Category: Case studies
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Leveraging Terraform for Infrastructure as Code: A Case Study
At DigitalCloudAdvisor, we harness the power of Terraform, an open-source infrastructure as code (IaC) tool, to assist our clients in automating and managing their infrastructure. Terraform enables us to define and provision data centre infrastructure using a high-level configuration language. This comprehensive case study will delve into how Terraform can be utilised for both simple…
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How to secure your Network
At DigitalCloudAdvisor, we are really passionate about Security. Regarding the Network Security aspect, we believe that Networking is the first point where any attacker can begin attempting to access your environment. So, in order to protect your data, best practice is to look after your Network first. A Defence in Depth (AKA the Onion model for…
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KMS – Key Management Service – Case Study
According to AWS, Security is “job zero”. At DigitalCloudAdvisor, we embrace that principle from the heart and believe that security comes at the top of our priorities. Whether we think of the servers, applications, data, or users’ permissions, we follow best practices around Security straight from AWS itself. In this Case Study, I will expand…
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Optimising costs in S3 buckets: Strategies and best practices for efficient data storage
Migrating to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud can significantly reduce costs for businesses of all sizes. With the ability to pay only for what you use and a global network of data centres, organisations can optimise their cloud spend and reduce costs. Additionally, AWS provides various tools to help organisations monitor and optimise…
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Optimising application costs for a serverless architecture
When implemented correctly, a Well-Architected cloud solution can lead to immediate cost savings on monthly bills and long-term savings through better practices within your company. AWS offers a wide range of services for monitoring, compliance, security, pay-as-you-go computing, orchestration, and automation, allowing businesses of any size to optimize their costs and increase profits. The serverless…
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Amazon SageMaker
The following steps outline the infrastructure process DigitalCloudAdvisor takes to create a machine-learning model to predict customer metrics using Amazon SageMaker: Data Collection and Analysis DigitalCloudAdvisor gathers relevant data sets, which can be collected in DynamoDB and later passed to S3 or directly stored in S3. A thorough analysis is then conducted to identify patterns…
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IAM Account Strategies
We know that when it comes to your Account strategies, it can become a bit overwhelming, that’s why we are here to help. At DigitalCloudAdvisor, we implemented the following IAM Account strategy for a medium-sized company in the United Kingdom. One of the key challenges for the customer was managing access to their resources in…
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DevSecOps
The following solution demonstrates how AWS tools can be utilized to manage your CI/CD pipeline and incorporate automated additional features. By utilizing AWS CodeCommit, AWS CodePipeline, AWS CodeBuild, and AWS CloudFormation, our team can assist you in streamlining the deployment lifecycle by automating and simplifying pre-deployment compliance checks. As illustrated in the diagram, when a…
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Migration Services
The AWS migration service is not a travel or ticketing service for humans travelling or moving to reside a different country. It is all about migrating workloads and servers to the cloud which provides many benefits, such as increased scalability, cost-efficiency, and flexibility. The process of migrating to the cloud, also known as “cloud migration,”…
