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Connection has decades of experience in—and dedicated specialty teams for—healthcare, manufacturing, retail, education, government, and more. But we don’t just rely on our industry expertise. Our experts take the time to understand your organization and work closely with your IT teams. For us, cloud best practices for your industry are only a jumping-off point—but how we apply them is as unique as your organization.

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Change is inevitable. You need a core-to-cloud-to-edge partner who can help you navigate today’s needs and tomorrow’s unknowns. Our multicloud solutions evolve with your organization. Every roadmap, implementation, and managed and professional service we deliver is tailored to your vision. If there is something we don’t currently offer that you need, our experts will work with you to add new solutions, providers, and capabilities to accommodate you. Our mission is to be the conduit from where you are to where you want to be in your multicloud journey.

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Connection offers standard and specialty services for Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud. We are an Azure Expert MSP. We are also an AWS Partner and a Google Partner.
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    Achieve Desired Business Outcomes with Multicloud Optimization

    Heavy cloud adopters more than double their success rates for achieving desired business outcomes compared to low adopters.2 But achieving those goals starts with a smart cloud strategy.

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    This service is typically appropriate for organizations with up to 50 workloads and 200+ employees. Contact your Connection Account Manager to find out if Cloud Landscape Optimization is right for you.

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    As you transition your workloads to the cloud, our Amazon Web Services experts will help you navigate the unique security, cost, compliance, and management challenges of a multi-cloud environment.
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    VMware Cloud on AWS offers a broad set of tools and a powerful IaaS environment. If your organization already utilizes virtual machines, VMware enables a convenient migration path. After the Hybrid Cloud Readiness Assessment (HCRA) determines your organization’s preparedness for a migration, Connection will validate workloads utilizing the VMware Cloud on AWS Proof of Concept.
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    Azure Arc enables organizations to achieve a central, unified, and self-service approach to the management of Windows and Linux Servers, Kubernetes clusters, and Azure data services—at scale across on-premises, multicloud, and edge infrastructures.
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    A migration to Microsoft Azure is ideal for organizations with significant investments in Microsoft products, services, tools, and frameworks. Connection offers an end-to-end modular solution with a proven framework to help you migrate your workloads to Azure—no matter what your on-premises environment looks like.
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    If you’ve recently invested in new cloud services, making sure you get the most out of them requires effective management. Whether you need help untangling migration complexities or a partner to provide a strategy to manage hybrid environments and resources, our experts are here to help. With our Azure Managed Services, we can help you efficiently manage operations, strengthen security, and ensure your investment matches your needs.
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    Azure VMware Solution
    Seamlessly move VMware-based workloads from your data center to Azure and integrate your VMware environment with the Azure VMware Solution. Keep managing your existing environments with the same VMware tools you already know, while you modernize your applications with Azure native services.
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    Cloud migrations are complex. To ensure a smooth cloud migration, Connection’s Cloud Assessment Services provide in-depth analyses of costs, assets, dependencies, and resource allocation.
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    Finding a trustworthy partner who can help you take your first steps into the cloud—or upgrade your existing instances—doesn’t have to be difficult. Connection is here to aid you in your journey, no matter where you want to go.
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    Our multi-cloud optimization services are designed for AWS, GCP, and Azure to help you reduce your cloud spend. By identifying and implementing cost-saving measures across multiple cloud platforms, we can maximize the value of your cloud investments while maintaining performance and reliability.
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    Make your move to Microsoft Azure easier with a complete range of cloud offerings, from assessment and migration to optimization and managed services. Our experts will walk you through every step of cloud adoption to ensure your Azure environment delivers the performance, scalability, and cost optimization you’re looking for.
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    Featured Podcasts



    Episode 4: Managing a Multicloud Environment
    Many companies are now operating in a multicloud environment. In this episode, we’ll explore the advantages and disadvantages of this kind of cloud environment, the pros and cons of operating in one, and the best ways to manage it.


    Episode 3: Cloud Skills Gap
    We've entered into an era where with a high demand for cloud computing jobs, and not enough people with the right skill sets to fill those roles. So how did we get here, and where do we go from here? In this episode, we'll explore the factors that led us to this point, and how to best address the cloud skills gap moving forward.


    Episode 2: Legacy vs. Cloud-Native Apps
    Since COVID-19 hit, cloud-native apps have become critical to the daily operations of companies. At the same time, many companies are still using many legacy apps in addition to cloud apps. Looking forward, how should companies successfully migrate their legacy apps to the cloud? How should they decide which ones should move? In this episode, we explore the pros and cons of both legacy and cloud-native apps.


    Episode 1: Cloud Myths and How to Spot Them
    We're kicking off the cloud series by exploring some of the biggest myths surrounding the cloud. We break down some of the most pervasive myths to date, including "the cloud is expensive", "the cloud isn't secure", or "I'll lose control over my data if I put it in the cloud." Here's our take on these common cloud myths.
    Connection TechSperience: a boisterous group of tech enthusiasts keen on deciphering the inner workings of the IT world, sharing their passion (along with industry-insider secrets), and offering a fresh perspective on all things technology.
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