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CEO Jeffrey Russell on Technology Modernization

Today’s business environment is shaped by AI, evolving security demands, and a clear commitment to delivering measurable results. In this landscape, technology modernization has become a strategic imperative. Meaningful transformation requires clarity of purpose, deep customer understanding, and the ability to translate technology investments into tangible outcomes.

Breaking the Mold: Marc Umstead's Journey from Solopreneur to Strategic Leader

From Break/Fix to Workflow-First MSP: Mark’s Plus One Growth Story Mark joins host Chris Massey on Now That’s IT: Stories of MSP Success to share how his focus on solving workflow problems—starting at age 15 digitizing his dad’s paper-based processes—shaped his career and the growth of Plus One. He describes taking a $10,000 loan at 23 to buy a small computer repair shop, navigating early solo “survival mode,” and evolving from break/fix into an MSP with recurring revenue.

Cloud Migration Statistics for 2026

Cloud adoption has officially crossed a tipping point. In 2026, the conversation is shifting from whether companies are moving to the cloud to how complicated things are getting once they’ve moved. Hybrid architectures, multi-cloud strategies, AI workloads, and rising security pressure are turning “the cloud” into a web of interconnected environments. For IT and network teams, that creates huge opportunity—and plenty of room for chaos if visibility doesn’t keep pace.