Archive of posts from 2018

Is 'multi-cloud' a sensible approach for your organization?

Is 'multi-cloud' a sensible approach for your organization?

Doug Theis
Read Time 3 min Read

IT strategy is more complex than ever, thanks to all the software as a service (SaaS), cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS), and multiple platform-as-a-service (PaaS) offerings available today. In the past few years, cloud-first strategies proliferated resulting in hybrid IT environments in which some computing workloads were outsourced and others were not. Reasons for a cloud-first strategy often included...

Expedient President Discusses Company's Growth Strategy

Expedient President Discusses Company's Growth Strategy

Jonathan Rosenson
Read Time 1 min Read

With a success strategy focused on organic growth, Expedient has expanded from two dozen employees and one data center in 2003 to now comprise nearly 300 employees and 11 data centers in seven cities, all of which offer award-winning infrastructure as a service and managed services. Our President & COO Shawn McGorry talked with the Pittsburgh Business Times about...

How will FASB lease accounting standard changes impact technology infrastructure procurement?

How will FASB lease accounting standard changes impact technology infrastructure procurement?

Doug Theis
Read Time 2 min Read

Off-balance-sheet operating lease financing is used by many companies to manage spend on IT infrastructure.  Many companies use this vehicle, also known as an operating lease, to flatten IT infrastructure spend and minimize risk of asset ownership. But the leasing rules are changing.  The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and International Accounting Standards Board are eliminating off-balance sheet leases for...