LightEdge Solutions Sponsors Kansas City Business Journal Seminar

May 24, 2013 by Leave a comment

LightEdge Solutions is teaming up with the Kansas City Business Journal to sponsor The Cloud Effect: Gaining Competitive Advantage through Cloud, a seminar discussing best practices, concerns and the rapid changes in IT. IT professionals and experts from the Kansas City area will hold a panel discussion following Keynote Speaker Howard Cribbs, Chief Technology Officer for EMC. Howard has been in the IT industry for more than 24 years as a transformational executive by leading with innovation management and driving business revenue through technology solutions. In his role as the Chief Technology Officer at EMC, Howard has led strategic initiatives to create a business-focused vision by developing a hybrid cloud model and evolving his IT staff roles to transform with the business.

The panelist discussion will be moderated by the President of KCnext, The Technology Council of Greater Kansas City, Ryan Weber and will include Kanon Cozad, Chief Information Officer at TranSystems Corporation, Brian Himsedt, Senior Director of Information Systems at the Kansas City Royals, Jared Stanley, Data Center Evangelist at Cisco and Jeff Hamer, Director of Technology at 360 Architecture. Real-world points of view from this extensive group of local IT professionals will provide attendees with insight on how they are dealing with the rapid movement and changes in IT within their industries.

The seminar will take place Wednesday, June 19 at the KU Edwards Campus from 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Registration for this event is required and will be free at the following link: http://bizj.us/sbwx7

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LightEdge Sponsors KVC Walk Me Home 5K Supporting Foster Families In Kansas

May 2, 2013 by Leave a comment

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We are pleased to announce that LightEdge will be one of the sponsors for the 2nd annual KVC Walk Me Home 5K Run/Walk fundraising event. This event supporting foster care in Kansas City will be held at Theater in the Park within Shawnee Mission Park at 7:30 a.m. on May 11, 2013.

KVC Behavioral HealthCare, Inc. is an integrated human service provider committed to enriching the lives of children and families throughout Kansas. The Walk Me Home 5K was developed to raise awareness to foster care and to raise funds that will support the programs and services for foster care in Kansas. Walk Me Home supports more than 1,300 children that are currently in foster care in the Kansas City metro area. “We are excited to build on the momentum of last year’s Walk Me Home 5K and are so grateful for community partners like LightEdge whose support enriches the lives of countless families and children in our community,” Chad Anderson, president of KVC Behavioral HealthCare, Inc., said.

LightEdge is excited to be one of the sponsors for the event to help raise funds and awareness for such an amazing cause.  “Supporting local organizations is a continued effort at LightEdge. We are so excited to support such an outstanding organization like KVC by being involved as a sponsor this year,” said Kansas City Market Director Mark Dodds.

For additional information please contact Blair Patterson at 515-471-1119, email bpatterson@lightedge.com or visit http://www.firstgiving.com/walkmehome/kvc2013.

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Jim Masterson is an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2013 regional finalist

April 25, 2013 by Leave a comment

We are pleased to announce that CEO, Jim Masterson, has been named a regional finalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2013 program.  The award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Jim Masterson was selected from a strong pool of over 1600 nominations by a panel of independent judges.  Awards will be presented at a special gala on June 13, 2013 at the Marriott City Center hotel in Minneapolis, MN.

Now in its 27th year, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Program has expanded to recognize business leaders in more than 140 cities in more than 50 countries throughout the world.

Regional award winners are eligible for consideration for the Ernst & Young National Entrepreneur Of The Year Program. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the Ernst & Young National Entrepreneur Of The Year Overall Award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California, on November 16, 2013. The awards are the culminating event of the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum, the nation’s most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies.

Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards are nationally sponsored in the United States by SAP America and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Regional sponsors for the Upper Midwest program include Padilla Speer Beardsley, Faegre Baker Daniels and Twin Cities Business. Locally, the program is sponsored by Lockton Companies, Sálo and the Pohlad Companies.

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Lindsay Alderman Joins the Business Record’s Forty Under 40 Class of 2013

January 28, 2013 by Leave a comment

We are pleased to announce that our Client Operations Manager, Lindsay Alderman, has joined the elite ranks of the Des Moines Business Record’s Forty under 40 class of 2013. This honor recognizes that she is among some of the city’s most driven, talented and philanthropic young business leaders that are making a difference.

Candidates are nominated based on both professional success and involvement with community and non-profit organizations. Winners are then chosen by a panel of previous recipients who examine the nominees’ job responsibilities, special projects, board participation, awards and distinguished recognitions in order to make their decision.

“I was surprised, honored and excited to hear that I was a part of this year’s Forty under 40 list,” Alderman explained. “I am extremely passionate about Des Moines and am proud to be grouped with others that share my determination to make it a city of innovation, growth and leadership. Each of my fellow honorees have already demonstrated such impressive strength and accomplishment in their short careers, so I can only imagine the amazing potential the future holds for each of them and what it will mean for the Midwest.”

