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Enabling Secure DevOps Practices on AWS

By Keith Lafaso |   Oct 10, 2024

In the previous posts in this series, we explored the fundamentals of cloud governance, strategies for managing shadow IT, best practices for building a Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE) and implementing continuous compliance on AWS. As organizations increasingly adopt DevOps practices to accelerate innovation, the challenge becomes ensuring that security is seamlessly integrated into this rapid development and deployment cycle. In this post, we’ll explore how to enable secure DevOps practices on AWS, highlighting key principles and best practices for embedding security into every phase of your development workflows.

Is Cloud Repatriation Right For Your Business? A Strategic Guide To Successful Implementation

By Keith Lafaso |   Aug 06, 2024

Over the past decade, the cloud has transformed how businesses deploy and manage their IT infrastructure. The scalability, flexibility, and cost-efficiency of public cloud solutions like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud have driven widespread adoption.  According to a recent BBC article, a growing number of companies are now moving certain workloads back on-premises–a trend known as cloud repatriation or “unclouding.” 

Enterprise Software Company Modernizes Data Protection Strategy With WEI

By Patrick Gamble |   Jul 25, 2024

It is not uncommon for a homegrown data protection strategy to
encounter scalability challenges in an evolving IT environment as demands from
rapid data growth, lifecycle management, and ransomware protection inevitably
surface. Such was the case for a prominent enterprise software company that
was in need of a modernized approach to data protection. With assistance from
WEI, the customer evaluated Rubrik’s enterprise-class backup and recovery
solution, aiming for a comprehensive enterprise data protection approach
that enhanced its cyber resilience against ransomware threats and ensured its
mission-critical workloads were protected at scale.

Building a Cloud Center of Excellence to Drive Cloud Governance

By Keith Lafaso |   Jul 23, 2024

In the two previous posts in this series, we first explored the fundamentals of cloud governance and then followed up on strategies for managing shadow IT. A key theme throughout has been the importance of establishing a Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE) to centralize cloud expertise and drive governance across the organization.

In part three of this series, we'll dive deeper into how to design and operate a successful CCoE. We'll cover defining the purpose and composition of a CCoE, establishing a governance model, ensuring collaboration, and measuring success.

Identifying the Ideal Hybrid Cloud Configuration for Your Enterprise

By Greg LaBrie |   Jun 13, 2024

In the era of digital transformation, enterprises are embracing sophisticated cloud strategies to enhance IT operations and ensure cyber resilience. This WEI blog article explores how businesses are leveraging a mix of public, private, and on-premises cloud models to revolutionize their IT infrastructure while also following best practices for cloud security.

Ensuring Continuity: Why Modern Businesses Need A Solid Disaster Recovery Plan

By Patrick Gamble |   Mar 26, 2024

Disasters come in all shapes and sizes. From natural catastrophes like floods and fires to cyberattacks and hardware failures, unexpected events can cripple a business’s operations. These seismic events cause downtime – which equates to lost revenue, damaged reputations, and a potential competitive disadvantage.

3 Reasons To Embrace DRaaS For Your Business

By Patrick Gamble |   Jul 25, 2023

Picture this: You've just been involved in a minor car accident. Thankfully, you have car insurance, and while you hoped to never use it, it sits available at a moment’s notice. In the business world, that's the essence of Disaster Recovery-as-a-Service (DRaaS). It's like insurance for your critical data and applications: it might seem unnecessary at first, but when disaster strikes, you'll be grateful for the investment.

Unify Hybrid Cloud Deployments With Nutanix Cloud Platform

By Patrick Gamble |   Apr 18, 2023

There is an ongoing shift to hybrid multi-cloud infrastructure, requiring businesses to adopt agile and seamless approaches to workload management across multiple clouds. IT professionals managing enterprise and legacy applications may initially consider virtual machines for on-premise cloud solutions. However, it may be more beneficial to refactor applications using cloud-native technologies like containers, rather than relying on the lift and shift approach.

A lift and shift method may involve moving from traditional VM environments to cloud-based environments like EC2, EBS, or Azure. However, for most modern businesses, a hybrid approach is the best option. Nutanix, a pioneer in hybrid cloud infrastructure, offers a viable solution to maintain and streamline operations while meeting business needs.

HPE Announces New Comprehensive Cloud Services For the HPE GreenLake Platform

By Greg LaBrie |   Oct 26, 2021

On September 28, 2021, HPE announced a new comprehensive series of cloud services for HPE GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform. This platform provides customers with unmatched capabilities to power digital transformation for their applications and data.

How HPE’s ‘CIO’s As-A-Service Playbook’ Improves The Business Environment

By Shane Garrett |   Oct 26, 2021

Within the “CIO’s As-a-Service playbook,” it explains how the previous consumption-oriented model of the public cloud system changed everything. However, the previous consumption-oriented model required IT to buy service and resource capacities themselves, which introduced new risks for CIOs. These limitations were identified when contrasted with the scalability and cost efficiencies of the cloud. IT wants to deliver the public cloud experience their users crave, yet some workloads cannot make that transition and must remain on-premises for many reasons.