Some Cloud Best Practices from iTmethods

The following blog post was originally featured by Stephen Orban, Head of Enterprise Strategy at AWS, in his Medium Blog Series. “Life is a journey. When we stop, things don’t go right.” -Pope Francis   As public cloud adoption starts to accelerate among enterprise customers who are seeking to take advantage of the scale and innovation […]

Making the Most of Mass Migration to the AWS Cloud

There are a number of factors that drive organizations towards a mass migration to the AWS cloud. They often include the ending of a data centre lease, major capital depreciation, strategic planning decisions, and more. But mass migration – moving an abundant number of applications and resources – can be a data- and labour-intensive project. […]

Amazon Announces the AWS Canada (Central) Region

Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced earlier this year that they would be opening a new Region in Montréal, Quebec by early 2017. After much anticipation and excitement, it’s now here – and a month early! Good News for AWS Customers in Canada Amazon is committed to expanding its infrastructure to meet the needs of its […]

News Release: iTmethods Recognized as a Member of AWS Service Delivery Program for Aurora and Database Migration Service

Designation Deepens iTmethods’ AWS Expertise and Commitment to Industry-Leading Cloud Migration, Automation, and Management Services iTmethods, an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Advanced Consulting and Managed Service Partner, is pleased to announce that it has been recognized as a member of AWS’ new Service Delivery Program for both Aurora and Database Migration Service, announced at AWS […]

iTmethods Recognized as an Inaugural Member of Amazon Web Services’ (AWS’) Public Sector Partner Program

Designation Reaffirms iTmethods’ Commitment to Public Sector Institutions and Proven Expertise in Migrating, Securing, and Managing Workloads in the Cloud Toronto, Ontario – November 29, 2016 – iTmethods, an Advanced Consulting and Managed Service Partner in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN), is pleased to announce that it has been recognized as a member […]

6 Dos and Don’ts of Disaster Recovery in AWS

Data disasters come in a variety of forms – from natural events like fires or floods that damage your data centre to system failures that disrupt operations. Disaster Recovery (DR) is all about preparing for and effectively recovering from disasters. Relying on traditional IT infrastructures means procuring, duplicating, and managing that hardware and software to […]

Fulfill Canadian Data Residency Requirements and Unlock the Power of the AWS Cloud

Earlier this year, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced plans to build a new AWS Region in Montreal, Quebec later in 2016 – big news for Canadian companies handling sensitive customer information they’re legally required to keep in Canada. AWS’ Montreal Region will complement five existing North American Regions – GovCloud (US), US East (Northern Virginia), […]

Are You Part of the Trend towards Leaner, Faster Software Development Teams?

A recent Atlassian survey of 1,300 customers revealed an intriguing paradox: the smaller the team, the more productive it is. Of those surveyed, 37% of smaller dev orgs (1-100 people) reported that it takes fewer than 4 hours to push line of code to production versus 23% of medium dev orgs and only 17% of […]

Top 3 Software Development Trends for 2016

More and more, businesses are being run on software – giving them the ability to launch services quickly on a global scale. In the words of Marc Andreessen, “software is eating the world.” For today’s forward-looking organizations, staying competitive means staying agile. That means having the right tools to maximize productivity and effectiveness. Atlassian develops […]