The Cloud Forward

June 2026

Good day,

This time of year always feels busy. With so many "end of school year" events, spring celebrations, and the race towards summer, keeping focused can be a challenge.

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So Many Things

This month, we dive into

Key IT leadership and AI governance issues: AI Usage Policies and AI Budgets
Finishing cloud migrations by moving file servers to file services and moving apps to cloud remote desktops
Whether no is the time to upgrade from Google Workspace Business Starter (or your current version) to take advantage of AI, storage, and other features you may want or need

And Something Fun

Check out our YouTube Channel for Cloud Burst, our series of short (<2 minute) videos offering a quick take on hot topics. Subscribe to get notified when we drop a new episode.

If we haven't connected recently, now is a great time to book a meeting. No cost; no pressure; just advice you can trust.

Thank you for being part of our community,

Allen Falcon, CEO

Single Question Survey

Do you have an AI Usage Policy and an AI Budget?

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In the Media

Inc. Leadership Forum

From Our Blog

11 Reasons for Remote Desktop

While moving core business applications to the cloud is more complex than moving files, doing so provides clear benefits for your IT management, as well as for on-site, hybrid, and fully remote workers.

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Avoid Unrealistic AI Expectations

Leadership expectations for AI do not match the messy reality of rolling the technology out to frontline workers and managers.

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7 Reasons to Upgrade Your Google Workspace Business Starter Plan

Here are seven reasons to consider upgrading to a Business Standard or Business Plus subscription.

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Events

Finish Your Move to the Cloud

3T@3 Series on Tues. Jun 16th at 3:00 PM EDT

Half of the small and midsized businesses we surveyed still have users remotely accessing files and/or applications running on-premise. Completing the move of shared files and applications to the cloud improves productivity, security, and affordability.

Confirm Your Reservation

AI Usage Policy 101

Coffee & Clouds Series - Jun 16th at 3:00 PM EDT

A well thought out Artificial Intelligence (AI) Usage Policy provides guidance and guardrails to protect your data, clients, systems, and business.

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