On July 9th, Microsoft will end support for SQL Server 2008. That means the countdown is on with a little over one month left on the clock before regular security updates end and organizations running these workloads will be exposed to possible cyber-attacks. Unfortunately, it doesn’t end with SQL Server 2008. In January, Windows Server 2008 will reach end of support (EOS). Like death and taxes, EOS is inevitable for almost all software products, which is why it’s smart to start assessing your ongoing risk from product retirement.
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 End of Support
[fa icon="calendar'] Jun 4, 2019 1:11:37 PM / by Six Nines posted in AWS, Cloud Adoption, Windows, APN, Premier, amazon
The Virtualization of Media & Entertainment
[fa icon="calendar'] Apr 25, 2019 12:13:31 PM / by Six Nines posted in AWS, Cloud Adoption, partner, VFX, Media & Entertainment
There was quite a buzz at the 2019 NAB Show this month in Las Vegas, where we spent four days exploring the colossal convention center, meeting with partners and taking in the sheer enormity of it all. Hosted by the National Association of Broadcasters, NAB Show brings together 100K attendees and 2K exhibitors from 160+ countries to showcase the latest tech innovations shaping the future of what the M&E industry creates and how the world consumes.
CASE STUDY: Pharos Innovations - Microsoft on AWS Engagement
[fa icon="calendar'] Jun 13, 2017 9:39:00 AM / by Ben Rodrigue posted in AWS, Cloud Adoption, DNS, ELB, HIPAA, IIS, Microsoft, Migration, Migration ASP.NET, MSSQL, OPEX, pharos, ec2, RDS, Route53, S3, Technology, vpc, Windows
Customer Overview:
Pharos Innovations is a SaaS platform that incentivizes performance and value-based healthcare. The Pharos platform works by decreasing avoidable inpatient utilization, driving individual patient behavioral change, leverage real-time patient health data, and develop sustainable and efficient care management models. By utilizing advanced algorithms and daily patient surveys, the platform analyzes patient responses flagging outliers and providing real-time feedback to the patient.
CASE STUDY: Zola Suite - Microsoft on AWS Engagement
[fa icon="calendar'] Jun 13, 2017 9:22:00 AM / by Ben Rodrigue posted in ASP.NET, AWS, Cloud Adoption, ELB, IIS, Microsoft, Migration, MSSQL, OPEX, ec2, S3, vpc, Windows, zola
About Zola Suite:
Zola Suite, a Zola Media company, provides a cloud-based legal practice management software. As an all-in-one SaaS CRM solution, Zola Suite provides case management capabilities (such as Tasks, Notes, Calendaring), an email system, a billing and accounting system as well as reports and analytics.
Cloud Resource Tagging: Reaching your full potential
[fa icon="calendar'] Mar 21, 2017 12:34:00 PM / by Ben Rodrigue posted in automation, AWS, best practices, budget, cloud, Cloud Adoption, cloudformation, ec2, Tagging, Technology
You take tagging for granted. “Wait!”, you say. “I don’t take it for granted!”, I promise that you do. Whether you are a novice cloud operator or a seasoned architect, you take tagging for granted and, you are doing it wrong. How do I know this? Experience. Specifically, your experience. The IT field has not prepared you to set up tagging appropriately, and therefore, you have one audience in mind for your tagging strategy; you. You tagged your environment based on how you logically built your stack to keep track of your resources. Then, you threw in a few other bonus items like an extra key:value pair for what Operating System the machine is running or if it's in your production or staging environment. But, that is just the beginning of the potential insights you can gain with an appropriately tagged environment.
CASE STUDY: INSZoom - Migrating from Colocation to AWS Cloud
[fa icon="calendar'] Nov 14, 2016 12:48:00 PM / by Ben Rodrigue posted in AWS, cloud, Cloud Adoption, cloudformation, colo, colocation, Migration, adoption, ec2, vpc
INSZoom is the world’s largest immigration software company, with solutions for immigration lawyers, corporations, universities, healthcare organizations and non-profit groups. They provide a comprehensive platform that allows clients to share and process valuable information online, process immigration applications quickly and stay compliant while doing so.
Your Cloud Transformation: Pushing through slow cloud adoption
[fa icon="calendar'] Nov 8, 2016 1:40:00 PM / by Ben Rodrigue posted in Business, chasm, cloud, Cloud Adoption, Financial, leadership, adoption
Cloud is blowing up. Every organization, big and small, is looking at the cloud to increase agility, reduce IT spend and increase uptime. That’s all peachy, but why does adoption slow down after the first few months for many companies. Adoption typically follows an S-curve where initial adoption is quick and then it quickly falls off. The problem is: