Operationalizing Cloud Governance
Key Steps to Take When Operationalizing Cloud Governance In today’s fast-paced world, it is easy to change a resource’s configuration in the cloud with one
Impact of the Cloud Model on IT Professionals
Navigating the Evolution of IT in a Cloud-First World When I hear people talk about the changes wrought by the cloud they almost always focus
How a Cloud Center of Excellence Drives Successful Cloud Implementations
The Rise of the Cloud Center of Excellence These days a corporate “no cloud” policy is almost as rare as a “no internet policy”. Even
Establishing a Cloud Center of Excellence
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Lessons Learned When Amazon Unloaded its Non-Bundled Oracle Databases
Insights for Easing the Transition to the Cloud House of Brick, the services division of OpsCompass, has a growing set of white papers, webcasts, and
Introduction to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework
Security Framework Based on Standards, Guidelines, and Practices The NIST Cybersecurity Framework (NIST CSF) was created via a collaboration between the United States government and
How to Talk with Your Team About Cloud Strategy
Executing an Actionable Cloud Technology Strategy When it comes to the increasing demand for IT Operations solutions that impact core business strategies, it is no
Understanding CIS Controls and Benchmarks: Key Examples
Blog updated for relevancy on 2-19-2025 When discussing cybersecurity or cyber defense, the terms CIS and security controls often come up as essential best practices
Adopting Multi-Cloud Services with Confidence
Cloud Adoption is a Journey I recently explored a report by Gartner, Top 10 Trends in PaaS and Platform Innovation, 2020, which I believe, talks
What the Convergence of IaaS and PaaS Means for Cloud Governance
Since the advent of cloud computing, there have been three almost universally agreed upon cloud service models: Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-service (PaaS), and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). By now, most
