VAI Cloud Wins the 2024 Stratus Award for Top Platform-as-a-Service Solution

Ronkonkoma, NY, October 28, 2024 –VAI Cloud LLC, a cloud solution provider and a subsidiary of leading ERP software developer, VAI, today announced it has been awarded a 2024 Stratus Award for Cloud Computing for top Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) by Business Intelligence Group. The annual business award program identifies companies, products, and people that are offering unique solutions that take advantage of cloud technologies.

VAI Cloud, the main supplier for cloud deployment of VAI's Software Suite, S2K Enterprise, allows companies to have high availability and a disaster recovery plan without all the hassles and costs. Multiple data centers with complete synchronization among redundant systems make up VAI Cloud infrastructure. VAI Cloud supports all workloads that are required for VAI S2K Enterprise. It can also support the smallest to the very largest enterprises. Users of VAI Cloud can add more resources and perform updates without experiencing any downtime.

With the infrastructure and equipment already in place, VAI Cloud eliminates any lead time for equipment acquisition. This enables projects to start faster, and end sooner. It also reduces the number of technical skill sets required for the customer to run end-to-end software solutions in the business. 

“The benefit of having our processes in the VAI Cloud is that we’re able to increase employee efficiency, so that gives the customer a better experience with us,” said Leonard Lombardi Jr., President at AVA Companies. “It lets us produce and deliver products accurately, know where it is at any time, and most importantly, concentrate on what we’re in business to do, which is the manufacture of product.”

 VAI Cloud employees have decades of experience in all cloud architecture components and are experts in VAI application deployments. VAI Cloud offers support that is readily available to all S2K Enterprise customers. 

“We recently had winds that knocked out power in our store. In retail, you can’t be down,” said Ryan Andrews, Sales Manager at Kinnunen Sales & Rental. “Within minutes of regaining internet connectivity and power, we were right back to work. With VAI Cloud, we have redundant servers and a redundant internet connection, if we lose internet from one vendor, the other automatically kicks in. VAI Cloud offers a better way of storing customers’ data and being good stewards of their data. It’s been a big win for us.” 

Russ Fordyce, Chief Executive Officer of Business Intelligence Group, added, “VAI Cloud’s dedication to pushing the boundaries of cloud technology is truly commendable. Their innovative approach and exceptional contributions to the industry make them a worthy recipient of the Stratus Award.”

“We are honored to receive a Stratus Award from the Business Intelligence Group for our efforts in cloud computing for the second consecutive year,” said Kevin Beasley, CIO of VAI Cloud. “When using the cloud to run their ERP applications, our customers are realizing major advantages including cost reductions. We are certain that our technology will continue to dominate our industry and that the work they are doing is changing the world as we know it.”

About Business Intelligence Group
The Business Intelligence Group was founded with the mission of recognizing true talent and superior performance in the business world. Unlike other industry and business award programs, business executives—those with experience and knowledge—judge the programs. The organization’s proprietary and unique scoring system selectively measures performance across multiple business domains and then rewards those companies whose achievements stand above those of their peers. 

About VAI Cloud LLC

VAI Cloud, LLC is a subsidiary of VAI, a leading independent mid-market ERP software developer renowned for its flexible solutions and ability to automate critical business functions for the distribution, manufacturing, retail, and service sectors. As the primary provider for cloud deployment of VAI’s Software Suite, S2K Enterprise, VAI Cloud enables businesses to have a disaster recovery plan and high availability in place without all the complexities and expense. VAI Cloud infrastructure spans multiple data centers with full synchronization between redundant systems. Customers in VAI Cloud can add additional resources and updates are done without the need for downtime. VAI Cloud is continuously updated with the latest security, devices, security software, and infrastructure technologies. For more information, visit www.vaicloud.net.