Introduction As part of our ongoing “Champions of Cloud” blog series, we have been looking at the key considerations for regulated organisations wanting to adopt Cloud in Malaysia. In this article, we’ll examine the area of migration, specifically the migration of critical workloads. But what is a critical workload and why would we want to […]
How to Harness Azure Migrate at Scale
The set-up of Azure Migrate is relatively simple, but enterprise-scale migration is not. This blogpost explains how to navigate key challenges and make good use of the tool for a successful cloud migration. With enterprise organisations increasingly embracing public cloud for more of their IT estate, many are facing substantial data centre exits. Moving applications […]
Security In The Cloud
Introduction The pervasive “aaS” (as a Service) models introduced by cloud computing, combined with the use of declarative infrastructure-as-code and controls-as-code has radically altered how we think about securing enterprise environments. For those of us who have been in the field for some time, adapting our security reasoning the public cloud requires not just a […]
Power of Customer Data: Building a Google Cloud Platform for Regulated Enterprises
Many financial services organisations struggle to use customer data effectively for marketing communications. For instance, banks hold rich seams of customer data which could support targeted digital campaigns. However less than half are delivering. The business impact is significant since consumers are more likely to respond to relevant, personalised offers. So, what’s behind the problem? […]
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Five Reasons to Use a Cloud Consulting Partner
It’s no secret that cloud skills are at a premium. People with proven expertise in large, complex, or business-critical cloud migrations are hard to come by. This can be a limiting factor in cloud transformation, especially in highly regulated industries such as financial services where risk management is paramount. Focus on Cloud Development and Management […]
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Compliant Cloud Adoption in Malaysia
Introduction If you are reading this, you likely have an understanding of what Risk Management in Technology (RMiT) is and how crucial this piece of regulatory policy is for cloud adoption by Financial Institutions (FI) in Malaysia. With the promotion of the Cloud Technology Risk Assessment Guideline (CTRAG) to a full-fledged RMiT appendix in June […]
Re-platforming Informatica for the Cloud
Informatica is one of the most widely used software platforms in the financial services sector, performing business-critical data management and governance functions. Our client needed to migrate three Informatica applications to Azure: Enterprise Data Catalog (EDC), Axon Data Governance (ADG), and Informatica Data Quality (IDQ). We were responsible for re-platforming these resources to run effectively in the cloud. Re-platforming is a […]
Re-platforming Guidewire for the Cloud
Cloud is now a mature technology. Its adoption is of strategic importance for insurance businesses, and leaders must balance the risks and opportunities. Simply being in the cloud does not deliver business benefits. In fact, it could result in a host of cost management, security, and compliance issues. Avoiding these complications and unlocking the advantages […]
Amazon Web Services re:Invent 2023 | Key Announcements and Insights
This article provides a comprehensive overview of the key announcements from Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) re:Invent 2023, highlighting the latest advancements in cloud technology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Machine Learning (ML). It offers insights into AWS’s strategic direction and the implications for cloud computing in the coming year. AWS re:Invent 2023, the much-anticipated annual event, […]
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Embracing Cloud: Perspectives from Early Adopters
With the focus of the government on developing the Malaysian digital economy and the announcements by Amazon Web Services (AWS) regarding launching a local region by 2024, Malaysia is a fast-rising digital star in the region. This is not to suggest that the journey only began in 2023. Rather, organisations on the leading edge have […]
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