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RavenTek Recognized as Americas Partner of the Year by Riverbed

Rachel Baehr — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 17:29:10 +0000

Awards Honor RavenTek’s Excellence in Performance, Innovation and Implementation of Riverbed Technology

ASHBURN, Va. February 15, 2024 — RavenTek, a top provider of leading-edge IT solutions to mission critical organizations worldwide, today announced that it has been awarded the Riverbed Americas Partner of the Year. The awards were presented at the 2024 Riverbed Partner Kickoff. The Partner of the Year Awards distinguish Riverbed partners for their work in helping deliver enterprise solutions that provide measurable results to mutual clients, through Riverbed’s industry leading Unified Observability and Acceleration portfolios.

RavenTek has been working closely with Riverbed since 2015 to empower organizations with enterprise technology solutions that help them achieve complete observability, navigate decision-making amid large amounts of data, and solve complex challenges with data intelligence. As Riverbed’s exclusive Alluvio Certified Experience (ACE) Master in North America, RavenTek supports the delivery of Alluvio Aternity managed services through its latest offering—ManagedDEX—enabling organizations to transform data into actionable insights, improve IT performance, and deliver a seamless digital experience to end users.

“RavenTek is proud and honored to be named the Riverbed Americas Partner of the Year, a testament to our team’s commitment to continually sharpening our skills and enhancing the digital experience for our clients,” said Mike Riordan, RavenTek CEO. “As our longest-standing partner, Riverbed enables us to be successful in these endeavors, and we look forward to growing our partnership together in the years to come.”

“We proudly recognize RavenTek for their achievements as a trusted Riverbed partner and the value they bring to our partner community,” said Alex Thurber, Senior Vice President, Global Partners and Alliances, at Riverbed. “The Riverbed Partner of the Year Awards honor the success of partners providing Unified Observability and Acceleration enterprise solutions to help organizations deliver exceptional digital experiences and performance for mutual customers.”

Riverbed provides the collective richness of telemetry from network to app to end user, along with AI capabilities and acceleration, and leverages a partner ecosystem that is both profitable for the partner and delivers tangible benefits and results for the customer.

The Riverbed Partner Awards recognized partners whose achievements impact business on both a global and regional basis. Partners were nominated and reviewed by a panel representing Riverbed’s sales and executive leadership team.

About RavenTek

RavenTek provides digital transformation and cybersecurity solutions as well as managed services to mission critical commercial, health and government organizations. As a Veteran and Native-American-owned business, we combine small-company agility with big-company resources and stability. RavenTek’s unique value is simple—our industry leading experts and problem solvers take the time to understand each client’s business needs, systems and how people work, allowing us to apply the right solution, at the right time. To learn more, visit raventek.com and follow the company on LinkedIn.

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Zero Trust Budgeting Ideas & Priorities for the Government

Rachel Baehr — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 14:42:36 +0000

Ransomware, malware, phishing, DDoS, social engineering, zero-day exploit, botnets – the list of types of attacks out there is long enough to keep even the most seasoned cybersecurity expert awake at night. And with the increased use of remote computing, the cyber attack surface grows as more edge devices are added to networks. Creating a zero trust environment holds a lot of promise to provide significantly improved cybersecurity.

In the face of new and growing threats many federal, state and local IT budgets stay the same, however. The challenge becomes how to plan and implement a zero trust environment within budgets that are slow to increase.

In partnership with FedInsider, Carahsoft and Akamai, RavenTek has gathered insights from government and industry thought leaders exploring some of the unique concepts and ideas that helped to create one of the most cutting-edge cybersecurity centers in the country.

These experts have experienced the challenge from both sides and understand what it takes to create a zero trust path that can be followed. Gain access to both a podcast and webinar and get started on your zero trust budgeting journey today.

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RavenTek Appoints Mike Burnstein as Chief Growth Officer

Rachel Baehr — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 14:03:46 +0000

Company leverages industry veteran’s years of business expertise to support transformative growth and performance.

