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Preparing Microsoft Applications for Transition to Cloud

By Dave Carlson October 24, 2016

In my last blog, I wrote about some things you’ll want to consider as you formulate and execute against your cloud strategy. We examined security, management and support issues, and custom and third-party application considerations. But there are 3... READ MORE

Applications/DevOps

What Influences Your Cloud Strategy for Microsoft Apps?

By Dave Carlson October 17, 2016

For most organizations, some form of transition to cloud is inevitable. As you’re defining your cloud strategy, you’ll either choose to adopt, plan for future transition or justify why you’re not doing so. If you’ve decided that this is... READ MORE

Learning

Learning Subscriptions – an easy way to get “All you can learn“

By Joachim Worf June 22, 2016

Corporate budgets for Professional Learning & Development are always tight. This is often due to a disconnect between the “business“ and “IT“. Typically, the former discounts the impact that a trained and skilled IT organization can have on the... READ MORE

Service Excellence

3 Guiding Principles for Innovation in Managed Services

By Chris Gaudlip December 8, 2015

If you are a pilot or an aviation buff, you are familiar with the three rules of being a pilot. In the event of a situation you must (1) aviate, (2) navigate, and (3) communicate with the crew, passengers... READ MORE

Applications/DevOps

Seven Things You Need to Know About Containers

By Scott Bils August 13, 2015

Containers have rapidly emerged as yet another option for enterprises seeking to modernize applications. For CIOs still getting their arms around DevOps, PaaS and microservices, the topic of containers is creating even more questions about where and how to... READ MORE