Evolve: Evolution of the Data Center

On Tuesday, April 5, Digital Edge was pleased to be a Premier Sponsor of Evolve: Evolution of the Data Center, a networking event focused on discussing IT Solutions that can improve efficiencies of the data center and the B2B environment. As our industry rapidly evolves, there was packed house at the iconic Monarch Rooftop Lounge in Manhattan gathered together to exchange knowledge and network.

As a top-tier, Enterprise Cloud Solution Provider, Digital Edge’s CEO, Michael Petrov gave a crowd pleasing presentation on the price efficiency of Managed Enterprise Cloud Solutions vs. Unmanaged Public Cloud. If you want to check Digital Edge’s Cloud Price Assessment tool, please click here! Additionally, if you have an RFP or a project and want us to participate in the conversation, please click here.

Together with our partners, Telehouse, Fujitsu, Huawei, and PSSC Labs, Digital Edge was proud to have hosted the “must attend” event of the spring, while gaining and sharing insights and building relationships with colleagues, clients, partners, prospects, and friends. Thank you all to attended and Digital Edge looks forward to seeing you again soon! Check out our photos from the night here!

Updated November 2026: the original post is kept above; the sections below add context for readers today.

Managed cloud versus do-it-yourself cloud

The question Michael Petrov raised in 2016, whether a managed enterprise cloud costs less than an unmanaged public cloud once people and risk are counted, is still a live one. Public cloud prices per server are low, but the work of designing, securing, monitoring and patching it does not disappear; it moves to your team.

Today many companies run a mix: workloads on AWS or Microsoft Azure, some systems in private cloud, and a managed partner for the 24×7 operations. Read more about private and hybrid cloud and CloudOps, or start with the cloud assessment.