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Microsoft Azure has positioned itself as a cornerstone of modern business infrastructure - flexible, scalable, and built on a pay-as-you-go model that promises cost efficiency. For many organizations, it delivers exactly that. It removes the burden of maintaining physical servers, allows teams to scale quickly, and aligns technology costs more closely with actual usage. But there’s a gap between how Azure is sold and how it performs in the real world.

Losing control of a domain is one of the fastest ways a business can find itself in crisis. For many organizations, the domain is treated like a one-time setup task. They register it, point it at hosting, and move on. But the truth is far more sobering: your domain is one of the most critical and vulnerable assets your company owns. When it slips out of your hands, the consequences aren’t just inconvenient. They’re immediate, far-reaching, and often financially devastating.

Data loss can happen instantly, whether due to a cyberattack, accidental deletion, unexpected hardware failure, or several unpredictable events. Many businesses assume that a single backup solution—such as cloud storage—is enough to keep their data safe. However, relying on just one backup method leaves businesses vulnerable to data breaches, system failures, or even permanent data loss.

We are about to start a new decade, and that suggests a time for reflection. 2019 was a big year for the Big 3 of global public clouds — Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. The entire market has shifted and 2020 might be a tipping point. Join us on a journey into the heart of the global public cloud business and let's take a look into the future together.

When you are using any large public cloud infrastructure – Azure included – there are a few potential issues to keep an eye out for. The biggest is cost. Note that I didn’t say “price,” I said “cost.” Let's take a look at some of the ways businesses and enterprises can control their cloud hosting costs in Microsoft Azure.

Some recent events have demonstrated some of the challenges that can come from these arrangements. Twice in the last week we have been asked to jump in and help when a system or process has been disrupted by the hosting environment or the environment has not been available to assist when a disruption has occurred, resulting in significant outages, unnecessary heartache and costs, and more than a few sleepless nights for our customers’ in-house IT teams. When we’re asked about what’s important to consider when choosing a hosting provider, here’s what we say.