Cloud 9 Advisers

    • Technology Sourcing Experts

      Shopping for tech?

      We will match you with the best AI, cloud, security, and IT vendors... for FREE!

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    Technology Sourcing Experts

    Shopping for tech?

    We will match you with the best AI, cloud, security, and IT vendors... for FREE!

    Get Started

    What tech are you looking for?

    Cybersecurity
    Communications
    Connectivity
    Cloud

    ​We provide board-ready documentation so you can make quick and confident buying decisions.

    As strategic sourcing partners, Cloud 9 delivers peace of mind to business and IT leaders and their teams who need to find the right security, cloud & IT services and solutions, and more importantly, the right vendors that can deliver them. 

    Clarity

    We stand between you and potential service providers to deliver clear, concise, and board-ready documentation and due diligence to slice through the marketing fluff and gimmicks. We translate the industry jargon and alphabet-soup. You get clarity with our proven system, decades of data, and our Pathfinder platform so you can make confident buying decisions that solve problems quickly.

    Research and due diligence are essential for any new initiative. In the IT world, technology constantly changes and performing proper due diligence the traditional way is exhausting and highly time-consuming. 

    Remove Vendor Fatigue

    We remove the fatigue that always comes with trying to manage multiple potential vendors, theirs sales reps and engineers, and constantly repeating yourself in dozens of meetings when seeking new IT-related services and solutions.

    Using Pathfinder, our proprietary IT decision-making platform, we streamline and facilitate the technology buyer’s journey and mitigate potentially expensive mistakes organizations experience. 

    Reduce Risk

    We reduce the risk involved when deciding on new or replacement cloud & IT-related services and solutions and mitigate potentially expensive mistakes organizations  can experience after purchasing new technologies when going with unproven and unknown vendors.

    Business and IT leaders need to find and vet competent providers with the right solutions that their solve problems, and fast.  It is vital to get it right or risk implementing a solution that is more than you bargained for, more than you need, or worse yet, something staff won’t use. 

    Streamline the IT Buying Process

    Using our proven process and proprietary IT decision-making platform we facilitate and streamline the IT buying process so you can make decisions, solve problems, and achieve business outcomes quickly and confidently.

    We facilitate the process to identify, research, evaluate, and compare appropriate vendors for those seeking various cloud & IT-related services and solutions, saving you time and money. 
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    Save Time

    We become an extension of your team, control the bidders, and manage the process. We've already got all the data and done all the research on all the vendors in our portfolio.

    Save Money

    We help you save big by giving you the buying power of thousands of other clients.

    Get Clarity

    We help you find the right solutions and the right companies to choose from, distill the information, and clear the clutter.



    Have Confidence

    Know you're getting the best before the process even starts. All 250+ suppliers in our portfolio are thoroughly scrutinized and vetted.

    Strategic Partners

    Every company wants to be your partner. But let’s face it, if they’re selling you something, they're not a partner, they’re just another vendor.

    Cloud 9 is different. We don't sell solutions, we help you buy the right solutions. We are not a vendor, we help you find the right vendors. We help you facilitate decisions quickly by providing clear and concise information on any of the 250+ participating member companies in our Supplier Portfolio.

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    Technology Experts

    Our experts are impartial, unbiased, and vendor-agnostic. We become a complementary extension of your team and sit on your side of the table to design the right solution, find the right vendors, evaluate and vet those vendors, then fight to get you the best price and terms.

    Supplier Portfolio
    Solution Portfolio

    Better Suppliers. Better Choices. Better Pricing. Better Support.

    Acquire all your IT-related services from the curated list of companies in the Cloud 9 Supplier Portfolio and get the collective buying power of thousands of other clients. Through Cloud 9 you'll get all the benefits and rewards that come with being a vendors largest customer. Our buying power becomes your buying power and you're guaranteed to get the best pricing and the best service no matter who you choose. We have the leverage to make sure of it. Plus that leverage comes in handy during the implementation, for account management, and when we need to escalate issue resolution. 


    Even with multiple vendors we can help eliminate the finger pointing. Just imagine having a partner by your side, an extension of your team, that knows the ins and outs of all your IT service providers. One who will lend an extra hand when issues arise and one who can help make life easier  anytime you need new solutions or when major business changes are coming; like an office move or adding a new location. 

    RFP-Alternative. Assisted Procurement Services.

    Testimonial: Healthcare, Mental Health

    Cloud 9 Advisers has been a phenomenal resource, advocate, and partner for us across multiple ventures. They are extremely knowledgeable, committed, and willing to go the extra mile. Can't recommend Cloud 9 highly enough!
    Scott Farber, CEO at Mental Health Partnership

    Testimonial: Architecture

    I've used Cloud 9 and worked with Chuck for many years on several projects. He recently helped us research, evaluate, and compare several UCaaS providers to replace our aging on-premise PBX systems across three offices. Chuck understood the complexities of our staff working from home and our unique environment. I know I wanted something simple and easy for our workforce and for my team to manage. Chuck and the great team at Cloud 9 shared several viable UCaaS service providers and helped us quickly narrow down to the top finalists. We wound up selecting a great, new cloud-based Unified Communications system and couldn't be happier. Thank you Chuck and the Cloud 9 Team!
    Walter Lamore, Director of IT at Grimm + Parker Architects

    Testimonial: Engineering/Manufacturing

    The team at Cloud 9 are astute, disciplined, and respectful representatives with the technical knowledge to understand our needs and the business acuity to devise excellent solutions for those needs. Cloud 9 was instrumental in bringing together the right resources to address project challenges. Their integrity, honesty, energy, and attention to detail made our transactions productive and reliable.

    Carl Schulz, BSME, ME, MBA, Engineering Leader at Ashworth Bros.

