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Plain answers to the questions we hear on first calls: VMware renewals, Salesforce and AI, custom software, data and disaster recovery.
VMware alternatives after Broadcom: what's realistic
VMware alternatives after Broadcom's licensing change: how Nutanix, Hyper-V, OpenStack and Proxmox compare, what migration costs, and how to decide.
Read →Cloud platform services: when colocation costs less than the public cloud
Comparing cloud platform services: when colocation or private cloud costs less than AWS or Azure, what the repatriation evidence shows, and how to decide.
Read →What does a cloud consultant actually do?
What a cloud consultant does, when you need one instead of your own IT team, and how to vet one, including the awkward question of who pays them.
Read →Agentforce pricing, and what to fix before you pay it
Agentforce pricing as of September 2026: Flex Credits, per-conversation and per-user options, and the data work to finish before you buy.
Read →Build or buy? When custom software development pays
When custom software development beats another SaaS subscription: total cost of ownership, renewal risk, and how to test a build before you commit.
Read →AI business solutions: find the one use case that pays first
Why most AI business solutions stall after the pilot, and how to pick one first use case with a clear, measurable return before you spend more.
Read →What is data engineering, and when does a mid-size company need it?
What data engineering is, how it differs from data science, ETL vs ELT, and when a mid-size manufacturer needs it before reporting or AI will work.
Read →Choosing a data management platform, and governing what goes in it
Choosing a data management platform in healthcare and life sciences: Data 360, Databricks or Snowflake, and where data governance should start.
Read →Salesforce org consolidation after a merger: one org or several?
Salesforce org consolidation after M&A: when to merge into one org, when to keep several, how Data 360 changes the choice, and the risks to plan for.
Read →Does your disaster recovery plan survive ransomware?
How to build a disaster recovery plan that survives ransomware: current attack data, RTO and RPO, 3-2-1 and immutable backups, and CISA's guidance.
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