Buying Guide: Choosing a Contact Center (CCaaS) Platform in the AI Era
AI is changing how contact centers are priced. How to choose a CCaaS platform, what it really costs, and which vendors fit your size and stack.
Buying Guide: Technology for Government and Defense Contractors (FedRAMP, GCC, CMMC)
FedRAMP, GCC High and CMMC decide which vendors government and defense buyers can use. How to check, what the CMMC pause means, and where to start.
Buying Guide: Choosing an MDR / SOC Provider
Boards and insurers now want 24/7 detection and response with proof. What MDR and a SOC are, how the options compare, seven criteria, a shortlist by situation, and the questions to ask before you sign.
Buying Guide: Microsoft 365 for Education After A1 and the Student Use Benefit
Microsoft is retiring free A1 and the Student Use Benefit. What changes at your renewal, the new A0–A7 lineup, and how to plan before student licenses become a line item.
Buying Guide: Microsoft Licensing After the EA (CSP vs. MCA-E vs. EA)
Microsoft ended EA volume discounts for cloud and raised Microsoft 365 prices. How to choose between CSP, MCA-E and renewing your EA, and what you lose if you move.
Buying Guide: Choosing a Hosted VMware Provider
Staying on VMware without owning the hardware? Seven criteria, a shortlist of Broadcom Pinnacle providers by situation, and the questions to ask before you sign.
CIO Pain Points · Part 2
Staying on VMware? Two Questions Decide Whether You Can
vSphere 8 support ends Oct 11, 2027, so staying on VMware now means moving to VCF 9. What you run today and whether your hardware is certified decide whether you can.
CIO Pain Points · Part 1
Your VMware Renewal Isn't a Renewal Anymore
What CIOs are facing in 2026 is not a renewal — it is the tail end of the largest repricing event in enterprise infrastructure in a decade, and the VMware line item is only part of it.