Run Your Workloads Where They Make Sense — Managed by CMA
Private cloud in CMA’s Tier IV Maryland datacenter, Microsoft 365 and Azure, or a hybrid of both. CMA designs, migrates, hosts, backs up, and operates the infrastructure your business runs on — so servers stop living in an office closet and start living somewhere built for it.
Whether you need a secure place for the hardware you already own, a virtual environment sized to your workloads, hosted desktops for a remote team, or backups that have actually been tested, the same engineers who run your day-to-day IT run this too.
TIA-942 Tier IV and SAS 70 Type II certified Maryland datacenter.
Facility uptime design, with seven-day full-load generator capacity and on-site refueling.
Staffed security, biometric access control, and NOC monitoring of every hosted workload.
Private cloud, Microsoft cloud, or both — one team managing all of it.
Six Ways to Get Out of the Server Closet
Each service stands on its own or combines with the others. Most clients start with backup and grow from there.
Backup & Disaster Recovery
Automated, encrypted backups with offsite replication and tested restores — including Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace data.
Managed Hosting & IaaS
Dedicated or virtual servers in our datacenter, sized to your workloads and fully managed: patching, monitoring, backup, and support.
Desktop & Server Virtualization
Consolidate aging hardware, gain resilience, and simplify recovery with VMware-based virtualization on-premise or hosted.
Server Co-Location
Rack space, redundant power, and connectivity for equipment you own, surrounded by CMA’s managed services.
Hosted Desktop (DaaS)
Full Windows desktops delivered from the datacenter to any device, with company data never stored on the laptop.
Microsoft 365 & Azure
Tenant administration, licensing, migrations, and hybrid identity as part of a managed IT plan.
Private, Public, or Hybrid
There’s no single right answer. We recommend based on your applications, compliance needs, and budget — and we’ll tell you when the cheapest option is the right one.
CMA Private Cloud
Your servers or virtual machines in our Tier IV Maryland datacenter. Best for line-of-business applications, file servers, databases, and workloads with fixed, predictable demand — typically at a lower monthly cost than public cloud for steady-state servers.
Microsoft Cloud
Microsoft 365 for email, files, and collaboration; Azure for workloads that benefit from elasticity or native Microsoft integration. Best for organizations standardized on Microsoft with variable demand.
Hybrid
Most of our clients end up here: Microsoft 365 for collaboration, CMA private cloud for servers and backups, and one team managing the connection between them.
From Assessment to Ongoing Operations
Cloud projects fail on planning and hand-offs. Ours follow a fixed path and end with the same team operating what it built.
Inventory & Design
We document every server, application, dependency, and data set, then design a target environment and migration order with cost estimates.
Controlled Cutover
Backups first, then a staged migration scheduled around your business hours, with rollback plans for every step.
Managed 24/7/365
Patching, monitoring, backup verification, and support from the NOC and your dedicated engineer.
Right-Size & Review
Quarterly reviews of performance, capacity, and cost so you’re not paying for resources you don’t use.
Built for Workloads That Cannot Go Down
Power
High power density with seven-day full-load diesel generator operation and on-site refueling.
Physical Access
Biometric mantraps and electronic passage control on every entry, with staffed security around the clock.
Surveillance
24/7 staffing with interior, exterior, and infrared video monitoring.
Connectivity
Redundant carrier connectivity on CMA’s managed, secured network infrastructure.
What Sets CMA’s Cloud Services Apart
One Team, End to End
The engineers who plan the migration are the engineers who answer the help desk afterward. No hand-off to a hosting vendor who has never met you.
Security Embedded
Encryption at rest and in transit, MFA on every management interface, and backups isolated from ransomware — standard on every hosted workload.
Honest Economics
We’ll show you the three-year cost of private cloud, Azure, and hybrid side by side and recommend the one that fits — even when it’s the cheapest one.
Recovery You Can Prove
Backups are restored on a schedule and documented, so your recovery time is a measured number rather than a hope.
Compliance-Aware
Certified facility, audit logging, and documented controls that support HIPAA, PCI, and contractor security requirements.
Local & Reachable
Your servers are in Maryland, and so are the people responsible for them.
Questions About Cloud & Data Center
Is private cloud cheaper than Azure or AWS?
For steady-state servers — file servers, line-of-business applications, databases — private cloud in our datacenter is usually less expensive month to month. Public cloud wins when demand is highly variable or an application is built for it. We model both for you before recommending.
Can you migrate us off our old on-premise server?
Yes. Server migration is the most common project we do: we back up the existing system, build the replacement (hosted, virtual, or cloud), migrate data and applications in a scheduled cutover, and decommission the old hardware.
Where is the datacenter?
In Maryland, close to our Silver Spring headquarters. It’s a TIA-942 Tier IV, SAS 70 Type II certified facility with staffed security, biometric access control, and seven-day generator capacity.
Do you back up Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace?
Yes. Microsoft and Google protect their platforms, not your data — deleted mailboxes, overwritten files, and ransomware in OneDrive are your problem. Our backup service covers Exchange, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams, and Google Workspace.
Can we keep our own servers but move them out of the office?
Yes — that’s co-location. You keep the hardware, we provide rack space, power, connectivity, physical security, and remote hands, and your servers plug into our monitoring and backup services.
Do cloud and data center services require a managed IT plan?
No. Each service can be purchased on its own. Most clients combine them with a managed IT plan because the same team then handles everything, but it isn’t required.
Find Out What Your Servers Should Cost
Book a free consultation and we’ll inventory what you’re running today and show you the cost of private cloud, Microsoft cloud, and hybrid side by side.