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: 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.
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.