“We want to cut costs”

Aren’t we all concerned about our bottom line? When we research a new tool or solution, budget will always be one of the main deciding factors. AWS prides itself on reducing operational costs by 51%. Eliminating costs for hardware and maintenance will significantly limit your recurring data storage costs. Is your business prone to high peaks and off-seasons? With cloud-based computing, you can increase your capacity (and the subsequent costs) when you need them and scale back when business is slow. 

“We want to increase our flexibility”

Technology has supercharged the rate at which businesses evolve, so being able to respond swiftly to market changes is integral to running a successful business. Does your software allow you to scale or pivot with minimum friction and maximum flexibility? A smart cloud migration & configuration can help you to boost productivity, enable more efficient data storage, and facilitate collaboration. 

“We want a solution that is safe and secure”

AWS has several high-profile clients who can’t afford to compromise on data safety. And you will benefit from those security needs. Enjoy AWS’s state-of-the-art data security when you do your cloud migration. Have you considered what will happen to your data in case of a natural disaster? A fire or a flood on-premise could be devastating and keep you offline for weeks, if not months. In the Cloud, data is stored and backed up across several data centers. So no matter what happens, you know that all vital information will stay safe and secure.

What is your reason for considering the Cloud? Get in touch for a personalized assessment.

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MYTH 1: cloud is more expensive than a data center

Yes, if you put the price of a cloud solution next to the price of a data center, the cloud will be more expensive. But you are comparing apples and oranges. Once you take the total cost of ownership into account, you will see that the cloud is cheaper than an on-premise solution. Another major benefit: cloud offers you insights into your end-to-end. Its transparency helps you to optimize your solution and cut unnecessary costs. Finding out the true cost of your on-premise solution can be difficult.

Source: AWS

MYTH 2: the Cloud is not secure

AWS has a couple of very high-profile customers. The company simply can’t afford any security mishaps. How is this good news for you? Easy: every single AWS customer benefits from that need for rigorous safety mechanisms. Of course, your company also has its part to play. Security and compliance are a shared responsibility between AWS and your organization. AWS operates, manages, and controls components, from the host operating system and visualization layer to the physical security of the facilities in which the system operates. Your job is to ensure the security of the guest operating system (including updates and security patches), other associated application software, and the AWS-provided security group firewall. Some services require more responsibility on the client’s side than others. You can choose and integrate your services based on how comfortable you are with your share of responsibility in keeping everything secure. Maximum flexibility, maximum comfort.

MYTH 3: AWS has access to my data

We understand that privacy and full control over your data are important to you. That’s why we provide APIs for you to configure access control permissions for any of the services you develop or deploy in an AWS environment. 

Here are the services we offer to help you access, encrypt, and log data:

• AWS Identity and Access Management
• AWS Organizations
• AWS CloudTrail

As for us? We do not access or use your content for any purpose without your consent. We never use your content or derive information from it for marketing or advertising. Another concern is the storage of data. You choose where and how your data is stored. With the ability to replicate and back up content in multiple AWS regions. Oh, and you also have full control over how your content is secured. We offer strong encryption, and you can manage your own encryption keys. 

MYTH 4: I’ll be stuck with my cloud vendor

It’s true. Choosing a vendor is a commitment, but it offers enormous flexibility in services and solutions. And moving data cloud-to-cloud is a lot easier than moving information between legacy systems.  

Here are three ways our customers find freedom in cloud technology:

• No long-term commitments: customers can adopt cloud tech on their own terms. AWS customers only use the services they find valuable.
• Customer’s choice: our customers are free to use alternatives to proprietary tools, along with a range of ‘as-a-service’ capabilities. They choose how to invest and create their ideal ecosystem.
• Moving into and out of AWS: AWS services are built to support both migrations into and out of AWS, and we provide many tools and documented techniques to make it easy to do both. 

While some say that combining technology stacks offers you the best of both worlds, we believe the opposite. Learning how to get the most out of a single technology stack will give you a major business advantage.

MYTH 5: The Cloud is killing IT jobs

Au contraire. Cloud helps IT professionals to thrive. When companies transition from on-premise services to the cloud, IT administrators don’t automatically lose their jobs. Most of them transition into the role of a trusted advisor and technical solutions facilitator. 

Cloud computing is growing rapidly at around 17% per year. It is projected to become an 800 billion industry by 2025. That kind of growth requires skilled technical professionals. The World Economic Forum estimates that cloud technology will generate 133 million jobs by 2022.

Do you have any other concerns? Would you like to talk about what cloud computing can do for your business? I’d be happy to chat! Contact me today for a free introductory call.

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Extreme customer-centricity

While many companies still build new features based on self-drafted roadmaps, AWS develops solutions based on user feedback and market needs. It identifies and analyzes user needs and uses that data to implement features that matter. As a retail subsidiary, AWS’s cloud solutions are transparent and no-nonsense: what you see is what you get. Choosing AWS as a partner is choosing an IT vendor with a retailer mindset.  

Allowing you to focus on your core business

At Cloudar, we take the hassle out of your end-to-end, so you can focus on your business. Why would you spend your limited time on server management and database issues? Focus on your strengths and let us do the rest. Technology is not your end goal. It is a means to an end. Why spend your resources building an AI text recognition tool, for example, when you could just as easily outsource it to AWS? AWS has spent years developing and honing a comprehensive offer of machine learning services. It is an expert in supporting cloud infrastructure. You, too, can put the power of machine learning in the hands of every developer, data scientist, and expert practitioner in record time.

A quicker time to market

Lead times on IT projects are daunting. A great idea can get buried on the long road from concept to execution. You need to take stock of your skills, resources, and budget. Then you have to make estimates (which often turn out to be unrealistic) and check in with procurement, all before you write a single line of code or acquire any resources. More likely than not, you will end up with a project that took a lot longer to develop than estimated. A project that went over budget. And a project that somehow still didn’t reach its full potential. With AWS, it’s all just a matter of a few clicks.

Embracing the DevOps mindset 

DevOps combines cultural philosophies, practices, and tools that increase an organization’s ability to deliver applications and services efficiently. It helps you to evolve and improve products at a faster pace than those who still rely on traditional software development and infrastructure management processes. Speed is a massive competitive advantage: it allows you to better serve your customers and compete more effectively within your industry. 

DevOps models do away with silos within development and operations. In some cases, development and operations teams are merged into a single team. You will find engineers working across the entire application lifecycle, from development and testing to deployment and operations. This approach stimulates smoother processes and well-rounded skill development, as engineers become more engaged in all parts of the product cycle. AWS can help you to facilitate this mindset, because it offers a wide range of tools that makes your infrastructure a lot more programmable than it would be in a traditional IT environment. The AWS toolbox is the perfect catalyst when implementing a DevOps way of working. 

Part of an established community

The proof of the pudding is in the eating, so it was important to us at Cloudar that companies and engineers are using and evangelizing AWS. We were happy to learn that there is a large, active AWS community to help you find the best way to tackle your challenges. AWS often organizes networking events where you can meet like-minded people and compare notes to help you thrive. Cloudar recently co-hosted GameDay with AWS—a hands-on, gamified learning exercise to help people excel at operational cloud skills. It’s the perfect way to get ahead of the competition.

Are you looking to supercharge innovation? Do you want solutions that work without taking years to implement? Get in touch with Cloudar and learn how you can get the most out of AWS. 

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