The explosion of public cloud adoption in today’s business landscape is undeniable. But it’s alarming to see the number of organizations adopting cloud without a mature, clearly defined strategy on how cloud technologies are transforming various aspects of their business. It’s high time these companies take the plunge and explore the benefits of true transformation,…

Until recently, organizations had compelling technology-related reasons for limiting remote work. Video solutions that would enable face-to-face communication were wonky; it was difficult to secure and update off-network employee devices; and workers needed to use often-clunky virtual private network (VPN) connections to access critical work applications. Today, all that has changed — or, at least,…

As we enter 2019, cloud continues to be at the forefront of key initiatives for many organizations. CIOs are increasingly challenged with managing risk, reducing cost and creating revenue streams. It’s not enough for CIOs to just keep the lights on. They really need to focus on using technology as a differentiator for their business….

In my previous blog post, I discussed the importance of using the shared responsibilities model and mapping out, between you and the cloud vendor, who owns which parts of the security of your data. This post will continue that conversation and provide guidance on standardizing your cloud security tools. Necessary Security Resources There are three…

No one wants to buy something only to realize afterward that there was a “gotcha” they didn’t expect. As cloud becomes more mainstream, I’m finding myself in more and more discussions with clients that feel they rushed past some preliminary processes and discoveries and are looking to right the ship. As with anything, the carpenter’s…

This isn’t a new TV show — it’s a rerun. Delivering IT services over a network is not new, nor is combining computing power to serve clients. It’s just being done better: it’s more economical, secure and manageable than ever before via cloud Software as a Service (SaaS).