Microsoft West Region Partner of the Year Submission

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At Managed Solution we have had tremendous SMB all up revenue and growth, SMB CSP Licensing revenue and growth, SMB Open Licensing revenue and growth, SMB Open Annuity revenue and growth, SMB Online Services sales and have fully utilized Microsoft resources to drive practice revenue and overall engagement with Microsoft.
Our attached numbers speak for themselves, along with our attached brochure to further qualify how our unique USP, deep breadth of engineering talent, amazing marketing and partnership with Microsoft should secure our win as West Region Partner of the Year.

 

Highlights

· Built out robust 1-Tier CSP Packaged Offerings, $133K+ of Billed revenue FYTD.
· 29% YOY Growth across Cloud & Open
· Closed the Largest SMB EMS deal in the US with Good Will of SoCal (3,000 seats)
· Transacting across all of our Cloud workloads (O365 | EMS | Azure | CRMO) + a sampling of On Prem licenses (Server/SQL)
· 98.36% of your all up SMB&D revenue fell into the West Region
· All of the weighted factors from this submission are touched on in the attached reporting.
· Commitment through consistent marketing: See Marketing Commitment and Achievements Here https://managedsolut.wpengine.com/wpc-m
Supporting Examples:
· Hosting https://managedsolut.wpengine.com/hosting-award-managed-solution/
· Cloud Packaged Solutions: https://managedsolut.wpengine.com/cloud-packaged-solutions-award-managed-solution/

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Untangling airports using open source tools on Microsoft Azure

Untangling airports using open source tools on Microsoft Azure

Scientists from the Universities of Stirling and Nottingham in the United Kingdom tackled the knotty problem of delays on airport taxiways, where planes are entering or leaving runways. Sandy Brownlee, PhD, and Jason Atkin, PhD, collaborated with Manchester Airport to use cloud computing to model the complex data from many airports worldwide. The team created open-source tools using Linux on Microsoft Azure to expand these insights and create new algorithms, sharing these on Github. The team is helping Manchester Airport to reduce delays, save money and lessen any environmental impact.
Tim Walmsley helps the third-largest airport in the United Kingdom – Manchester - manage an estimated 23 million passengers per year. To successfully plan airport operations and growth, he asked for data science help from university researchers, who specifically sought to gain insights from modeling the movements on taxiways, to and from the runways. “Aviation is an industry that’s growing. So there are lots of ways that the industry is trying to tackle the impacts that that growth could bring. The Airport Optimization Project feeds into that,” Walmsley, Environment Manager for Manchester, explained.
Sandy Brownlee, a senior research assistant at the University of Stirling, began helping Manchester Airport by searching for specific data on what is sometimes called “ground movement” or taxiing to populate a model. At first, he was frustrated because individual airports did not want to share everything with him. What he discovered, however, is that he could access public data using Flight Radar 24 and Open Street Map for dozens of airports worldwide. Jason Atkin, PhD, of the University of Nottingham, partnered with Brownlee to help model how taxiways can be leveraged to make airports more efficient.

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Taxiways connect everything
The time aircraft spend getting to and from runways is one of the understudied choke points at airports. “Taxiing is a really critical problem because it connects everything else,” Brownlee explained. Many are familiar with strategies for aligning takeoffs or landings to improve safety or efficiency but that slow crawl toward the gate (called a stand in the UK) can be a crucial link in the chain of events.
“The computing power we’ve got now allows us to understand and analyze data in different ways and pull out different information so we can better understand the true uncertainty in taxiing. We can understand which aircraft take a long time to get there, which aircraft get there quickly, and under what circumstances this is happening,” Atkin said.
Public data sources
Using Microsoft Azure, Brownlee could use Linux virtual machines and develop methods using OpenJDK. By leveraging these open source tools on Azure he completed his work in about one-tenth the time he might if he’d used just his desktop computer. “So rather than spending several months waiting for my data to be ready so that I could get on and do things, I had it within a couple of weeks,” he said.
There were three main tools that the team created to share on Github. TaxiGen reads taxiway and runway information from Open Street Map and then automatically writes it out in a usable format. SnapTracks reads raw GPS coordinates with timings and adds them to TaxiGen material. GM2KML generates helpful visualizations from the other two tools.
“Researchers rely on open tools and platforms to be able to develop and share their work. The ability to use the cloud for access to computing power not available on the desktop can act like a time machine, shrinking the time to results from months to weeks. This is a transformational way of thinking about research computing,” explained Kenji Takeda from Microsoft Research, who was supporting the project. Brownlee’s work on analysis of ground movement was funded by the Sandpit for Integrating and Automating Airport Operations and DAASE grants from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
“By getting better predictions, you can start improving the rest of the airport system,” Atkin said. One pilot can take longer than another to cover the same ground, traffic congestion can be heavy at busy times, and mechanical delays of any sort can throw off predictions. Taxiing delays ripple through the entire system. Modeling and predicting that taxi time helps airports change when and where they direct planes and can yield big savings. Brownlee estimates modeling could help cut bottlenecks at Manchester in half.
Open source benefits
Because the tools created by the team are available to anyone, both Brownlee and Atkin foresee that other airports around the world will use them. “The work that Sandy’s doing is going to provide a lot of public domain data and the ability to analyze this for a lot of different airports. And we should be able to see these multi-million-pound savings at airports worldwide,” Atkin said.
Brownlee also hopes models will help guide decisions in weather emergencies or when a runway must be closed. Airports worldwide can use the modeling to understand what to do about a sudden change. “By getting more researchers worldwide involved … we could get a lot more benefit from different areas of knowledge all coming from the same problem,” he said.
No matter what the world does with the open-source tools, for Walmsley the great impact is at Manchester, where he expects “a much better experience for the customer and for the airlines using the airport.”

