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Harnessing AI to deliver
business value

We apply AI technology to your custom workflows to drive efficiency and innovation — as a Microsoft designated solutions partner building on Azure AI.

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Microsoft designated solutions partner
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Custom AI solutions using Azure services
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Licensing and procurement of solution services
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Managed services for custom AI solutions on Azure
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Our mission

Harnessing AI to deliver business value

Lightstep AI empowers small and mid-sized businesses to compete with enterprises by turning their data and processes into intelligent, self-improving systems powered by Microsoft Azure AI.

We apply AI technology to your custom workflows to drive efficiency and innovation.

The Lightstep difference

Microsoft Partner
Industry-best tools & services
Outcome Driven
Realizing business value
Customized AI Solutions
Tailored to your business
SMB & Mid-Market Focused
We understand your space

We improve efficiency, accelerate innovation, and increase business agility for your company

Where we play

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Featured product

AI Knowledge Assistant

A document-grounded knowledge worker for your business. It connects to SharePoint, Teams and OneDrive, indexes your content with Azure AI Search, and answers natural-language questions with citations back to the source.

Azure OpenAIAzure AI FoundryAzure AI SearchMicrosoft Entra ID

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Knowledge Assistant· Company knowledge base
What are the renewal terms in the Ridgeline service agreement?
The agreement auto-renews for successive 12-month terms unless either party gives 60 days' written notice.
Sources
Ridgeline_MSA_2024.docx · §7.2
Renewals_playbook.pdf · p. 4
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How we work

Four stages, from a scoped assessment to a system we keep running on Azure.

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Assess

A scoped look at your data, processes and Azure footprint, ending in a prioritized shortlist.

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Design

We shape the workflow, the model approach and the security model with your team.

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Build

Delivery on Azure, grounded in your documents and integrated with the tools you already use.

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Manage

Ongoing managed service: monitoring, tuning and iteration as your business changes.

Why now

Forward-looking businesses like yours are already putting AI to work. The shift from experimenting to operating is happening now.

31%
Agents in use
of SMBs already using autonomous agents today
IDC Survey: 2026 Worldwide SMB Market Profile Update, April 2026
91%
Revenue lift
of AI-adopting SMBs say AI has boosted their revenue
IDC, The SMB AI Adoption Journey (internal Microsoft research)
78%
Rising spend
of SMBs plan to increase AI spending this year
IDC, The SMB AI Adoption Journey (internal Microsoft research)
90%
Growth expected
of leaders anticipate that deploying AI will drive revenue growth in the next three years
McKinsey & Company, “Superagency in the workplace: Empowering people to unlock AI’s full potential”, 2025

Industries we serve

We work with clients from many different industries and so have deep understanding of workflows and processes necessary for businesses to be successful.

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Professional services
Proposals, contracts and client history spread across a decade of files.
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Manufacturing
Specs, SOPs and supplier records that only a few people know how to find.
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Healthcare
Policy and compliance documentation that has to be answered exactly.
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Financial services
Regulated processes where every answer needs a citation behind it.

We combine deep industry understanding with proven experience helping organizations like yours address similar challenges.

Start with a free AI readiness assessment

Tell us the workflow. We'll tell you what AI can do with it.

We'll follow up to schedule a short assessment of your data, processes and Azure footprint. You'll also get our capability overview PDF.

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info@lightstep.ai

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