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
VPC peering – Infrastructure Security – Keeping Your VPC secure
VPC peering VPC peering allows for the establishment of a direct, private connection between two VPCs, enabling resources in either VPC to communicate with each other as if they were in the same network. This method bypasses the internet, enhancing security and reducing latency. It is beneficial for scenarios where two separate VPCs need to
Data Strategy – Business Intelligence
Data Strategy A data strategy is defined as a set of choices and decisions that will guide and enable a high-level course of action to achieve high-level business goals. Data strategy has the following purposes: • Alignment with business and providing guiding principles • Data strategy defines the vision, mission, and goals of the data
Mappings – Business Intelligence
Mappings The purpose of this matrix is to align the focus of business strategy with data analytics strategy. Like all the programs, questions to be answered include, What is the value or value proposition for our customers in terms of providing data insights? What business process and response changes give these new insights? Figure 7-11
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,
Cloud security overview – its importance and challenges – Introduction to AWS Security Concepts and the Shared Responsibility Model
Cloud security overview – its importance and challenges As we embark on our journey into AWS security, it is essential to understand the broader landscape of cloud security. This section will set the stage by highlighting the importance of cloud security in our increasingly digital world and the unique challenges it presents. The significance of
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
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).
Security “of” the cloud – Introduction to AWS Security Concepts and the Shared Responsibility Model
Security “of” the cloud AWS is responsible for securing the underlying infrastructure that runs all of the services offered in the AWS cloud. This includes fundamental infrastructure components, such as the hardware, software, networking, and facilities that house AWS cloud services. AWS’s responsibility of the cloud includes a wide range of security measures, such as
