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Microsoft Azure offers top in-class services in IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS products. These services enable businesses to optimize and modernize their business assets and workloads with almost limitless scaling, both vertically and horizontally.   Two administrative domains can impact the growth potential of cloud workloads: Security and Governance.  Security represents how a business will ensure that […]

In today’s modern workplace, utilizing Microsoft technologies is a staple, whether you use server/end-user operating systems or Microsoft 365 services like Exchange and SharePoint Online. Sometimes, it can be difficult to identify when to implement new features or even enhance existing configurations.   This is where a Cloud Solutions Provider, or CSP, can step in.  A […]

Two years on December 31, 2021, the long-awaited removal of Microsoft’s Open Business licensing program took effect. This program provided the traditional way of purchasing perpetual licensing for small and midsized businesses for the last 20 years.   With Microsoft ending the Open Business license program, this licensing has since been made available through the Cloud […]

Multi-factor authentication has become a de facto technology for enhancing security for all types of applications from online apps to desktop apps to VPNs. We’ve all experienced receiving phone calls, text messages, and notifications after providing a username and password.   However, the experience of MFA within the Microsoft Authenticator app has been limited for Microsoft […]

Microsoft Azure is a rich and intuitive cloud computing ecosystem that offers IaaS, PaaS, IDaaS, DaaS, and SaaS solutions for your business. Each type of service runs in a consumption model where you, the customer, rent the infrastructure and licenses at a metered rate.   This consumption model provides customers with the flexibility that fixed costs, […]

SharePoint is Microsoft’s hub for storing, organizing, file sharing, and accessing information across your organization. Launched in 2001, SharePoint has been a trusted product that millions of users depend on every day.   Whether reviewing documents in real-time while video calling, or collaborating in group chats, users familiar with these common tools are reliant on SharePoint. […]

As businesses and enterprises face increased costs with no signs of slowing down, it’s time to optimize your budget. At Arraya, we focus on the many ways you can utilize the technology you’re likely already paying for. Now is not the time to leave money on the table. With Microsoft’s Power Platform, businesses can enhance […]

Microsoft’s annual conference, Microsoft Ignite, took place in mid-October. This event gathered industry experts, tech professionals, and enthusiasts for technical training, breakout sessions, keynotes, and more. The event was held both in person in Seattle, Washington, and virtually with more than 200,000 people tuning in. Microsoft has compiled all the Microsoft Ignite 2022 news into […]

Digital transformation is now an essential investment in the future of your organization. Those already taking advantage of the cloud, multi-cloud, and cloud-native applications are experiencing increased scalability, higher performance, and reduced costs.   However, the cloud is complex. And while this is nothing new, the growing complexity of managing multi-cloud environments is getting more challenging. […]

The Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework is Microsoft’s set of guiding principles in maintaining and improving a customer’s workload quality in the Azure Cloud. To ensure easy adoption of the framework, there exists what are called the “five pillars of architectural excellence.” These pillars consist of Reliability, Security, Cost Optimization, Operational Excellence, and Performance Efficiency. If an […]