nClouds announced it has signed a Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) with AWS. The intent of the agreement is to help startups and growth-stage companies leverage AWS for strategic advantage. Under the SCA, nClouds and AWS will work closely on a variety of go-to-market initiatives. One initiative includes nOps, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) cloud management platform for […]

Is your cloud infrastructure “well-architected” to achieve your desired business and technical outcomes, all while optimizing costs? Here are four key learnings on how a well-architected infrastructure on AWS can drive business results, including reduced costs and improved security & compliance risk. Read JT Giri’s blog post on the AWS Partner Network (APN) blog: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/apn/how-aws-well-architected-reviews-can-drive-a-customer-first-culture/

Achieving speed and reliability in product delivery is the essence of DevOps, but it’s critical not to compromise security in the process. Instead of considering security measures at the end of the delivery lifecycle, a DevSecOps approach integrates security throughout the product delivery lifecycle. This is often referred to as “shift left” – moving security […]

Industry analyst Ovum published their On the Radar report, citing three main reasons organizations are looking for help with AWS configuration issues – and how nOps helps. They need to get a handle on costs and become more proactive in managing them. They need to automate change requests/authorizations to respond to the volume and velocity […]

HfS Research spotlights nClouds’ success supporting clients’ technology and cultural changes associated with adopting a DevOps approach, and credits our SaaS software platform (nOps) for offering both clear oversight of cloud infrastructure dependencies and a quick route to identifying cost savings across the cloud. “Crucially, the deployment of technologies such as automation is the easy […]

This blog kicks off a series in which we’ll address topics aligned with the AWS Well-Architected framework. If you were at AWS re:Invent, you probably heard AWS CTO Werner Vogels talk about well-architected cloud architecture. The AWS Well-Architected Framework provides a consistent approach and guidance to evaluate architectures and implement scalable designs, with a focus […]

As organizations expand cloud adoption, it becomes critical to track assets, build workflows, and secure workloads in a defined and standardized manner. With AWS Service Catalog, you can launch pre-approved resources in AWS and incorporate existing ITSM and ITOM systems into your cloud workflows to eliminate silos and encourage DevOps best practices. At nClouds, we’re […]

5 ways to do change management at the speed of DevOps. Change is inevitable. In fact, if you’re practicing Agile and DevOps, of all the “continuous” states that you aspire to, there’s one you can count on, and that’s continuous change. Your team is continuously changing the infrastructure to deliver value to your customers in […]

At nClouds, we’re thrilled to be included in the CIOReview annual listing of “20 companies that are at the forefront of providing IT Service Management solutions and impacting the marketplace.” The list is compiled by a panel of CEOs, CIOs, VCs, industry analysts, and the CIOReview editorial board. They were particularly excited about nOps and […]