AWS DevSecOps Best Practices

Are you tired of slow delivery times, communication breakdowns, and security breaches that could have been avoided? It’s time to consider implementing a DevSecOps culture into your organization. DevOps vs. DevSecOps – Before there was DevSecOps, there was DevOps. DevOps is a business practice that aims to shorten the software development lifecycle by enabling continuous development […]

Infinitive’s AWS re:Wind – re:Invent 2022 Recap

https://youtu.be/8FoASun-Ias AWS re:Wind – What’s all the buzz about? AWS re:Invent took place on November 28th – December 2nd in Las Vegas, NV and Infinitive was excited to learn more about the cloud, get inspired, and rethink what is possible with AWS solutions. This week, Infinitive hosted re:Wind, a webinar recapping our experience at re:Invent, […]

EDUCAUSE Recap

https://youtu.be/6mvakefqtdw Are you looking to impact students by getting more value out of your data? On October 25th – 28th, Wayne Campagna, Infinitive’s Client Service Lead in the education market, and Brad Sheridan, Director of Data and Analytics, attended the EDUCAUSE Conference in Denver, CO to learn about the latest innovations in higher education. As […]

Centralized vs. Decentralized Data Transformations: Implementing Data Mesh

In Part 1 we discussed what a data mesh is, its foundational principles, and how it solves current data management challenges. Data mesh enables analytics at scale; it allows greater flexibility and autonomy for data owners enabling easier data experimentation and innovation while reducing the burden on data teams. Implementing data mesh in an organization […]

Datadog Best Practices

In this blog, we will focus on best practices for three of Datadog’s most popular capabilities: metrics, monitors, and dashboards. These three areas provide the first steps into gaining maximum utility from the platform and gaining transparency into the various components that comprise a technology ecosystem. Metrics: Utilize Integrations Before connecting infrastructure to Datadog, check […]

Centralized vs. Federated Governance for Citizen Developers when Using Low-Code

The demand for robust and efficient software applications has been steadily increasing and has in turn prompted companies to invest in rapid code development. Low-code has allowed organizations to incorporate citizen developers who do not have coding expertise to develop complex, yet scalable applications in a short amount of time through platform plugins and drag-n-drop […]

Defining Observability: Monitoring vs. Observability

Monitoring and observability are often used interchangeably, but there are key differences between the two approaches. This is part 1 of a three-part blog series. Part 1 outlines the specifics of monitoring versus observability and explains how both approaches complement each other. Part 2 highlights how to implement an observability framework at scale with Datadog. […]

4 Trends Shaping the Credit Card Industry

The world’s changing at a breakneck pace and the way we interact with our credit card providers is no different. Data from NerdWallet shows card payments are skyrocketing and 80% of consumers today prefer card payments to cash. Companies will need to stay on top of trends and have the right technology and first party […]

5 Ways to Ensure Your Cloud Controls are Effective

With many businesses moving their operations to the cloud, how do you ensure your controls work securely and efficiently? Cloud controls are a set of security controls that protect cloud environments against vulnerabilities and minimize the effects of malicious attacks. These controls include a variety of measures for reducing, mitigating, or eliminating distinct types of […]

Driving a Sustainable Control Environment through Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)

Challenge A Top 10 US Bank deployed dozens of new controls across several of its enterprise service areas in response to intensifying regulatory scrutiny and inadequate findings from recent audits. Early results from the first wave of control testing highlighted deficiencies in the design and/or execution of many of the new controls. Additionally, controls once […]