Optimize Your Business With Sparkhound, A Microsoft Gold Partner
Since 2002, Sparkhound has helped clients achieve better business outcomes with results-driven digital strategies, guidance, and cutting-edge technology. As a Microsoft Gold Partner, we empower organizations to reach their true potential utilizing Microsoft services. These tools enable businesses to transform work processes, reach new levels of efficiency, and maximize growth. Explore our areas of expertise to see how Sparkhound can deliver value-enhancing, cost-saving technology solutions for your organization.
Better Business Outcomes Are the Destination— Thought Leadership and Technology Take You There.
What Clients Are Saying...
We needed a flexible partner who could respond and adapt to our needs. Sparkhound has exceeded our expectations every step of the way.
MICROSOFT POWER PLATFORM
Sparkhound specialists deliver unparalleled expertise across all Microsoft Power Platforms, including Power BI, Power Automate, Power Apps, AI Builder, Power Pages, and Power Virtual Agents. When you partner with Sparkhound, we work with you to determine the best strategy for serving your organization’s unique needs through Envisioning Workshops, Centers of Excellence, Business Value Assessments, and more. Experience the time- and cost-saving benefits of low-code/no-code technology.
AZURE DEV-OPS
From collaboration to planning and shipping, Azure DevOps enhances critical business processes. It enables full-stack, custom building features while supporting virtually any programming language, with support for APIs, third-party systems, and more. Sparkhound trains end users and organizations to deploy these tools effectively by building out-managed DevOps environments. Sparkhound also empowers clients to utilize the advantages of AI through Azure Cognitive Services for streamlined, efficient development processes.
AZURE SYNAPSE, AZURE DATA FACTOR, & MICROSOFT PURVIEW
Azure Synapse, Azure Data Factory, and Microsoft Purview can be strategically employed to give a clear, easy-to-understand picture of your entire data estate. Our specialists workshop through your company’s data strategy and map out levels of criticality for each component. We also work with your teams to create a self-service analytics toolkit to allow you to leverage Microsoft services to the fullest. Managed services can also provide critical support for keeping up with data pipelines, reporting, and ML time-to-value.
IDENTITY AND ACCESS MANAGEMENT
Keeping your company’s data and systems in the right hands is crucial to maintaining security and productivity. Sparkhound can guide you through the processes of assessing and deploying all applicable Microsoft security services available under E3, E5, and compliance licensing suites. These tools can be pivotal when managing mergers and acquisitions activity to ensure standards are kept and transfers are uninterrupted. Sparkhound also trains your SecOps team to leverage best-in-breed tools and SOC services to actively fight threats and avoid spending valuable time and resources fixing security gaps.
WIN/SQL SERVER OPTIMIZATION
Win/AQL server optimization can transform your workflow processes. Our specialists can assess which of your organization’s workloads are best suited for cloud migration. Next, we can develop a roadmap determining the most-optimized fit for your environment, cloud or hybrid. This process can enable you to take advantage of all Microsoft service entitlements and cloud economics to reduce your cloud expenses as much as possible. Clients can also benefit from managed services to alert, monitor, and triage cloud infrastructure.
SHAREPOINT SYNTEX AND VIVA CONNECTIONS
Strategic implementation of SharePoint Syntex and Viva Connections allows organizations to receive new insights and leverage content to the fullest. Sparkhound consultants can provide solutions that enable you to fully harness AI and machine learning for your company. We assist in setting up new content service hubs and systems designed to extract info trained to programs such as OSHA, GDPR, HIPPA, and other regulations. These services can help to train organizations for major shifts in daily work streams through adoption and change management.
MODERN DEVICE MANAGEMENT
From upgrading to Windows 11 to reports, device security, managed updates, and more, we help businesses stay on top of their tech needs using proven MEM tools such as Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager and Microsoft Intune.
MESSAGING AND COLLABORATION
Whether your business is navigating the M&A process or could benefit from the latest communications technology, we can smoothly migrate accounts to Exchange Office/Office 365 and help you take collaboration to new heights via Microsoft Teams.
IDENTITY
Let us help you safeguard your business against threats from identity-stealing attackers through Active Directory services, secure management strategies, and automated account provisioning.
MICROSOFT COPILOT
A dynamic AI tool that can revolutionize how organizations manage data and documents. At Sparkhound, we use Microsoft Copilot as part of our digital transformation solutions, harnessing its capabilities to analyze and summarize large datasets quickly, helping our clients in a number of sectors make data-driven decisions with enhanced speed and accuracy. This smart assistance enables our teams to draft reports, create content, and streamline knowledge sharing, leading to better-informed strategies and a more agile business environment.
BING SEARCH ENGINE
Microsoft's powerful web search tool plays a crucial role in our cybersecurity and IT consulting services. Its advanced search capabilities allow us to perform comprehensive research on the latest cybersecurity threats and best practices, staying ahead of risks to make sure our clients' networks remain fortified against digital threats. Furthermore, Bing Search aids in our market analysis, enabling us to understand industry trends and pinpoint opportunities to drive digital transformation more effectively for our clients.
MICROSOFT 365
A suite of office productivity applications that facilitates collaboration and communication, which is pivotal in today's remote work environment. Utilizing Microsoft 365 allows Sparkhound to offer a seamless managed IT service, ensuring that our clients, especially in the insurance field, have access to the latest collaborative tools such as Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive. These services allow us to keep teams connected and productive, handle data backups, and respond promptly to any IT-related queries. It means insurers can focus on their core activities knowing their operations are efficient, secure, and supported by cutting-edge technologies.
