Thomas Smart, Author at Sourced Group

Posts by Thomas Smart

The Evolution of Testing in the Age of Serverless

Posted on February 20, 2022

Introduction As organisations adopt microservices for rebuilds and new applications, many will realise that the established ‘Test Pyramid’ approach to testing is considerably less effective than it was with traditional applications. The Test Pyramid emphasises unit tests that focus on the application’s individual functions and code. These comprise the bulk of this testing strategy, reflected […]

Event Storming

Posted on October 27, 2021

Event Storming is a workshop-based approach to migrating a monolithic application to a microservices architecture. It follows a series of steps to assess the monolith, discover events, and identify actors who use the system. The final step of grouping these insights will help to inform an effective event-driven microservices architecture. The rise of Microservices has […]

Introduction to Serverless Architecture

Posted on September 20, 2021

Is ‘Serverless’ just a new buzzword or is it a way to considerably reduce cloud operational cost for suitable applications? Watch this video by our senior consultant, Thomas Smart – where he provides an introduction to Serverless to help you determine whether it is relevant to your organisation. Read more about it on Thomas’s blog […]

Protecting Personal Data in Serverless Cloud

Posted on August 23, 2021

Introduction In our previous blog post, we learned about Personally Identifiable Information (PII), and the additional regulatory requirements that it carries. We covered three common requirements of PII regulation: Tracking Access; which talks about being able to audit who is accessing sensitive data, when they access it and where they access it. Protecting Data; which […]

Personally Identifiable Information in Regulated Organisations

Posted on August 23, 2021

Introduction Over the last few years, we have seen more enterprises open to adopting public cloud and migrating at least some of their data sets. Understanding how data can be protected in the cloud is a common question from teams less familiar with this technology. In this two-part blog post, we will first build an […]

The Impact of the Singapore Personal Data Protection Act Updates on Highly-Regulated Organisations

Posted on July 20, 2021

The Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) is a standard that addresses personal data protection in Singapore. In the video below, Sourced consultant Thomas Smart talks about the impact of the PDPA updates on highly-regulated organisations in Singapore, compares differences between the PDPA and the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and discusses the general […]

Serverless in the Finance Industry

Posted on June 23, 2021

Introduction With a shift towards modern development practices, services architecture has become a goal for many of our heavily regulated and security conscious clients. As the shift towards cloud computing increases many clients are striving to understand the challenges and opportunities that a Serverless approach provides while defining what a scaled cloud implementation means for […]

Introduction to Serverless Architecture

Posted on May 25, 2021

Introduction Is ‘Serverless’ just a new buzzword or is it a way to considerably reduce cloud operational cost for suitable applications? In this blog post, we provide an introduction to Serverless to help you determine whether it is relevant to your organisation. What Is Serverless Architecture? Simply put, Serverless architecture is a way to build […]

Walkthrough of the Singapore Personal Data Protection Act 2021 Update

Posted on April 21, 2021

Introduction The Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) is Singapore’s data privacy regulation. In this blog post, we look at some of the differences between PDPA and European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and the general perception and applicability of PDPA. Privacy regulation tends to be a secondary consideration for many organisations dealing with the […]

Building the Core Foundations for Cloud at Scale™

Posted on September 11, 2019

Summary Sourced has developed a proven solution to help enterprises launch strategic, well-planned cloud initiatives on public cloud. Called the Cloud at Scale™ Core Foundations, the framework is designed to achieve early wins and lay the foundation for an ongoing cloud adoption journey. In this whitepaper, Sourced demonstrates how the Cloud at Scale™ approach enables […]