Partner profile
Prelude Services
Secure and Innovative IT Solutions for Healthcare and Senior Living
Founded 1998 · Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania · 51-200 employees · Private, independent
Partnership Overview
Who Prelude Services is built for
Senior living, healthcare, education, and transportation organizations with 50+ locations seeking outsourced IT management, cybersecurity, and 24/7 help desk support.
Prelude Services is a 24-year veteran Managed Service Provider supporting clients at 700+ locations across 40+ US states, with deep specialization in senior living, healthcare, education, and transportation verticals. As a Microsoft Partner and Cloud Solution Provider, Prelude delivers 24x7x365 IT Service Desk, comprehensive managed security services, cloud hosting, and disaster recovery/business continuity solutions tailored to highly regulated industries.
- VerifiedSep 14, 2026 · high confidence
- 5solutions across 4 categories
- 28 yrsin business, since 1998
- 51-200employees
Why teams pick Prelude Services
- Microsoft Partner and Cloud Solution Provider
- x7x365 IT Service Desk
- Comprehensive managed security services
- Hosting with public and private cloud solutions
- Disaster recovery/business continuity solutions
- + locations across 40+ states
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Get matched insteadRecognition & proof points
Named a 'Best Places to Work in PA' six times (most recently 2025). Microsoft Partner & Cloud Solution Provider. Leadi…Award · Microsoft
- + years serving the senior-living / aging-services sectorProof point
Notable clients
Vendor-reportedFounded and owned by senior-living providers Presbyterian Senior Living and Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries (both remain anchor clients). Supports 700+ senior living, long-term care, affordable housing and community-service locations across 40+ US states individual client logos beyond the founding owners are generally not published.
Our Solutions
Rubber Duck solutions through Prelude Services
From first evaluation to day-to-day operations, Rubber Duck Technology helps you get full value from Prelude Services' Cybersecurity & Compliance, Cyber Resilience, Managed IT & Cloud Ops, and Cloud Migration & Modernization solutions. We fit them to the systems you already run, remove overlap, and give you a clear view of how they perform, so your team can move faster with fewer surprises.
Cybersecurity & Compliance
Managed Detection & Response (MDR)
Prelude Services provides comprehensive managed security services for highly regulated industries such as healthcare and senior living.
- Regulated-industry focus Security tuned for healthcare, senior living, and compliance-heavy verticals.
- 24x7x365 backing Supported by an around-the-clock service desk every day of the year.
- Comprehensive coverage Delivers a broad managed security service rather than point tools.
MicrosoftGRC / Compliance Management
Prelude Services delivers compliance services for highly regulated industries, drawing on 24 years of experience in healthcare, senior living, and education.
- Regulated expertise 24 years serving compliance-heavy verticals like healthcare.
- Integrated with security Compliance paired with comprehensive managed security services.
- Industry playbooks Uses industry-specific implementation playbooks for regulated clients.
Cyber Resilience
Disaster Recovery (DRaaS)
Prelude Services offers disaster recovery and business continuity solutions tailored to highly regulated industries, backed by its cloud hosting infrastructure.
- Business continuity focus DR and continuity designed for regulated, uptime-critical operations.
- Backed by hosting Leverages Prelude's public and private cloud hosting solutions.
- Vertical-tailored Tailored to healthcare, senior living, and similar industries.
Managed IT & Cloud Ops
Managed IT Services
Prelude Services delivers managed IT with a 24x7x365 service desk and network services, supporting clients at 700+ locations across 40+ US states with deep healthcare and senior living specialization.
- 24x7x365 service desk Round-the-clock IT support staffed every day of the year.
- Nationwide scale Supports 700+ locations across more than 40 US states.
- Vertical specialization Deep expertise in senior living, healthcare, and other regulated industries.
Microsoft 365
CiscoCloud Migration & Modernization
Private Cloud
Prelude Services provides cloud hosting with both public and private cloud solutions, including private cloud and IaaS for regulated clients.
- Public and private options Offers both public and private cloud hosting to fit compliance needs.
- Regulated-industry hosting Hosting tailored for healthcare and senior living workloads.
- Microsoft CSP Backed by Prelude's Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider status.
CitrixMicrosoftHow Prelude Services delivers
24x7x365 in-house IT Service Desk staffed entirely by Prelude employees (resolves >50% of calls at Level 1 before escalation to L2/L3); requests via phone, email and self-service portal; dedicated account management and executive strategic consulting. (vendor-reported)
Services in detail
- Managed IT ServicesDelivered as a per-asset subscription or custom enterprise engagement with a 24x7x365 IT service desk.
- Managed Security ServicesDelivered as a managed service backed by a 24x7x365 service desk.
- Managed Cloud ServicesDelivered as managed hosting on public and private cloud with Microsoft CSP backing.
- 24/7 SupportDelivered around the clock, every day of the year, from a dedicated IT service desk.
- Compliance ServicesDelivered through industry-specific implementation playbooks alongside managed security.
Automate/AI, built in · Integrates 3rd-party AI. No proprietary AI product. Prelude runs a 3-step 'Secure AI Readiness' framework governing client adoption of Microsoft Copilot — using Microsoft Purview for a data-governance and permissions audit before enabling generative AI on sensitive senior-living/healthcare data.
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