ASHBURN, Va. January 9, 2024 — RavenTek, a top provider of leading-edge IT solutions to mission critical organizations, announced today the appointment of Mike Burnstein as chief growth officer.

A seasoned business executive, Mike brings 25 years of experience in building, implementing and managing successful business strategies for a multitude of IT organizations. In his new role, he will be accountable for all key areas of RavenTek’s growth strategy, including corporate strategy, business segmentation, sales, research and development and quality performance.

“Mike is joining RavenTek’s executive team at a pivotal moment in our company’s history and I could not be more excited,” commented the company’s CEO, Mike Riordan. “As we advance our market expansion and growth initiatives, his proven track record of leading business transformation, capturing new business opportunities, and enhancing operational efficiencies will play a crucial role in guiding us to greater horizons.”

Prior to RavenTek, Mike served as President of Workplace Solutions at Diversified, where he led a team of professionals focused on helping enterprise clients navigate their digital transformation journeys. Before Diversified, Mike was the Principal and Chief Executive Officer of MCW Solutions, where his strong leadership resulted in the acquisition of the IT solutions provider by Diversified in 2017.

“RavenTek is at the forefront of delivering IT modernization solutions that make a difference for the federal government, SLED and enterprise organizations alike,” added Mike Burnstein. “I am thrilled to be part of such an innovative, forward-thinking team, and look forward to contributing to the company’s continued success.”

With record-setting growth in 2023, this strategic appointment underscores RavenTek’s commitment to supporting ambitious innovation and growth in 2024 and beyond—all in the name of better serving its clients.

About RavenTek

RavenTek provides digital transformation and cybersecurity solutions and services to mission critical organizations worldwide. As a Veteran and Native-American-owned business, we combine small-company agility with big-company stability—applying our team’s industry expertise to understanding client business needs and delivering the right solutions, at the right time. To learn more, visit raventek.com and follow the company on LinkedIn.

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NuHarbor Security Partners with RavenTek to Offer Streamlined Splunk Services

Rachel Baehr — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 22:11:58 +0000

The team’s collaboration on security and observability services provide government agencies the most effective path to implementing and managing Splunk investments.

HERNDON, Va. November 30, 2023 — NuHarbor Security, trusted managed security provider to hundreds of clients in both the public and private sector, has partnered with RavenTek, a top provider of leading-edge IT solutions to mission critical organizations worldwide, to offer a unified approach to Splunk security and IT observability to public sector clients.

NuHarbor and RavenTek are both Elite partners in the Splunk partner ecosystem, and the combined offering encourages a cohesive and streamlined delivery of security and observability — both critical capabilities that can suffer when performed by unaligned providers. This new partnership enables customers to gain more value from their Splunk investments with a single, consistent, and collaborative team to rely on.

“Partnering with RavenTek expands our capability to provide outstanding security services to the commercial and federal civilian markets and enables us to introduce RavenTek’s observability solutions to our current and future clients in state and local governments,” said Scott Mosher, Vice President of Partners and New Markets at NuHarbor Security.

NuHarbor’s world-class cybersecurity and managed SOC services, coupled with RavenTek’s RavenVISION methodology for transforming IT operations with unified observability, create new opportunities for agencies to drive innovation with Splunk solutions. Splunk is a dominant technology in the space, and is utilized by every state, all three branches of the federal government, and more than a dozen cabinet-level offices.

“NuHarbor’s established reputation for managed Splunk and cybersecurity services adds to the value we bring to our clients and opens new opportunities to better serve the state and local government community,” said Ryan Coleman, Vice President of SLED and Commercial Sales at RavenTek.

For public sector organizations looking to maximize Splunk’s potential across security and IT, this partnership delivers the knowledge, experience, and coordination required for success through a single-team approach.

“RavenTek’s observability expertise perfectly complements NuHarbor’s managed services and gives any government agency a clear and coordinated solution to implementing and maintaining multiple Splunk capabilities,” said Mike Burnstein, Executive Vice President of Strategic Growth at RavenTek.

