Cloud Modernization Uses IBM Cloud with a Windows/.NET stack; opportunity to modernize legacy ASP.NET apps, introduce containerization, and optimize multi-cloud costs and performance.

DevOps Enablement With ASP.NET, IIS, and Windows Server in the stack, Merrill Consultants could benefit from modern DevOps pipelines, automated builds, tests, and deployments to accelerate releases and reduce manual work.

Security Compliance As a small software firm, Merrill Consultants can benefit from cost-effective security and data protection services, including security assessments, managed security, backup, and disaster recovery.

Productivity Licensing Already using Microsoft 365, offering opportunities to expand with advanced security, identity management, and governance tools such as MFA, DLP, and conditional access to improve collaboration securely.

Regional Growth Dallas-area presence positions Merrill as a nimble, responsive partner for MSP collaborations and co-marketing with local IT providers to target mid-market software clients.