Managed Solution is Hiring! Server Engineer Wanted

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Join Managed Solution, one of Southern California’s fastest growing IT companies as a Server Engineer and grow your career.

As a Server Engineer you’ll design, implement and remedy SME area specialties in servers (2012 R2, 2012, 2008 R2, 2003, 2000, NT), including virtualization on both Hyper-V and vSphere and/or Citrix XenApp and/or XenDesktop.  Additional technical requirements requires knowledge in one of the following areas: Networking or Office365.  You’ll be an integral part of a team and will be seen as a server expert by our client base and your teammates.  This is a highly visible role where you’ll be rewarded with personal, professional and technical development all while contributing to the long-term strategy of our solutions offerings.

 

Grow your career with us!
Managed Solution has been recognized as one of San Diego’s 40 fastest growing companies, awarded as one of the 40 companies with owners under 40 years old and has been recognized as the 27th fastest growing IT Company in the US.  Most recently, Managed Solution has been awarded Microsoft’s partner award for excellence in delivering products and services on behalf of Microsoft Corporation.

 

Perks & Benefits!
Responsibilities:
As a Server Engineer, your mission will be to:
  • Deploy servers using tools such as desired state configuration, MDT, hyper-v, and WDS.
  • Act as the point of technical escalation for the Technical Support Center.
  • Sharpen your sales skills as you act as the presales consultant and collaborate with the sales team.
  • Work on SOW, RFQ and/or other types of proposals.
  • Work as a top level support for general Windows, or SME roles for client issues (large and small).
  • Support companies with over 250 users.
  • Be an expert on the advantages and disadvantages of each solution and be able to clearly recommend them based on client needs.
  • Design, implement and remedy Subject Matter Expert area specialties in: Server Generalist (2012 R2, 2012, 2008 R2, 2003, 2000, NT), Virtualization on both Hyper-V and vSphere, Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop, and one of the following: Networking or Office365.
  • Automate processes to improve efficiency.
  • Be the Technical Solutions Advisor to your clients.
Qualifications:
Prerequisite Skills:
  • Candidate MUST be a highly organized and a motivated team player
  • Candidate MUST have the soft skills to work as a customer facing staff member
  • Candidate MUST have the drive to learn and work with the cutting edge
  • Candidate MUST have 5-10 years’ experience in supporting Microsoft environment
  • Candidate MUST be well versed in either networking or Office365
  • Candidate MUST be well versed in Windows Server (NT through 2012 preferred)
  • Candidate must be well versed in troubleshooting
  • Candidate must understand both internal and external customer service
  • Candidate should be well versed in Operating System Deployment
  • Candidate should be well versed in Windows Workstation (NT through 8 preferred)
  • Candidate should be well versed in Exchange (2003 through 2013 preferred)
  • Candidate should be well versed in Hyper-V
  • Candidate should be well versed in Active Directory
  • Candidate should be well versed in PowerShell and/or VBS
  • Candidate should be well versed in supporting Office 365
  • Candidate should be well versed in supporting Lync
  • Candidate should be well versed in working with all levels of client staff
Some additional highly recommended skills that could help you in this position:
  • System Center 2012 Administration
  • Public Key Infrastructure
  • SQL Server
  • Linux
You’ll be successful in your mission if you have:
  • A Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field plus a minimum of 5-10 years experience in providing server/desktop support in a Microsoft environment.  Equivalent combination of education and experience will also be considered.
  • A strong technical WOW factor – be prepared to share this with us!
  • Demonstrated project experience with regard to estimates, planning and deliverables.
  • Demonstrated ability to understand a customer’s needs.
  • Creativity and innovation and can generate new and innovative approaches to problems.
  • Enthusiasm and a can-do attitude.
  • The ability to adapt to multiple corporate cultures as you’ll be visiting many different clients.
  • Team orientation and reach out to peers and supervisors to establish an overall collaborative working relationship.
  • Strategic thinking and vision and are able to see and communicate the big picture in an inspiring way.
  • Windows 2012, 2008, 2003, 2000, NT Experience.
  • SME level experience in at least two areas specified above and desire to learn new technologies.
  • Preferred certifications: MCSE: Server Infrastructure, MCITP: Enterprise Administrator, Citrix certifications and VCP.
  • Citrix Receiver experience strongly desired (preferences is for iPad or Android).
  • NetScaler experience is a plus!
  • Flexibility and adaptability and can quickly adjust to changing priorities and conditions.
  • MCSE (2012 level) or MCITP required.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.  Great listening skills too!
Company Core Values
  • Provide exceptional service to everyone
  • Respect the ones around you and respect yourself
  • Always listen and be heard
  • Chivalry, caring and common sense should be without limit
  • Constantly generate new strategies and creative approaches
  • Expect the unexpected, be agile and respond
  • Operational Transparency
  • Say what you do, do what you say
  • Build for today, plan for tomorrow
Think you're a fit? Looking for a challenge? Apply Today!