Learn more about NuHarbor’s managed services and RavenTek’s observability offerings.

About RavenTek

RavenTek is an IT modernization and integration company delivering leading-edge agile solutions, services and products to mission critical organizations. We provide systems integration and IT engineering, specifically around data center optimization, cloud migration and consolidation, modernization, application performance analysis and improvement, end-user experience improvement and network performance, cybersecurity, including end point threat detection, threat intelligence analysis, data center protection, DDOS protection, multifactor authentication. To learn more, visit raventek.com and follow the company on LinkedIn.

About NuHarbor

NuHarbor is an established national cybersecurity services firm, combining experience from a portfolio of hundreds of clients with the very best security technologies available. We deliver white glove, managed security programs that are the most comprehensive in the market from compliance to premium 24×7 security operations coverage. We make cybersecurity stronger and easier for our clients in state and local government, higher education, finance, healthcare, and insurance helping them better understand and protect themselves. Learn more at nuharborsecurity.com.

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Solution Brief: RavenTek and Nutanix for Splunk

Rachel Baehr — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 22:17:41 +0000

RavenTek has partnered with Nutanix to help you deploy the ultimate Splunk solution. Splunk is the leading software platform for unlocking the power of data to drive IT operations and business. But, with data growing at an unprecedented rate, keeping up with the infrastructure needs of Splunk as well as proactively monitoring and responding to every incident your team encounters is challenging.

You may already be familiar with RavenTek’s capabilities in Splunk Observability. Using the RavenVISION Data Intelligence Model, we are able to identify and locate authoritative data sources across your entire organization. Still, this is just the data observability and security piece of the puzzle.

This Solution Brief details how, together, RavenTek and Nutanix balance your need for security with that of efficiency and innovation, and empower your teams with a Splunk solution that enables them to spend more time gaining valuable insights that empower them to make data-driven decisions.

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Utilizing Splunk to Overcome Nonprofit Cybersecurity Threats

Rachel Baehr — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 21:52:37 +0000

Nonprofit organizations and NGOs can leverage a data analytics platform like Splunk to address cybersecurity threats and challenges in the following ways:

1. Data Breaches and Privacy Violations

Real-time Threat Detection: Splunk can continuously monitor network traffic and system logs for unusual activities or patterns indicative of a data breach. It can alert cybersecurity teams to potential breaches in real time, enabling them to respond swiftly.

User Behavior Analytics: Splunk’s user behavior analytics can detect anomalies in user activity, helping organizations identify unauthorized access or suspicious behavior that may lead to privacy violations.

2. Phishing and Social Engineering Attacks

Email Analysis: Splunk can analyze email logs and patterns to identify phishing attempts. It can flag suspicious emails, helping organizations block or quarantine them before they reach employees’ inboxes.

User Education: Data analytics can track user interaction with phishing emails and help nonprofits tailor cybersecurity awareness training to address specific vulnerabilities.

3. Ransomware Attacks

Anomaly Detection: Splunk can detect unusual patterns of file access or changes in the file system, potentially indicating a ransomware attack. It can trigger alerts and automated responses to isolate infected systems and minimize damage.

Backup Monitoring: Splunk can monitor the status and integrity of data backups to ensure they are up to date and accessible in case of a ransomware incident.

4. Inadequate IT Infrastructure

Vulnerability Management: Splunk can help nonprofits identify and prioritize software vulnerabilities by analyzing vulnerability data and patch management information. It can assist in tracking patch deployment progress.

Performance Monitoring: Splunk can monitor the performance of IT infrastructure components and generate alerts when systems or applications are underperforming or encountering issues.

5. Third-Party Risks

Third-Party Risk Assessment: Splunk can analyze logs and data related to third-party interactions, such as partner organizations or volunteers, to identify potential security risks. It can help nonprofits track the security posture of these external entities.

Data Sharing Monitoring: Nonprofits can use Splunk to monitor data sharing with third parties and ensure that sensitive information is only shared securely and in compliance with privacy regulations.

