Executive Focus

Executive Focus: SQL Server License Consolidation Provides Tangible Benefits Updated: November 1, 2024   SQL Server license consolidation is a low-risk effort that delivers cost, compliance, and administrative...more Lessons From How Microsoft Manages Internal Shadow IT Updated: August 20, 2024 Like most organizations, Microsoft has security and compliance problems created by shadow IT. Rather than...more Executive Focus: Negotiating Microsoft Licensing Agreements Updated: April 15, 2024 Licensing and negotiations favor Microsoft, but adopting the right approach allows customers to negotiate from...more Executive Focus: Realities of Azure Adoption Updated: February 28, 2024 Azure services can help customers increase agility to respond to market changes and implement new...more Executive Focus: Backup Updated: February 23, 2024 Microsoft offers a wide array of backup and restore capabilities and technologies, with no one...more General Governance and Compliance Overview Updated: December 31, 2023 Illustration shows an overall governance and compliance overview for an organization using Microsoft 365 products...more Activision Blizzard to Be Acquired Updated: November 28, 2023 Game publisher Activision Blizzard is expected to be acquired by Microsoft in a deal valued...more Executive Focus: Microsoft 365’s Compliance Technologies Updated: November 27, 2023 Regulatory compliance is made more complex by the number and scale of data sources, applications,...more Executive Focus: Privacy in a Changing World Updated: November 27, 2023 Many new regulations protecting individuals’ privacy and personal data should be a paramount concern for...more Executive Focus: Living in a Multicloud World Updated: October 10, 2023 Multicloud IT is now a reality for most organizations, even though it can increase complexity...more Questions to Ask the CIO About Office 365 Adoption Updated: May 31, 2023 Executives and board members should exercise due diligence by questioning CIOs about Office 365 adoption...more Executive Focus: Understanding Microsoft’s Multiple Clouds Updated: May 31, 2023 Executives with signature authority should have confidence they understand which Microsoft clouds they are purchasing....more Executive Focus: Modern Reporting Updated: May 31, 2023 Organizational decision making relies on accurate reporting, which is a core IT mission. Modern reporting...more Executive Focus: Cloud Native Computing on Azure Updated: May 31, 2023 “Cloud native” application architectures take advantage of the unique features of cloud computing to improve...more Cloud Service Types Updated: May 31, 2023 Cloud services from Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and others can...more Lessons Learned from Microsoft’s Ransomware Playbook Updated: May 31, 2023 Ransomware represents one of the ultimate disaster recovery scenarios that can test an organization’s overall...more