It’s no coincidence that Microsoft Azure is the cloud service that 95% of Fortune 500 companies, including Walmart, FedEx, American Airlines, and AT&T, trust for their cloud and hybrid solutions. What is Azure? The Azure cloud platform has more than 200 products and cloud services designed to help you bring new solutions to life—to solve…
Growth and Change When a vehicle maintenance, repair and tire replacement organization approached Velosio for help, they had experienced tremendous change. They were bought by an equity firm and many key individuals departed the company who were superusers on its Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP solution. Moreover, the organization was growing at a rapid rate—organically and…
Infrastructure as Code, (IaC), is the process of provisioning resources in data centers (normally in the cloud) through scripts (machine-readable files); rather than using interactive configuration tools. IaC is important for organizations because it drives a prescriptive approach into systems deployment, with repeatable, consistent outcomes. With IaC, DevOps teams can work together with a unified…
Azure and Azure DevOps provides the infrastructure, environment, and tools that help users — technical or not — innovate, collaborate, and share institutional knowledge. Together, these 200+ tools empower users to solve problems on their own, and help their colleagues and clients do the same. Users can share insights, lessons, and reusable components that accelerate…
Companies in all industries are ramping up tech investments to modernize operations, enable new ways of working, get ahead of competitors, and, of course, boost that bottom line. But, focusing on capabilities alone isn’t enough. If you want to be successful, you’ll need to build a platform that combines disparate data sources, unifies systems and…
The Microsoft ecosystem was designed for transformation. It’s flexible, adaptable, and easy to customize. It can be scaled up or down in response to demand fluctuations. You can add, remove, or replace modules and integrations based on real-time needs and changing requirements. But, let’s be clear: most of the benefits Microsoft has to offer don’t…
When your retired legacy server reaches end-of-life status, it’s critical to secure the sensitive files and data on those servers. But it’s neither practical nor cost-effective to purchase and maintain new on-premises servers. As you consider your alternatives, it’s vital to find a secure environment to prevent data leaks that could harm your brand and…
Mike’s Carwash moves its Microsoft Dynamics SL solution to the Velosio Stratos Cloud which proves to be more cost effective than hiring additional IT resources to maintain the systems in-house.
Despite what some legacy holdouts may still believe, on-premises systems aren’t more secure than their counterparts in the cloud. On-prem tech is vulnerable to many of the same threats facing cloud-based apps and services — and then some. It’s now seen as a liability – posing a serious threat to customers, partners, and even your…
The cloud allows organizations to save money, improve and accelerate innovation, and allows for agility in meeting market trends and competitive pressures. However, without a solid cloud governance model, costs can skyrocket, and security becomes risky. Companies must create access, cost and security rules to manage data and applications in the cloud, without impeding employees’…