In addition to addressing specific cybersecurity threats for nonprofits, Splunk’s data analytics capabilities can enhance their overall cybersecurity posture by providing insights into their security landscape, facilitating incident response, and supporting compliance efforts. By centralizing and analyzing data from various sources, Splunk enables nonprofits and NGOs to proactively manage cybersecurity risks and protect their data and mission-critical operations more effectively. Partner with RavenTek to help bring your Splunk investments to life.

Learn more at raventek.com/splunk-for-nonprofits

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RavenTek Earns Elite Partner Status in the Splunk Partnerverse Program

Rachel Baehr — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 13:35:52 +0000

Advancing its Journey in the Splunk Partnerverse Program, the Company is Now Better Able to Serve Clients with Splunk Investments

HERNDON, Va. October 10, 2023 — RavenTek, a top provider of leading-edge IT solutions to mission critical organizations worldwide, proudly shares it has earned Elite status as a certified Splunk Partner. Advancing its journey in the Splunk Partnerverse Program, the company is now better able to provide specialized expertise, premium support, customized solutions, strategic guidance, and efficient problem resolution to its clients with Splunk investments.

The Splunk Partnerverse Program empowers partners to build and validate technical expertise, demonstrate core competencies, and differentiate themselves in the market. A former Premier Partner, requirements to reach Elite status included earning a certain amount of continuing education units (CEUs) across both sales and engineering, one or more solutions or industry badges—which the company earned in the Public Sector—and a portfolio of customer success stories.

“Reaching Elite Status in the Splunk Partnerverse Program is a true testament to the hard work and dedication of our talented team,” says Mike Riordan, RavenTek CEO. “I couldn’t be prouder of their commitment to staying on top of the latest technologies, sharpening their skillset, and enabling RavenTek to continually deliver the best technology services and solutions possible to our customers.”

As both a Splunk Sell and Manage Partner, RavenTek has the ability to resell Splunk offerings as well as provide them as part of a fully supported managed services solution. Splunk Sell Partners have validated expertise in showcasing the value of Splunk solutions and their unique value-added services to enhance customer success, while Splunk Manage Partners have proven expertise in providing management and services for customers on their own full-service solutions.

To learn more about RavenTek’s capabilities and expertise related to Splunk products, visit www.raventek.com/splunk.

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Driving Improvements to the Air Force User Experience

Rachel Baehr — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 15:00:51 +0000

The Department of the Air Force Information Technology and Cyberpower (DAFITC) Education & Training Event was held in Montgomery, AL from August 28-30, 2023. It’s an annual event that hosts thousands of Air Force, public and private sector leaders in IT and cybersecurity to network, discuss and connect on the current state of all things cyber.

With this year’s theme, Digitally Transforming the Air & Space Force: Investing for Tomorrow’s Fight, topics of discussion included “the ever-changing ways in which big data and emerging cyber technologies are reshaping the landscape in which we live.” And, exhibiting alongside Riverbed, RavenTek had the opportunity to showcase its capabilities in these areas—particularly in how Riverbed’s Alluvio Aternity Digital Experience Management platform can help improve the end user experience for the Air Force and Space Force.

“Familiar with the digital transformation initiatives that many branches of the DoD are currently engaged in, RavenTek and Riverbed’s attendance at DAFITC was extremely important,” commented Brent Stringer, DoD Account Manager at RavenTek. “We’ve seen a lot of success with Alluvio Aternity in improving the end user experience for the Air Force and we were eager to continue those conversations in person at this great event.”

By leveraging its industry expertise, deep understanding of the latest technologies, and unwavering dedication to customer service, RavenTek actively promotes compliance, security and operational excellence for its clients. At the event, many discussions were had on how RavenTek can utilize Alluvio Aternity to measure, monitor and maintain end-user success and, ultimately, advance the Air and Space Forces’ network transformation and modernization initiatives to help provide its workforce with the tools they need to improve efficiency and productivity.

The journey to the future state of these branches realizing true digital transformation is still underway; however, RavenTek is excited about the opportunities it gleaned at DAFITC to be able to help them get there.

