ATLANTA, April 17, 2025 -- Liquid Web, a leader in dedicated servers, WordPress, VPS, GPU, and cloud hosting solutions for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), today announced an exclusive new webinar: Off-Prem, On Point: Cloud Strategies for Regulated Industries.
It's no longer just about keeping the lights on, it's about staying competitive, secure, and resilient.
Tailored for organizations fast-tracking their digital transformation, this webinar empowers teams to rethink their IT strategy in response to rising on-prem infrastructure costs and intensifying global market pressures.
This exclusive event will equip IT leaders and decision-makers in healthcare, finance, and legal sectors with actionable strategies for migrating mission-critical workloads to the cloud, without sacrificing compliance, performance, or peace of mind.
Rising Infrastructure Costs and Global Tariffs Drive Urgent Shift to the Cloud
In 2024, as energy and cooling costs rose due to inflation and supply chain constraints, data center systems prices surged nearly 35%, and overall IT spending grew over 7%, according to Gartner.
Additionally, the explosion of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) workloads, which require more powerful GPUs and denser compute clusters, increased demand and pricing alongside it. What's more, this increased demand was coupled with soaring material and skilled labor costs, making the construction of new data centers even more costly.
The rising costs show no signs of stopping. In fact, this year Gartner projects that data center systems costs are projected to grow almost 16%, with overall IT spend following suit at 9%.
Compounding the issue, tariffs on semiconductors and hardware have driven up the cost of servers, networking equipment, and storage systems, making predictable IT spend harder to achieve for regulated industries.
Key Challenges of Traditional On-Premises Infrastructure in Regulated Industries
Rising and unpredictable costs are just the beginning. Retaining traditional on-premises infrastructure also exposes organizations to significant operational, security, and compliance risks:
- Compliance & Audit Burden: Complex regulatory standards require resource-heavy audits and ongoing manual upkeep, increasing the risk of gaps and human error.
- Security Limitations: Limited real-time threat detection and manual patching leaves systems vulnerable. High physical security costs have inconsistent implementation.
- Scalability & Flexibility Issues: Hardware-based scaling is slow and expensive, and over-provisioning leads to resource waste and higher operational costs.
- Operational Overhead: Frequent hardware refresh cycles drive up capital expenses. It also requires specialized IT staff, which can be challenging amid talent shortages.
- Disaster Recovery Challenges: Minimal geographic redundancy increases outage risks. Manual backups and failovers result in slower recovery times.
- Innovation Barriers: Caution around compliance hinders tech adoption. Legacy systems delay integration of modern tools like AI and containers.
"Regulated industries that fail to modernize their infrastructure risk falling behind in a rapidly evolving digital landscape," says Callie Mykut, VP of Sales at Liquid Web.
"Staying on-prem means dealing with mounting operational overhead, constant compliance maintenance, limited scalability, and heightened risk exposure. It's no longer just about keeping the lights on, it's about staying competitive, secure, and resilient. This webinar will help organizations take the first step toward a more agile, compliant, and future-proof cloud strategy."
What Attendees Will Learn
- Key factors to consider before moving off-prem, from cost implications to risk management.
- How to maintain HIPAA, PCI, and SOC compliance in the cloud.
- Tailored strategies for the healthcare, finance, and legal sectors.
- Real-world case studies and business benefits of successful cloud adoption.
- A step-by-step guide to seamless, secure, and future-proof cloud migrations.
Who Should Attend
This webinar is designed for professionals and decision-makers in regulated industries, including:
Healthcare: CIOs, compliance officers, and EHR/EMR system managers.
Finance: CTOs, risk and security leaders, and fintech innovators.
️Legal: Managing partners, legal IT leaders, and SaaS/eDiscovery providers.
Save Your Seat
Date: Tuesday, April 28th
Time: 2:00 p.m. EST
Registration link
Reserve your seat today and future-proof your infrastructure and ensure compliance, performance, and data security when moving off-prem.
To learn more about best-in-class hosting solutions, visit LiquidWeb.com.
About Liquid Web
As a cornerstone of CloudOne Digital, Liquid Web leverages best-in-class infrastructure and cloud capabilities to provide unparalleled support and growth for businesses. Building on 25+ years of success, Liquid Web delivers industry-leading hosting for mission-critical sites, stores, and applications to SMBs and the designers, developers, and agencies who create for them. Liquid Web's expansive global reach and support for nearly 200,000 customers is a testament to its reliability and the trust it has garnered from its customers. Our foundation is built by a world-class team of technology and industry experts dedicated to delivering excellence 24/7/365. As a leader in customer service, the rapidly expanding brand has been recognized among INC. Magazine's 5000 Fastest-Growing Companies for 12 years.
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