Cloud News & Insights

Cloud technology moves quickly, and the bigger story is what those changes mean for the businesses and technical teams putting it to work. New AWS capabilities, emerging trends, industry shifts, and lessons from the field can all influence how leaders think about cloud strategy and what comes next.

The articles below cover AWS and cloud computing trends, expert commentary, event takeaways, technology news, and perspectives on topics shaping the industry. You’ll also find updates on Stratus10 milestones, AWS designations, awards, and other company achievements.

Stratus10 shares practical perspectives from years of working with AWS and helping organizations navigate an evolving cloud landscape.

Stratus10 Achieves AWS Migration Competency

SAN DIEGO, Calif., August 17, 2021 – Stratus10 announced today that it has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Migration Competency status. This designation recognizes that Stratus10 provides AWS cloud migration services and strategies to achieve business outcomes and to help customers move successfully to AWS through all phases of complex migration projects, discovery, planning, migration and operations. 

How Legos Explain Everything You Need To Know About AWS

The basic lego unit is the 1x1. It’s the smallest block, connects to any other piece and hurts a lot when you step on it with bare feet.

In AWS, the equivalent of the 1x1 is a Virtual Machine (VM). And yes, a lot of the “managed” services like RDS, ELB, and EMR are abstracted to provide the convenience of the service without managing the underlying infrastructure but behind the scenes, they all use virtual machines.

Top 3 Takeaways From AWS Summits Santa Clara And Anaheim 2019

Springtime brings April showers, May flowers...and the California-based AWS Summits! These are designed as free-to-attend events that bring the cloud computing community together to connect, collaborate, and learn about AWS. Stratus10 was proud to host a booth as an onsite sponsor at the AWS Summit in Santa Clara, California, and Anaheim, California. Couldn't make it to the events?

Here are our team's top 3 takeaways:

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?

Stratus10 Recognized By CIO Review

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.

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