# Coretek

> Coretek is a privately held Microsoft-focused technology consultancy and managed services provider based in Farmington Hills, Michigan. It designs, migrates, secures, and operates enterprise cloud environments, virtual desktops, data platforms, and AI applications, combining project work with ongoing support and Microsoft cloud licensing.

- **Founded:** 2005
- **Headquarters:** Farmington Hills, United States
- **Founders:** Ron Lisch (Co-founder and CEO), Ray Jaksic (Co-founder), Clint Adkins (Co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer)
- **Products:** Managed Azure, CoreDefend, Enterprise IQ, AI Managed Services, Coretek Insights
- **Notable:** Microsoft Azure Expert MSP designation., Microsoft verified Managed XDR solution status announced January 16, 2025., Joined Microsoft Intelligent Security Association in September 2024.

## Products & services

- **Managed Azure** — Ongoing Azure monitoring, maintenance, optimization, and operational support.
- **CoreDefend** — Managed cybersecurity with three coverage levels, human expertise, AI-assisted detection, and continuous monitoring.
- **Enterprise IQ** — Azure OpenAI-powered document intelligence in a customer’s Azure environment, including document search, extraction, and source previews.
- **AI Managed Services** — Services to secure, operate, and scale enterprise AI deployments.
- **Coretek Insights** — Cloud usage, spending, licensing, and optimization visibility for IT and finance teams.
- **Coretek Insights Marketplace** — Procurement catalog for Microsoft licensing and Coretek services, including AI roadmaps and security assessments.
- **Cloud transformation** — Cloud adoption planning, Azure landing zones, migration, application modernization, infrastructure as code, and DevOps.
- **Digital workplace and Managed Desktop** — Virtual desktops, Citrix, Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365, and managed end-user environments.
- **Data, AI, and Power Platform consulting** — Data platforms, analytics, Azure AI solutions, Microsoft Copilot, and business workflow applications.
- **Security advisory and compliance** — Identity, SOC/XDR, governance, risk, CMMC support, and government cloud consulting.

## Achievements

- Microsoft Azure Expert MSP designation.
- Microsoft verified Managed XDR solution status announced January 16, 2025.
- Joined Microsoft Intelligent Security Association in September 2024.
- No. 4065 on the 2025 Inc. 5000.
- Named to CRN’s 2026 MSP 500 and Solution Provider 500 lists.
- 2025 Microsoft Partner of the Year finalist in Innovate with Azure AI Platform, as reported in Microsoft’s Lancaster case study.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Microsoft published the Lancaster Development case study on August 12, describing invoice-processing prototypes, a unified Microsoft data/AI architecture, and agents entering testing and early deployment.
- **2026-07** — Technology Record described Coretek’s Microsoft Fabric and Azure AI work for payments company Transcard.
- **2026-06** — Coretek announced inclusion in the 2026 CRN Solution Provider 500 on June 12.
- **2026-02** — Coretek announced inclusion in CRN’s 2026 MSP 500 on February 16.
- **2025-09** — Launched Coretek Insights Marketplace on September 3.
- **2025-07** — Announced acquisition of Total Solutions on July 7, with integration under Coretek, LLC; transaction terms were not stated.

## Links

- Website: https://coretek.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coretekservices/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Coretek
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CoretekServices

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Last updated: 2026-10-24