The cloud certainly doesn’t come without its fair share of challenges, and one of those challenges can be determining what is your responsibility and that of AWS. Read more

The public cloud is an increasingly important part of IT infrastructure for many organizations. Cloud services offer scalability and flexibility, but those benefits can be costly. Read more

Hybrid cloud infrastructure offers a more balanced approach to computing resources, allowing companies to use a combination of  their data center(s) and one or more public (shared) clouds. Read more

In an era where cloud-hosted and cloud-native application development and delivery is plagued by rampant security threats like ransomware, ensuring the protection and security of your data stored on cloud platforms like Amazon Web Services (AWS) is more critical than ever. Read more

Securing your cloud infrastructure is of utmost importance to protect your data and ensure the integrity and availability of your AWS resources. In this comprehensive guide, we will explore AWS security best practices to help you fortify your cloud environment. By implementing these practices, you can enhance the overall security posture of your AWS infrastructure and minimize the risk of security breaches. Read more

Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers cloud services that can be a flexible, scalable way of managing your web services and computing resources. However, because organizations pay for the resources they use rather than paying a flat monthly fee, managing AWS spending can be a challenge for some IT teams. Here we'll discuss how AWS billing and pricing works, and how to keep control of your spending. Read more

AWS cost management is key for meeting your business needs with the cloud, and luckily there are many tips and tricks for optimal spend. If you are looking to learn how to leverage AWS cost optimization tools, evaluating existing practices, and learning to maintain performance and functionality over time (while paying less!), then you should check out our white paper, “AWS Cost Optimization: Effective Savings Tactics” or even our on-demand webinar, “Considerations for Cutting Cloud Costs.” In the meantime, stick around on this blog to learn about what AWS cost management is, and how you can get started. Read more

As cloud-first mandates push more application development, database hosting, compute workloads and more to clouds like Amazon Web Services (AWS), it’s equally important that backup, security and cloud professionals alike ensure that their data is reliably recoverable in the face of any downtime or data loss scenario. Read more

One of the cornerstones of Amazon Web Services (AWS) best practices is using multiple accounts to manage your workloads. Dedicating accounts to specific business units or even specific applications provides numerous benefits that increase agility, improve security and streamline operations. This practice also helps operators follow the principle of least privilege, whereby only a minimal set of privileges required to perform a task are assigned to responsible users and services, and ideally, only for the time required to complete the task. Read more

As your business embraces Amazon Web Services (AWS), it is imperative to ensure that your data remains secure/protected and you are minimizing costs. One of the ways to increase security and minimize costs in AWS is through a Gateway Endpoint. Read more