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Leidos Supplier Symposium: Collaborating to Improve the User Experience

Rachel Baehr — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 16:56:00 +0000

RavenTek is committed to being at the forefront of industry events, networking with other industry leaders, and engaging in meaningful collaborations. As such, the RavenTek team was graciously invited to the recent Leidos Supplier Symposium, where we participated in a panel discussion around the user experience (UX)—sharing our expertise in this field and how we collaborate across the industry and government to achieve positive UX at all levels using data-driven insights via managed services and observability.

“While we have been involved in various industry events in the past, stepping into the Leidos Supplier Symposium for the first time was a unique and enriching experience,” said Chris Riordan, RavenTek CTO. “The wealth of knowledge we were exposed to, combined with the opportunity to influence the conversation, made this maiden experience unforgettable and set a high bar for future events.”

Top Takeaways

According to Riordan, the top three takeaways from this event were:

That the urgency and importance of improving UX across the Department of Defense cannot be overstated. The push towards modernization and the transformative measures being taken are promising.
There’s a palpable movement towards empirical measurement tools, which offer actionable insights into improving UX.
“Collaboration is not just the future; it is the now”, a quote that resonated deeply, emphasizing the power of collective effort across different government and industry sectors.

Ultimately, what set this event apart was its grounded, mission-focused approach. The breakout sessions were not just theoretical discussions but rooted in tangible experiences, current challenges, and prospective solutions. Additionally, the diverse panel that Riordan participated in, which encompassed members from different military branches as well as private entities, made for a conversation filled with rich and varied perspectives.

“The symposium felt less like a mere showcase and more like a collaborative workshop,” Riordan adds. “Given the insightful discussions and the platform’s potential for meaningful collaborations, it’s an event that RavenTek would not want to miss.”

Every year offers fresh perspectives and new learnings, and RavenTek is excited about the possibility of not just learning but also sharing our evolving insights and solutions next year.

Explore how our team of experts can help improve the user experience in your organization.

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RavenTek Recognized by Riverbed as Public Sector Americas Partner of the Year

Rachel Baehr — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 13:12:13 +0000

Award Honors Excellence in Performance, Innovation and Implementation of Riverbed Technology

HERNDON, Va. August 17, 2023 — RavenTek, a top provider of leading-edge IT solutions to mission critical organizations worldwide, is proud to announce it has won the Riverbed Public Sector Partner of the Year for the Americas. The Riverbed Partner Awards distinguish partner companies for their work in helping mutual clients unify data, insights and actions across IT to deliver a seamless digital experience and enterprise performance and providing fast and secure acceleration of applications and networks to users anywhere.

In today’s digital age, RavenTek is focused on helping its clients modernize and bolster their security posture through data visualization and implementation of Zero Trust architectures. Utilizing its RavenVISION observability framework and Riverbed’s suite of products and APIs, clients gain access to observable data across all layers of the OSI model for a comprehensive, unified view of their entire enterprise.

“RavenTek has been working closely with Riverbed since 2015 to empower organizations with enterprise technology solutions that help them achieve complete observability and ultimately, advance their mission,” said Mike Riordan, RavenTek CEO. “We have found extreme value in Riverbed’s ability to integrate with various products—a capability that enables us to deliver on the unique needs of each individual enterprise we serve.”

“With this award, we proudly recognize RavenTek for their achievement as a trusted Riverbed partner and valued member of our partner community,” said Alex Thurber, Senior Vice President, Global Partners and Alliances, at Riverbed. “The Riverbed Partner Awards applaud the success of partners providing Alluvio Observability and Acceleration enterprise solutions to help organizations deliver exceptional digital experiences for mutual customers.”

Riverbed provides the collective richness of telemetry from network to app to end user, that illuminates and then accelerates every interaction, so organizations can deliver a seamless digital experience and drive enterprise performance, leveraging a partner ecosystem that is both profitable for the partner and rewarding for the customer.

About RavenTek

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