 

Check out all of our available positions here

 

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Support Red Nose Day - May 26, 2016

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Support Red Nose Day - May 26, 2016

Last year, Managed Solution supported Red Nose Day by wearing these lovely red noses, as well as donating to the cause.  This year you can show your support by donating tonight on the TV show, buying and wearing Red Noses, and by participating in fundraising activities organized through groups and associations. Want to learn more about how to get involved? Check out how to participate in Red Nose Day here>>
Red Nose Day is a campaign dedicated to raising money for children and young people living in poverty by simply having fun and making people laugh. People across the country have come together to have fun and raise funds and awareness.
Money raised during the Red Nose Day campaign goes to the Red Nose Day Fund, which then distributes grants to charities that benefit children and young people in the US and some of the poorest communities in the world.
Managed Solution is proud to support the Red Nose Day Fund, and we look forward to another day filled with laughs, red noses, and helping children.

Show your support and learn more

Managed Solution demonstrates its commitment to people through contributions, charitable sponsorships and employee volunteer programs in the communities where we work and live. To learn more about Managed Solution’s charitable sponsorships, visit our community page.

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Eight Ways You Can Hide Your Online Identity

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Eight Ways You Can Hide Your Online Identity

By Wendy Boswell as written on websearch.about.com

How to Surf the Web Anonymously and Hide Your Tracks
Would you like to be a little bit more anonymous when surfing the Web? You can be with the following simple tips that will help you hide your identity online.
Why is this important? More people than ever before in history are going online, and with that, there are increasingly more security concerns. It's smart and makes sense to take time to learn more cautious Web browsing habits as we'll talk about in this article, in addition to the information below:
Protect Your Web Privacy: Web privacy is something that should be a top priority for anyone spending time on the Internet. A few common sense tips can make the difference between staying safe and private online....or not.
Hackers - Are They Good or Bad?: The news brings us stories of systems, governments, and corporations being hacked into by highly skilled programmers every day. Are these exploits always hostile? Or are they meant to be for the greater good? About.com shows you the difference between good and bad hackers, as well as a list of famous hackers that have done some pretty amazing (albeit somewhat infamous) things.
How to Keep Your Kids Safe Online: This generation is growing up with the Internet, but there are still plenty of safety risks. Learn how to protect your kids from cyberbullying, sexting, and other inappropriate Web
Anonymous Web Surfing
Be invisible on the Web with anonymous surfing. Learn about anonymous surfing, what anonymous surfing is, why you might be interested in surfing anonymously, how much information is easily learned about you via your Web surfing habits, anonymous proxies and services, and more.
Hide Your Search Habits
Don't want anyone seeing what you're searching for? Search engines (and other people that use your computer) can and do keep records of searches - here's a few ways you can keep your searching history private.
Avoid Intrusive Registrations
Don't want companies to know your information? If you're as tired as I am of sites forcing you to go through registration just to view their content, than BugMeNot is for you. It's easy to use and makes life much simpler, not to mention it's a good guard of your online privacy and enables you to surf anonymously.
Use a Junk Email Account To Handle Signups
For many years now, every time I absolutely have to give my email address online, I've used a fake, temporary, or junk email address that I don't mind being filled up with spam. For instance, say you want to sign up for a contest and don't want your "real" email addy spammed; well, you just get an email address for that contest and that contest only. There are plenty of places you can grab a free email account from on the Web; I've listed a few of my favorites that will help you conceal your online identity.
Use RSS To Hide Your Tracks
Instead of flitting all over the Web to visit your favorite sites, you can hide your tracks a bit better with the anonymous power of RSS technology - you'd be surprised at how much you can do with RSS.
Protect Yourself From Dangerous Malware
One of the easiest ways for you to get tracked online is through malicious software applications (malware) that watch what your computer is doing. You can get rid of these with free spyware removal tools.
Practice Common Sense Web Safety
A lot of the traps that people get caught in online could be avoided with some common sense Web safety. Use my Safe Search Checklist to keep yourself from being tracked online.
Upgrade Your Facebook and Social Media Privacy Settings
Facebook, the world's most popular social networking site, has made a lot of changes to its privacy policy, and most of them are not beneficial to the average user. They're complicated, difficult to understand and even harder to change, and can potentially compromise your safety online. Learn how to change your Facebook privacy settings quickly, easily, and safely.
Online Privacy: You Are In Charge
Never underestimate the power you have to make sure your safety online is not compromised.

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