Case study: One MSP's do-it-yourself approach to cloud

In 2012, MO-based MSP Computer St. Louis took the plunge and opened up its first datacenter in its home city. It's regarded an unusual move at a time when several channel partners have shuttered datacenter facilities in the wake of increasing customer adoption of public and hybrid cloud. But, for owner and CEO Seth Russell, a DIY approach to cloud has been a huge success. So much so, in 2016 the firm went on to open a second datacenter in Chicago in 2016 following high demand for its St...