When you apply database changes, whether automated as part of a CICD process, or manually in the legacy solution, what do you do when an error occurs? Do you undo all the changes applied so you can analyze the issue or do you search for an immediate solution so you can finish all the changes?  Both options have pros and …
CASE STUDY: Insurance Carrier Benefits From AWS Savings Plans
Blue Sentry worked with a large residential property insurance carrier to help them save substantially on their AWS footprint. The company, an existing Blue Sentry managed service client with a large AWS presence, relies on Blue Sentry to monitor and proactively adjust its environment for performance, reliability, and cost optimization. As a result of this long and mutually beneficial relationship, …
CASE STUDY: Oracle to Amazon Aurora Migration Delivers $1M in Savings, Enhanced Reliability
The COVID-19 pandemic caused many businesses to re-evaluate the means by which they backup and protect their digital platforms and mission-critical data. Blue Sentry worked with one such customer – a company that supports a unique platform to provide critical event management, alerting and notification services in a real-time fashion. Keeping Up with Demand As the COVID 19 crisis intensified, …
Start-up Value Streams: The Secret to Speed
Achieving product market fit is perhaps the hardest part of building a successful start-up. Unfortunately, it is also the one thing without which a start-up cannot succeed. The speed with which you can achieve product market fit determines whether you run out of capital before getting traction in the market. And, the speed with which you can refine that fit …