Research Hub > Azure Things: Journey Through the IT Upside Down

November 28, 2025

Webinar
2 min

Azure Things: Journey Through the IT Upside Down

Join us for an exclusive webinar that explores the opportunities and challenges of adopting Azure. Learn why Azure is surging in popularity, tackle common concerns and discover how CDW solutions can ensure your IT plan is ready for what’s next.

For many organizations, the move to Azure is driven by the need for agility, scalability and innovation. But cloud transitions also introduce questions and obstacles that can slow progress or increase risk. Concerns such as unpredictable costs, security compliance and preparing teams to manage new technologies often keep IT leaders up at night.

Where do you start to ensure your Azure migration delivers real value? How do you address executive concerns, avoid pitfalls and make the most of what Azure offers? CDW’s cloud experts have guided countless organizations along this journey — equipping them with clarity, confidence and a proven plan for long-term success.

These are some of the core challenges we help solve:

  • Cost management: Shifting to operational spending means budgets need careful oversight. We help you implement effective controls and apply FinOps best practices to avoid surprises and maximize ROI.
  • Security and governance: Adopting a robust governance and security framework from day one is essential. CDW works with you to establish advanced controls, compliant policies and resilient cloud security.
  • Team enablement: Technology change is only successful when your people are set up to succeed. From skill gap analysis to focused enablement, we ensure your teams can manage and innovate confidently in the Azure environment.

A Roadmap to Cloud Success

CDW’s practical proven roadmap takes you from your starting point to your desired outcome.

  1. Assess: Understand your IT landscape, business goals and unique challenges to inform the right Azure strategy.
  2. Establish: Set up a secure, governance-ready foundation tailored to your requirements, from infrastructure to policy.
  3. Accelerate: Migrate your critical workloads efficiently, leveraging automation and best practices to drive performance and business value.

Every organization’s cloud journey is unique. Whether you’re migrating complex environments or not, CDW helps you evaluate and implement the best solution that fits your needs best.

Don’t let uncertainty slow your digital transformation. Partner with CDW for guidance grounded in experience, actionable solutions, and measurable results.  

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Kyle Betts

Kyle Betts

Strategic Solution Architect, Azure Go To Market

Kyle has been in the technology field for over 20 years. Always focused on transformation, he's guided customers of every size and sector into new phases of technology adoption. Business relevance is always front of mind for him, and he finds purpose in making the seemingly impossible a reality for his customers.
Micah Haarbrink

Micah Haarbrink

Field Solutions Architect, Azure PreSales

Micah Haarbrink is a seasoned veteran of the early 21st century Great IT Wars. For years he held the line against cyber attacks and looming technical debt in dimly lit datacenters with nothing but rack-mounted servers and poorly slung cables to work with. Now a battle-hardened Cloud Solution Architect, he champions customer missions across modern terrains—from AI skirmishes to IT modernization of