What Marriott and Quora Did Wrong

Really? Again?

When will companies learn how to properly protect their data? Starting with Target and Yahoo in 2013, Sony and OPM in 2014, Ashley Madison in 2015, the Democratic National Committee in 2016, Equifax in 2017 and now Marriott and Quora back-to-back to cap off 2018, data breaches are becoming a mainstay in the news. It begs the question: what are so many of these organizations missing?

And if it can happen to companies with big budgets like these, then how can a mid-market or small business be expected to keep up?

Survey Of SoCal CTOs Reveals Top 10 Challenges For 2019

News & Insights

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.

Stratus10 Recognized By CIO Review

News & Insights

Awarded Top 20 Most Promising AWS Solution Providers by CIO Review

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.

What Constitutes A Successful DevOps Strategy

Managed DevOps

By: Kevin RisonChu

Overview: Intro to DevOps Strategy on AWS

Cloud Managed Services: How To Choose A Provider... And Relax

Managed Services

By: Oscar Moncada

Managed Services is the practice of outsourcing infrastructure management to an expert third party to improve operations, efficiency, and cost control. Partnering with a Managed Service Provider (MSP) to run day-to-day cloud operations is now standard practice for organizations of every size, not a fringe strategy.

Keeping Up With Amazon Web Services

Managed DevOps

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.

Cloud Computing’s Influence On Artificial Intelligence

News & Insights

By: Oscar Moncada

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.

Post PetyaWrap - How To Prevent Ransomware Attacks

Security

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.

5 Ways To Save Money On Your AWS Bill

Cost Optimization

By: Oscar Moncada

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.

AWS Best Practices: 3-Tier Infrastructure

Well-Architected

By: Oscar Moncada

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.