Self-Service – Business Intelligence
Self-Service The responsibility for delivery has been shifting from the IT area to the business area. Driven by business’ desire for more control and ownership, business teams responsible for digital delivery often have little or no link to the IT department. While this is a positive trend, there is a risk that organizations will become
Designing secure VPCs – Infrastructure Security – Keeping Your VPC secure
Designing secure VPCs Our first stop in this chapter is designing secure VPCs. A VPC is a virtual network dedicated to your AWS account, and its design plays a crucial role in the overall security of your AWS resources. In this section, we will walk you through key security considerations and best practices to ensure
Elastic network interfaces (ENIs) – Infrastructure Security – Keeping Your VPC secure
Elastic network interfaces (ENIs) Acting as the virtual equivalent of a physical network card, ENIs provide your AWS resources, such as EC2 instances, with network connectivity within your VPC. Each ENI is equipped with attributes such as a primary private IP address, optional secondary IP addresses, Elastic IP addresses (if assigned), and a MAC address.
Best practices for designing secure VPCs – Infrastructure Security – Keeping Your VPC secure
Best practices for designing secure VPCs This section will guide you through a series of best practices that can guide you in designing a skeleton for your VPCs that is not only functional but also secure. These practices are not exhaustive, but they provide a solid foundation for building secure VPCs. Use subnet segregation heavily
Analytics Governance – Business Intelligence
Analytics Governance We explained and discussed data governance in Chapter 6, “Data Democratization, Governance & Security,” in detail. However, as we discussed about data governance, people sometimes get confused that it deals more with enterprise data management governance: policy and procedures for analytics pipelines governance. As it is similar to data stewardship, analytical stewardship need
Data and Analytics Approach and Strategy – Business Intelligence
Data and Analytics Approach and Strategy The strategy of an organization flows from business strategy to information strategy, which includes application and data strategy. It is essential that information strategy matches with business strategy. Information strategy consists of application strategy, data strategy, business intelligence strategy, and analytics strategy; all of these must align with the
Step to Create Data Strategy 2 – Business Intelligence
6. Develop Recommendations: After developing vision and goals, the next steps are to provide recommendations based on the current state, and on the vision and goals for the future. The comprehensive solution and recommendations can be from people, process, and technology prospectives. Figure 7-12 demonstrates technical levers to govern data management, like data architecture, metadata,
Complexity – Introduction to AWS Security Concepts and the Shared Responsibility Model
Complexity Cloud environments offered by a leading provider such as AWS are inherently complex. This complexity is multifaceted, stemming from the vast array of services offered, the dynamic and scalable nature of the cloud, and the global reach of the cloud platform. AWS offers well over 200 fully featured services from data centers globally. These
Visibility and control – Introduction to AWS Security Concepts and the Shared Responsibility Model
Visibility and control In the realm of cloud security, visibility and control are critical aspects. Unlike traditional on-premises environments where infrastructure is physically accessible and operations are often static, the cloud introduces a dynamic, scalable, and distributed environment that necessitates a different approach to maintaining visibility and control. Visibility in the cloud is about having
Compliance – Introduction to AWS Security Concepts and the Shared Responsibility Model
Compliance Ensuring compliance in the cloud means that your operations and workloads running in the cloud align with various regulatory standards and requirements. These could range from industry-specific regulations such as HIPAA for healthcare or PCI DSS for payment card information, to broader regulations such as GDPR for data protection in the European Union (EU).
