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The M365 Price Increase Playbook: What to Decouple First
Microsoft 365 prices increase July 1, 2026. E3 goes to 9, E5 to 0, F1 up 33%. Here is a practical playbook for decoupling workloads to reduce your M365 spend.
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How the Iran War Is Repricing Cloud Infrastructure
The Iran war has triggered the largest oil supply disruption in history. Brent crude is above $115 per barrel. Gulf energy infrastructure is burning. If your cloud provider passes operating costs through to customers – and most do – this is not a foreign policy story. It is a procurement story.
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The Hidden Cost of Hyperscaler Lock-In
Cloud vendor lock-in is not a technical inconvenience – it is a financial exposure. With energy costs spiking and hardware prices surging in 2026, enterprises locked into hyperscaler platforms have no leverage to control costs.
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The Hidden Costs of AWS: What Mid-Market Companies Actually Pay
If you’re an IT director or CTO at a mid-market company, you’ve probably heard the pitch: AWS is the world’s largest cloud provider, offering unmatched scale and flexibility. And it’s true—AWS is a powerhouse. But there’s a side of the AWS pricing story that doesn’t make it into the sales deck: the hidden costs that…