LightEdge would like to congratulate the entire class of 2013 on their achievements and contributions to Des Moines. Whether they have paved the way in entrepreneurship, volunteered their time to improve our community, exhibited unparalleled leadership within their organization, or mentored other young professionals to follow in their accomplished footsteps, their determination has been recognized and applauded.

To check out the complete list of this year’s inspirational class, please visit http://businessrecord.com/Content/Default/1Click/Article/2013-Forty-Under-40-class-announced/-3/248/53330.

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LightEdge partners with KJJY & Variety to bring a smile to a child

December 18, 2012 by Leave a comment

The holidays are always a special time of year to reach out and lend some support to those in need. Over the years, LightEdge has assisted numerous organizations but many of the ones closest to our hearts benefit children. For this reason, we couldn’t be happier to be one of the hourly sponsors of the KJJY/Variety radiothon and support the families of kids that are in long term care or suffering from life-threatening conditions. Please tune in to KJJY 92.5 on Wednesday, December 19th from 8:00-8:30am to hear about why we are passionate about helping out Variety – The Children’s Charity.

The annual KJJY/Variety Radiothon donates all the dollars raised to the Compassion Fund. It serves to assist the families of sick kids in an assortment of ways from paying for gas to get them back and forth to the hospital or filling their other children’s backpacks with school supplies because they may not have the funds to do so. They aim to lift spirits and change lives. One of the charity’s most popular contributions are the “Variety Teddy Bears” that are meant to offer children a comforting companion throughout their time at the hospital.

If you are interested in learning more about this wonderful charity or donating to it yourself, please check out http://www.varietyiowa.com/donate.php.

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Data Centers Eye Altoona

December 5, 2012 by Leave a comment

LightEdge was featured in a Des Moines Register article on Thursday, December 4th discussing the growing trend for companies to construct their data centers in Altoona, IA. This newfound attention has been sparked by companies like Google, Microsoft and Enseva moving their high tech data warehouses to the area. The open land, central location and access to fiber optics & power were a few attractive benefits credited for driving this movement. There is also an interview with our CEO, Jim Masterson, about what appealed to the company when building our data center there in 2006, a move that is considered the “first of its kind” by the Iowa Economic Development Authority. Please visit http://dmreg.co/SxFDpX to read the full article and browse some images that provide a glimpse inside the LightEdge Data Center.

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LightEdge Solutions Achieves Silver Certification from Cisco

October 16, 2012 by Leave a comment

DES MOINES, IA – October 16, 2012 – LightEdge Solutions announced today it has achieved Silver Certification from Cisco®.  To earn Silver Certification, LightEdge had to meet rigorous standards for networking competency, service, support and customer satisfaction set forth by Cisco.

“Achieving Cisco Silver Reseller Certification is yet another validation of our accomplishments as LightEdge continues to redefine itself from a managed services provider to a complete Information Technology business partner,” said Jim Masterson, chairman and CEO of LightEdge Solutions.  “Through our collaboration with Cisco and the use of Cisco routing, switching and compute platforms, LightEdge is uniquely positioned to implement and deliver high availability IT services for our customers though managed platforms within our data center, dedicated on-premise customer-owned platforms or a hybrid of the two for the highest level of reliability and elastic scalability.”

“Cisco is committed to providing tools, training and programs to help drive partner growth, differentiation and profitability,” said Surinder Brar, senior director of worldwide channels at Cisco.  “With specializations in Advanced Unified Computing, Advanced Unified Communications, Telepresence Express and Advanced Data Center Architecture, LightEdge has made an investment in delivering the integrated and customized technology solutions today’s customers demand.”

As a Cisco Silver Certified Partner, LightEdge has met requirements for attaining a broad range of expertise.  To achieve Cisco Silver Certification LightEdge was required to achieve either two from the following four Cisco advanced specializations:  Unified Communications, Routing and Switching, Security, and Wireless LAN, or the Cisco Express Unified Communications Specialization and one of the following advanced specializations:  Routing and Switching, Security, and Wireless LAN.  In addition, LightEdge was required to integrate Cisco Lifecycle Services into their offerings and maintain high levels of customer satisfaction based on independently audited customer satisfaction surveys.

The Cisco Resale Channel Program provides partners with the training required to build sales, technical and Cisco Lifecycle Services skills, and then validates their skills through a third-party audit.  Cisco resale partner certifications—Gold, Silver, Premier and Select—represent an increasing breadth of skills across key technologies and a partner’s ability to deliver integrated networking solutions.  Cisco resale partner specializations—Master, Advanced and Express—reflect an increasing depth of sales, technical and service expertise in particular technologies.

About LightEdge Solutions

LightEdge Solutions is a customer-centric cloud computing and consulting company devoted to solving the IT issues of businesses nationwide. By utilizing our economies of scale, connections with world-class vendors and our own internal passion for engineering, LightEdge allows its customers to “plug in” to enterprise-grade IT solutions that maximize uptime and performance, yet fit into their budget. For more information, visit www.lightedge.com.

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