SCALE 18x this year was a little lighter in attendance but still a great time. It did seem as though the organizers were trying to push attendance more towards the weekend by not having many sessions on the first day. This made the few sessions available crowded, especially the sole Kubernetes session “Kubernetes 101”. The k8s sessions, especially when interactivity …
Microservices and Serverless Computing
In talking about serverless computing, we should first dispense with a common source of confusion– the word “serverless.” Though it would seem to indicate otherwise, it doesn’t mean that there are no servers. It simply means that you don’t have to own any servers, and, what is more, you don’t have to provision or configure the servers you use. Though …
Blue Sentry Helps to Support AWS Outposts
Myrtle Beach, S.C. – December 3, 2019 – Blue Sentry, a Premier Consulting Partner in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN), announced today that it has capabilities to support AWS Outposts, fully managed and configurable compute and storage racks built with AWS-designed hardware that allow customers to run compute and storage on-premises, while seamlessly connecting to AWS’s …
How Managed Services Can Simplify Cloud Security
Whether you are already one of the millions of active customers of Amazon Web Services (AWS), or are considering if you should migrate your organization’s workloads to the cloud, you’ve more than likely questioned the general security surrounding the platform. While cloud providers like AWS are responsible for maintaining the security of the cloud itself, it is up to your …
Key Differences Between On-Premise and Cloud Managed Services
There is no doubt that the cloud is the wave of the future. For newer companies, embracing the latest technologies and trends can be second nature, but for more traditional organizations, things can quickly get a lot more complicated. This is where a Managed Service Provider can help. Managed Service Providers (MSPs) are third-party contractors that offer IT tasks and …
Benefits of Infrastructure as Code
In the past few years, cloud computing has completely changed how companies build, scale, and maintain workloads. The ability to quickly provision networking, storage, and compute resources has resulted in the highest developer productivity ever seen. The companies enjoying the highest productivity are simultaneously adopting cloud and DevOps practices facilitated by Infrastructure as Code (”IaC”). IaC is made possible by …
Top Reasons Your Organization Needs to Adopt DevOps in 2019
There’s no doubt about it: 2019 is the year for DevOps. Although it’s been a huge buzzword in the industry, DevOps is nothing new. In fact, the concept of combining software development and IT operations has been around for close to ten years already. If this has you feeling behind, this is a great opportunity to fully understand the benefits …
Five Reasons to Bring the “Scalable Cloud” To Your Business
Here at Blue Sentry, I’m the sales guy in a room of high tech, methodical engineers. Sure, I can geek out over specs and features (I have two AWS certs myself) but at the end of the day, I am in it for the relationship. So, historically, it has been tough not to get sidetracked when I’d meet with companies, …
Blue Sentry Achieves Premier Consulting Partner Status in Amazon Web Services Partner Network
Blue Sentry, an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN) Consulting Partner and provider of Managed DevOps-as-a-Service, today announced it has achieved APN Premier Consulting Partner status. Premier Consulting Partner represents the highest tier within the APN, reserved for partners that have made significant investments in technical skills and AWS expertise to drive successful customer outcomes. Blue Sentry, a member …
Five Ways to Ensure Your Cloud Workload is Well Architected
These days, nearly every company has at least some of its application portfolio running on cloud infrastructure. But, most companies are not achieving the objectives that drove them to adopt cloud. Simply “lifting and shifting” a legacy workload does not allow companies to achieve better performance, agility, cost savings or better security. And bringing even a cloud-optimized application design with …