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MVP Spotlight: Learning DevOps with Marcel Lupo
Welcome to our new MVP Spotlight series! This time I caught up with Marcel Lupo, where I asked him about his personal DevOps journey, and how others can get started on their own.![Part 1 levelling up featured image](https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/industry/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2022/05/Part-1-Levelling-up-featured-image-300x157.webp)
Part 1: The role of data in helping communities to level up
What does levelling up actually mean? In the health and care context, the term means better services and better care for all. It ensures all communities can access the very best services. Also, it makes sure no individuals, or individual segments of the population are left behind.![Virtual wards featured image](https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/industry/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2022/05/Virtual-wards-Featured-Image-300x157.webp)
Virtual wards, real world benefits
Sometimes it takes a crisis to fully grasp an opportunity. Virtual wards were invented in the early 2000’s by Dr Geraint Lewis, now Director of Population Health at Microsoft. Despite that, it’s only in the last few years that they have taken the NHS by storm.![An illustration representing a data warehouse, next to an illustration of Bit the Raccoon.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/industry/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2020/01/datasolutionthumb-300x169.webp)
Passionate about Power Platform – A chat with Marc Trotman
We spoke to Marc Trotman about his Power Platform journey, and how he’s giving back to a community that supported him along the way.![An image depicting a human figure in front of a calendar, next to a picture of Bit the Raccoon.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/industry/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2020/04/EventsThumb.jpg-300x169.webp)
Happy 20th Birthday, .NET!
Today marks 20 years since Visual Studio .NET launched and the first version of the .NET platform was released to the world.![An illustration of Bit the Raccoon holding a laptop, with text reading 'Community' on the screen. Bit is surrounded by six other raccoons of different colours.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/industry/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2021/03/CommunityThumb-300x169.webp)