releases accomplishes. This is built on the same platform as the Classic UI builds and releases.
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See how Beekeeper enables additional scheduling and validation functionality compared to Configuration Manager Orchestration Groups.
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While dodging ransomware may seem as simple as restoring a backup, in practice a large-scale attack is a major mitigation undertaking.
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Buildertrend provides the leading residential construction management software platform for homebuilders and remodelers. When one of their top initiatives required extending their SaaS platform to bring construction company users and suppliers together, they brought Lunavi on as a consulting partner.
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The private cloud solution made the organization much more efficient as equipment maintenance and cloud management issues went away. Because the entire system is CJIS compliant, verification and reporting were transferred to Lunavi.
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i-Function sought a long-term partner who could help modernize the FUNSAT platform to take advantage of cloud and coach the company through Agile adoption to test and improve product iterations throughout development and delivery.
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Over 1,800 clubs serving more than two million members worldwide trust Clubessential to provide a unified software suite designed to enhance, automate, and facilitate operations, including public websites, accounting, point-of-sale, Customer Relationship Management, and reservations software.
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Frontsteps moves to the Lunavi cloud for increased performance, more responsive support, and better scalability.
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A healthcare organization focused on creating provider solutions was looking for ways to help patients find the most cost effective healthcare services in their area.
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A construction engineering company that provides building services to customers in a wide variety of market segments was challenged with integrating new releases of software. They are working with a subsidiary company that is developing construction management software that needs to integrated with several core line of business applications.
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A claims processing organization who provides several key outsourced business functions to their customers found themselves supporting many legacy applications that needed to be modernized. Their customers were becoming frustrated with their inability to quickly implement new capabilities within their applications.
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Lunavi, a leading provider of digital solutions and managed services leveraging Microsoft platforms, announced being awarded with the Microsoft Azure Expert Managed Services Provider (MSP) status for the fourth year in a row, distinguishing them as high fidelity, expert Azure Managed Services provider.
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Lunavi announced Stephen Pasztor as the company’s new Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer, strengthening executive acumen and expertise around Microsoft cloud services and digital consulting.
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Lunavi, a top provider of business technology consulting and managed IT services, has gained Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance accreditation for customers in the State of Colorado across its hosted services including colocation data centers and private cloud platforms.
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Lunavi has strengthened the company’s Microsoft Gold Partner status to provide clients with improved capabilities around information security and Microsoft Azure platforms.
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Galeotos brings a wealth of experience guiding successful enterprises andwill assume day-to-day leadership of the company. Founder and former CEO Shawn Mills will remain on the Lunavi executive team in his role as President.
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The Azure Expert MSP modernized the software platform to take advantage of cloud services and allow users to access the service anywhere, from a multitude of devices
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Azure Expert MSP helps enterprises create secure cloud foundation to reduce risk, modernize critical applications, and expand into future deployments
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Lunavi earns select partner distinction for leading Azure expertise, consistently demonstrating exceptional technical skills, services capabilities, and customer support around cloud adoption and enablement.
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Economic development effort in Upton, WY made possible by Wyoming Renewable Energy Credit Program purchases.
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Presented by Alec Harrison, Lunavi Solution Consultant & Microsoft Azure MVP, Learn How to Build Azure Open AI & ChatGPT Services into Your Existing Azure Applications. Watch the recorded webinar on-demand!
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Discover the real-world benefits of AI for your institution to evaluate your ROI, learn the Microsoft Ecosystem, and how to responsibly navigate the privacy and security concerns of implementing AI. Watch our on-demand webinar, presented by President Shawn Mills and SVP of Digital Transformation Mike Douglas.
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Presented by Lunavi Founder and President Shawn Mills, join us to unlock the transformative power of generative AI in our on-demand webinar. You'll gain valuable insights and practical guidance on incorporating artificial intelligence into your organization's innovation landscape.
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In this webinar recording, Director of Delivery Engineering Mike Douglas discusses essential practice areas to foster shared responsibility of the cloud and how to implement best practices of FinOps and CAF through a cloud enablement team.
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Microsoft Azure MVP Aman Sharma presents this webinar series covering backup, automation, networking, security, and architecture. Cloud services in Azure are constantly evolving. Stay on top of the latest and learn new skills in this series from an Azure Expert MSP. Each one-hour session covers a different topic area within Azure including demos and Q&A.
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In this webinar recording, Director of Delivery Engineering Mike Douglas introduces Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), a powerful platform for building and integrating containers and microservices within your Azure environment.
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In Episode 2 of the Navigating What's Next Podcast, hear from Lunavi's information security team on top trends, threats, priorities, tools, and more.
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Lunavi consultant Aman Sharma teamed up with Eric from longtime client Eversource Energy to expand your Microsoft Azure knowledge. Each hour-long session digs into such diverse topics as Azure architecture, cloud security, or DevOps.
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In this episode of the I Love Data Centers Podcast, Open Spectrum's Sean Tario interviews Lunavi CEO Shawn Mills about what “green” means to him within the data center industry, how he’s evolved as an executive, and how the documentary “The Social Dilemma” has changed the conversation around social media.
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This document provides a quick overview of Frequently Asked Questions and tutorials for Lunavi’s hosted VMware cloud platform.
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