Companies need to invest wisely to stay within budget while maximizing value from cloud solutions and services. More innovative cloud procurement practices result in significant savings for cloud users. Optimizing cloud licensing and consolidating contracts through the marketplace are a few ways to control cloud spend and achieve a higher return on cloud investments.

In today’s threat landscape, vulnerabilities aren’t just footnotes in the security playbook; they can be used by cybercriminals to stage major exploits. Hackers take advantage of vulnerabilities to deploy ransomware, steal data, or gain systemic control of systems within hours of discovery. In the first quarter of 2025 alone, almost 160 Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) were exploited, nearly 30% within 24 hours of becoming public.

In Part 1 of our “When the System Goes Down” video series, Senior Solutions Architect at ProActive Solutions Aaron Brown explained how unexpected outages trigger anxiety and disbelief for companies that don’t have plans for disaster recovery or business continuity in place.  

Disaster recovery planning is essential for modern businesses. When IT systems suddenly go down, the incident triggers anxiety in users and customers, as well as unleashing operational chaos.

During our search for new team members, ProActive Solutions looks for IT professionals with extensive experience. When we chose Ken Foote as our new IT Infrastructure Leader, we were impressed by his credentials as a nearly 30-year IT infrastructure expert.

ProActive is excited to announce that we are taking our AWS cloud solutions and services to the next level. With the help of TD SYNNEX, ProActive has achieved AWS Channel Partner Private Offers (CPPO) status. With CPPO status, ProActive can expand our business opportunities as an AWS software reseller while enhancing our customer experience through AWS Marketplace's custom pricing and terms.

In Parts 1 and 2 of our IBM Power for Data Resiliency Series, we looked at why disaster recovery is important for today’s businesses and how to develop an effective disaster recovery plan. In the journey toward greater business resiliency, disaster recovery can be an entry point for achieving high availability.

In Part 1 of our IBM Power for Data Resilience series, we explored how disaster recovery has gained a cybersecurity focus and its importance in maintaining your company’s reliability and productivity.

To promote data resilience, organizations need to develop disaster recovery strategies that enable them to bounce back quickly after a traumatic incident. When companies think of disaster recovery, they typically see it as a solution for addressing the negative impact of natural disasters, such as wildfires, floods, or blizzards. Organizations make plans to back up and recover data when their systems are shut down by a traumatic event or equipment failure.

When companies develop strategies for fighting cybersecurity threats, they often focus on defending against external risks. These risks may include attacks staged by hackers and organized groups of cybercriminals who deliberately infiltrate business systems to profit from stealing sensitive data.