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Mike Dent
(Field CTO - Hybrid Data Center)
Azure Access Control Service retires on April 2, 2026, and older Microsoft 365 backup integrations may be affected. Learn how Cohesity customers can assess risk, upgrade where needed, and migrate to certificate-based authentication before backup jobs are disrupted.
Kai Andrews
(Field CTO - Data, AI, & Power Platform)
Microsoft Copilot has significantly improved with GPT-5, Agent Mode, and enterprise agents. If you dismissed it during early pilots, it deserves another look.
Jason Webster
(Field CTO - Microsoft 365 & Azure)
If half your file share is dormant, keeping it in Nasuni can inflate storage under management costs. This guide outlines three Azure archival patterns to reduce spend while balancing user access and visibility.
Tom Papahronis
(CIO Advisor)
Most Purview DLP failures are rollout failures. Use a crawl–walk–run approach to build visibility, shape behavior, then enforce with confidence.
Jason Webster
(Field CTO - Microsoft 365 & Azure)
Microsoft Sentinel Data Lake separates long-term retention from real-time analytics so you can keep fast, 90-day investigations in Log Analytics and store older data at a lower cost. It’s ideal for compliance-driven teams that need 12+ months of searchable history.
Dustin Meany
(Field CTO, Azure)
Technical debt rarely causes a crisis, but it quietly adds friction that slows upgrades, security, and innovation. Here are two practical ways midmarket teams can start paying it down.
Mike Dent
(Field CTO - Hybrid Data Center)
A practical conclusion to the Nutanix DR series with a clear action plan for every maturity level. Learn how to assess, build in phases, test relentlessly, automate recovery, and maintain operational discipline.
Chris Stegh
(CTO & VP of Strategy)
CFO polling from a recent eGroup webinar reveals how mid-sized organizations are funding GenAI, where spend is shifting, and what “ROI” looks like beyond time saved.
eGroup has been named to CRN’s 2026 MSP 500 list in the Pioneer 250 category, recognizing its AI-driven managed services and commitment to IT innovation.
Tom Papahronis
(CIO Advisor)
Mid-sized law firms can adopt Copilot faster with the right Purview foundations in place. Learn what matters most for labeling, DLP, retention, DMS integration, and user training.