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Powering Michigan schools with next-generation cloud technology
MiCloud exists to create a collaborative cloud ecosystem that drives equity and innovation in education technology, where Michigan’s PK-12 districts, regardless of size or location, can rely on MiCloud as a trusted partner to provide secure, scalable solutions that simplify technology and empower educators to focus on learning.
MICLOUD MISSION STATEMENT
MICLOUD VISION/PURPOSE STATEMENT
MiCloud's mission is to empower Michigan’s PK-12 districts with innovative, reliable, and secure cloud-based solutions that enable equitable access to modern technology while supporting digital transformation through cost-effective services, robust disaster recovery solutions, and seamless data center modernization.
OUR HISTORY
In November of 2024, Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency (KRESA) received a $31.6M grant to officially form MiCloud to help Michigan K-12 Intermediate School Districts (ISDs) and the locals they support modernize their datacenter and improve their security and disaster recovery capabilities by utilizing cloud services.
But how did we get here?
Nearly a decade ago, KRESA was looking to improve the resilience and availability of their datacenter servers and the applications we hosted for our partner districts. After spending significant time reviewing various solutions, we started partnering with Amazon Web Services (AWS). At that time, AWS was just starting their internal K12 Education team and sent a team to Kalamazoo to meet with us and discuss our needs. Thus began our partnership.
Over the last 8 or so years, that partnership has strengthened, including adding Ingram Micro (tech services and distribution) and Veeam (backup and replication solution) as additional strategic partners. In that time, KRESA partnered with and supported Ottawa Area ISD, Kalamazoo Public Library, the Michigan DataHub, and over a dozen statewide applications developed by MAISA and the Michigan Collaboration Hub (MiCH).
Based on the innovative work KRESA was doing, Mike Coats, now the MiCloud Executive Director, was selected by AWS for their initial AWS Education Champions cohort in 2022. Now, MiCloud is able to bring its skills and experience to the rest of the state! Any ISD or public school entity can qualify for hosting and services through MiCloud, whether it's getting their daily data backups into the cloud or migrating their aging datacenters to cloud services.
EXPERT STAFF
AWS Certified Solutions Architects on Staff:
Our team consists of multiple certified AWS Solutions Architects ready to design your new cloud infrastructure. In addition to Solutions Architects, we also have certified Cloud Practitioner, SysOps Administrator certified staff and Veeam certified staff.
OUR CLIENTS
We Believe Every Client Is a Valuable Long-Term Partner