According to a recent survey by LA CTO Forum, the challenges CTOs face in 2019 are complex and rooted in a wide range of areas. From human resources to time management, security to tech debt, it's clear is that the modern-day CTO needs to have a broad skill set in order to achieve success.
Exciting times at Stratus10 as we've just been spotlighted by CIO Review as a 'Top 20 Most Promising AWS Solution Provider.' This honor is about more than just a title; it's recognition of our dedication to building AWS solutions that are as efficient as they are effective, all while keeping costs down.
Managed Services is the practice of outsourcing management responsibilities to an expert party in order to improve operations, efficiency, and costs. More and more companies are starting to see the value of outsourcing the management of their cloud infrastructure to expert companies called Managed Service Providers (MSPs).
Even for someone who works with Amazon Web Services (AWS) on a daily basis, the pace and scale of new announcements coming from AWS can be daunting. For example, in 2016, AWS made 640 announcements covering a range of topics from price drops, new services, and even new features to existing services. We are only three-quarters of the way through 2017 and AWS has already exceeded that number and still going strong with re:Invent (Amazon's annual conference for all things AWS, with features keynote announcements, training and certification opportunities) still six weeks away.
If you’ve been following technology news in recent months you’ve probably heard all the buzz about artificial intelligence and terms such as “machine learning” and “neural networks”. The truth is artificial intelligence has been around for a while. It is just being covered a little more in the news lately. One of the factors that have allowed artificial intelligence to be more relevant has been the public cloud. The advent of the public cloud has had an enormous impact on the advancement of artificial intelligence in recent years.
Now that most have recovered from the hangover of the PetyaWrap ransomware attacks, it is Monday morning quarterback time. PetyaWrap was not a new ransomware with a zero day vulnerability, but rather a combination of three common vectors of attack that companies do not always take seriously. But securing your assets go beyond just your servers (aka EC2 instances); you also need to ensure your AWS Account is equally as secure.
Most people start experimenting with AWS by creating a few EC2 instances and maybe some S3 buckets to get a small application going. Once you start understanding how things work in AWS and have enough knowledge to get a small proof of concept application up and running you start to feel that satisfaction and affirmation that moving to the cloud was the right decision.
The three-tier architecture pattern has been an established best practice for decades. By separating infrastructure into layers, each is inherently more secure and flexible. In the cloud, the same design principles apply. This article focuses on the core principles of the three-tier web application architecture pattern on AWS, including availability zones, load balancers, route tables, gateways, autoscaling groups, and databases.
Tagging in AWS is a foundational practice that enhances visibility, cost control, and operational efficiency across your cloud environment. Whether managing a single application or a vast multi-account architecture, implementing a consistent tagging strategy enables better governance, automation, and cost accountability.
