The Best Cloud DR Plan

    11/03/2025 10:04 AM By Chuck F - Comment(s)
    The failures of AWS and Azure make IT resilience a fiduciary imperative. We show you how the mid-market can close the Multi-Cloud implementation gap by strategically sourcing specialized expertise. The best defense is a vendor-neutral, low-risk procurement strategy.

    Cloud Failure Double Punch

    10/29/2025 11:07 PM By Chuck F - Comment(s)
    The back-to-back failures of AWS and Azure prove that no single hyper-scale vendor can eliminate risk. This guide moves beyond blaming the cloud to providing pragmatic, architectural solutions. We simplify Multi-Region and Hybrid-Cloud strategies to build true, diversified resilience.

    The Day the Cloud Blinked

    10/27/2025 4:31 PM By Chuck F - Comment(s)
    The massive AWS US-EAST-1 outage wasn't a technical failure, but a strategic one. We define Concentration Risk, illustrate its real-world impact on global companies, and explain why your mid-market business is just as vulnerable to the dangerous single point of failure.

    More Broadcom Changes!

    01/09/2025 3:04 PM By Chuck F - Comment(s)
    VMware’s rising costs are prompting organizations to explore alternatives like hybrid cloud HCI, and hyper cloud solutions. Cloud 9 Advisers offers vendor-neutral expertise to help businesses navigate changes and identify cost-effective IT strategies.

    Back to Bare Metal, again?

    12/13/2023 2:18 PM By Chuck F - Comment(s)
    BMaaS is the strategic answer for high-performance workloads (AI/ML, Fintech). Dedicated, non-virtualized servers deliver maximum speed, control, and compliance, proving that "going bare" is the most modern, pragmatic solution for specific hybrid cloud needs.

    Get into the Cloud, NOW

    03/18/2021 11:38 AM By Chuck F - Comment(s)
    Ditching the 'all-or-nothing' cloud myth. Explore three immediate, low-risk strategies—leveraging remote work needs, replacing aging hardware, and launching new applications—that let your business gradually tap into the cloud's power, ensuring stability without disrupting operations

    M365 needs backup!

    02/22/2021 4:33 PM By Chuck F - Comment(s)
    It's your data. It's your responsibility. Microsoft’s own documentation recommends that customers M365/O365 seek third-party backup solutions and/or services for whenever possible. There is no actual backup in place for M365/O365 and no self-service option for recovery.

    Still Managing Hardware?

    01/22/2021 9:58 PM By Chuck F - Comment(s)
    If managing servers isn't your core business, it's time to stop. We break down three strategic option - Colocation, Private Cloud, and Hyperscale - to help B2B leaders pivot from capital-intensive hardware ownership to a predictable, agile, and scalable operational expenditure model.

    Multi-Cloud Strategy

    10/07/2019 9:33 AM By Chuck F - Comment(s)
    From the great minds at CIO.com. Multi-Cloud Strategy: Pros, cons and tips. Flexibility and feature functionality are among CIOs’ reasons for embracing a multi-cloud strategy. Read more for expert Pros, Cons, and Tips

    3 Reasons for Hybrid Cloud

    06/18/2019 12:33 PM By Chuck F - Comment(s)
    Hybrid Cloud is the pragmatic reality. We detail 3 strategic drivers: ultimate flexibility, dramatic cost reduction (especially egress fees), and improved IT efficiency—freeing up key resources for core business initiatives.

    Biggest Public Cloud Providers

    06/05/2019 12:34 PM By Chuck F - Comment(s)

    By Jeffrey Burt, Channel Partners

    Amazon Web Services continues to dominate a global cloud-infrastructure services industry that hit almost $70 billion last year, grabbing a market share equivalent to that of the next four public cloud providers combined.


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    Cloud Adoption: One Big Hurdle 

    11/29/2018 5:20 PM By Chuck F - Comment(s)
    Connectivity is the hidden risk in cloud adoption. We examine why unpredictable networks (downtime, jitter, and packet loss) can destroy the ROI of SaaS and UCaaS, and detail the strategic steps small businesses must take to secure a reliable connection strategy.

    Cloud Migration: The 6 Rs

    08/09/2018 5:55 PM By Chuck F - Comment(s)
    Cloud migration is a high-stakes strategy, not a one-size-fits-all checklist. Learn the industry-standard "6 R's" framework to rationalize your application portfolio and choose the right path for every asset, maximizing ROI and minimizing risk

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