    Testimonial: Property Management

    We were looking to reduce our technology and telecom spending overall. We had 30+ old POTS lines, an old phone system, and a few cable and DSL lines. We had to be careful with any new solutions because of our elevator, security, and fire systems. Chuck and the awesome team at Cloud 9 helped us find a great "virtual POTS" alternative, consolidate our multiple internet connections, and get new hosted phones--all from one provider. He identified and uncovered four possible vendors/carriers that might be able do the work and helped us evaluate and compare which ones actually could and who would be best for us. We are not technical at all when it comes ti IT and could not have done this without the incredible help of Cloud 9!
    Rachel Sinaiko, Property Manager at Manulife Investment Management

    Testimonial: Legal Services

    We used Cloud 9 to help us unravel and identify carriers for new voice and data connections in our building. We had an older building in an older part of town, so it wasn't as easy as it seemed. We were given several options and guidance to narrow down to the best vendors to move our telecommunications over to a much faster, more stable, and reliable platform which cost us only slightly more than we were paying. Chuck and the Cloud 9 team are definitely experts and are great to work with! They really made it easy for us!
    Paul Barnett, Principal Attorney at Manning, Murray, Barnett & Baxter, P.C.

    Testimonials: Nonprofit/Education

    "Cloud 9 has been delivering quality customer support and project management for my organization’s UCaaS/VOIP and collaboration platforms for many years. They are consistently accountable, knowledgeable, and make the process easy for us."

    Adam Rosenbaum, Director of IT at CASE

    Testimonial: Nonprofit

    I have worked with Cloud 9 Advisers for three years in my capacity as the Executive Director of the Association for Information Science and Technology. During that time the helpful team at Cloud 9 has advised and supported us in the acquisition of a new cloud-based unified communications platform, new internet connectivity solutions, and a new Managed IT vendor. 
    Cloud 9 went above and beyond to identify and research the best products/services for our needs, recognizing our budget constraints and offered creative solutions in order for us to achieve our goals. What has impressed me most, however, is the ongoing support that they continue to provide to us even after our purchase decisions were made. At a time when our entire IT infrastructure crashed, the Cloud 9 team spent endless hours on the phone with our internet and IT vendors and staff working through the problems and finding a solution that enabled us to get back up and running quickly. They have given us countless hours of their time over the last several months and we would not have survived the crisis without them!
    Lydia Middleton, MBA, CAE, Executive Director at ASIST

    Testimonial: Nonprofit, Healthcare

    I recently took on the IT duties at Pulmonary Hypertension Association and Cloud 9 Advisers has been an invaluable resource. Our office was in the process of moving after more than 15 years at the same location, and Cloud 9 recommended what they liked to call a "bulletproof" connection. They guided us through the solution and getting the right provider for our dual ISP connections and SD-WAN at the new place, as well as making himself available for questions pretty much anytime. 

    Later, when one of our events was impacted significantly by COVID-19 and required us to shift the programming online, Cloud 9 took the time to work with our event manager to use our UCaaS provider (which they had helped us secure two years earlier). We had never done anything on that scale before, and would have been lost without Cloud 9's guidance. We'll be calling them to help us find a new Managed IT vendor. I look forward to continuing to work with them on that and other future projects, and trust their guidance and knowledge.
    Randall McLeod, Associate Director, Database and Finance at PHA

    CX / Contact Center

    We are at a tipping point with CX where more and more interactions are falling under a holistic digital experience (DX). Cloud 9 Advisers has a unique opportunity to help it's clients take traditional on-premise systems and make them cutting-edge by adding ancillary solutions to their original tech stacks. This trend transcends well beyond the contact center. More sales and marketing leaders are asking what tools they can leverage to scale their efforts and improve the overall customer and employee experience. Customer Experience (CX) applications like voicebots, chatbots, AR interfaces, and AI-driven insights redefine how businesses can profoundly connect, engage, and win customers .

    Samantha Nelson, VP of CX/Contact Center, Cloud 9

    AI Game-changers

    CX applications are one of the easiest ways for businesses to lean into AI - right now. Proven game-changers like conversational bots, real-time agent assistants, collaborative and conversational intelligence, and reporting analytics that instantly uncover performance recommendations in the contact center can tremendously impact customer satisfaction and employee productivity. We’re also seeing a lot of movement with artificial intelligence (AI) in the security space. It’s being used to spot patterns for threat detection, identify software bugs, automate QA capability, and so much more.
    Jason Lowe, Solution Architect - CX, Cloud 9

    Hypercloud shift

    There has always been a big focus on the hyperscalers, mainly Microsoft Azure and AWS [public cloud], because they are the fastest and easiest platforms to access. However, we see huge private and hybrid cloud growth as new players step in with more product sets to support full cloud modernization for better cost optimization and security. Utilizing a hybrid IT team  approach that includes the client's internal teams combined with highly-qualified MSPs that bring additional resources and expertise will be the answer for many businesses trying to keep pace with remote work and ensuring their digital transformation projects stay on track.
    Koby Phillips, VP of Cloud, Cloud 9

    We've moved!

    Like with many these days much of our team is remote. And while we continue to provide our "RFP Alternative" services to US-based companies and their locations around the world, we thought it important to share that we've moved. Our beautiful new facility is located: 


    100 N. Loudoun Street, Suite 130

    Winchester, VA 22601

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    Make smart cloud & IT investments quickly and confidently using our Pathfinder platform and vendor-neutral engineering teams to guide your decisions. 


    We provide clients with comprehensive, board-ready information about the vendors  and validate the solutions and business value so you can make confident IT buying decisions and solve problems fast.


    • Clarity to make quick decisions
    • Remove vendor fatigue
    • Reduce risk in decision making
    • Streamline the IT buying process

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    We help companies buy important stuff!

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