Cloud Insights
Cloud & Managed Services
Azure, Google Cloud, Microsoft 365, and cloud strategy for Philippine enterprises.
Microsoft Copilot vs Google Gemini: Which AI Platform Should Philippine Businesses Choose?
Gemini is now bundled free in every Google Workspace plan. Copilot still costs $30/user/month on top of your M365 licence. For a 1,000-person organisation, that gap reaches $324,000 per year. Here's how to make the right call for your business.
Azure AI Foundry in May 2026: What's Now Available for Enterprise AI Agents
GPT-5.5 is GA. The Microsoft Agent Framework merges AutoGen and Semantic Kernel into one SDK. Foundry now runs a cloud-hosted MCP server at mcp.ai.azure.com. Here's what's landed — and what it means for Philippine businesses building on Azure.
Microsoft Build 2026: What Azure AI Foundry and Agentic Copilot Mean for Your Business
Microsoft Build runs June 2–3 in San Francisco — the first time in a decade it has left Seattle. Azure AI Foundry is the platform. Agentic AI is the theme. Here's what Philippine M365 and Azure users should expect, and what's already landed ahead of the keynote.
How to Set Up Microsoft 365 for a New Philippine Business
A step-by-step guide to setting up Microsoft 365 for a Philippine business — from choosing the right plan to verifying your domain, adding users, configuring email DNS, and enabling MFA.
Azure Managed Services in the Philippines: What to Look for in a Provider
Licensing Azure is straightforward. Running Azure well is not. Here's what Azure managed services actually covers, how to evaluate a provider, and what a well-structured engagement looks like for Philippine organizations.
Google Workspace vs Microsoft 365 in the Philippines: Which Fits Your Team?
Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 both cover email, collaboration, and storage — but they are built on different assumptions about how your team works. Here is how to choose between them for a Philippine business in 2026.
Google Cloud vs Microsoft Azure in the Philippines: Which Platform Fits Your Business?
Both Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure are accessible to Philippine enterprises through local CSP channels. The right choice depends on your workloads, licensing history, and compliance posture — not the vendor's pitch deck.
Your Domain Name Is Your Company's First Cloud Asset — Treat It Like One
Before the email, before the website, before Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace — there is the domain. It is the single asset that everything else in your company's online identity is built on, and most Philippine businesses do not manage it seriously enough.
A Closer Look at Microsoft's Sovereign Cloud Stack
Microsoft's new unified Sovereign Private Cloud stack changes what's possible for Philippine organizations that need to keep data on Philippine soil — here's what IT teams should act on now.
