SGA, an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Select Consulting Partner, announced today that it is participating in the launch of Professional Services in AWS Marketplace. AWS customers can now find and purchase professional services from SGA in AWS Marketplace, a curated digital catalog of software, data, and services that makes it easy to find, test, buy, and deploy software and data products that run on AWS. As a participant in the launch, SGA is one of the first AWS Consulting Partners to quote and contract services in AWS Marketplace to help customers implement, support, and manage their software on AWS.

Cloud is the wrong analogy for managed datacenters — they are Terra (Earth-based) with a regional focus.

Serverless architects will design holistic Services on Demand (SoD) solutions using Services as Code (SaC) to configure secured managed services for code, events, and data.

Wayne Scarano - Serverless Global Architect

On-demand serverless compute, Function as a Service (FaaS), combined with existing cloud services allows the cloud itself to become programmable. Specifically, cloud services are the components for building customer applications.

The Internet of Things (IoT) shadow model is disrupting the design, development, maintenance, quality, and support of the devices they mirror. Next, IoT shadows will disrupt how we secure these devices as an integral part of the device lifecycle, incorporating the concept of security by design. The use of IoT shadows in the security domain is the foundation of The IoT Shadow Trust Framework (IoTSTF).

The Internet of Things (IoT) is undergoing major transformations, shifting to autonomous (intelligent) operations across a connected mesh of devices with data aggregations and control at a global level (e.g., cloud computing platform with big data analytics). The merging of the networked physical and cyber components also requires the merging of various disciplines to properly evaluate risk and achieve required levels of security, privacy, and situational awareness. This is a far greater challenge than many organizations may anticipate.

Security is the responsibility of the entire organization including employees and third parties. It should be part of an organization’s DNA with every action having a security consideration.

The digital world is changing rapidly – organizations are embracing the cloud, mobile is ubiquitous, social media are enhancing communications, and the Internet of Things (IoT) is proliferating. An updated approach is needed to manage an organization’s cybersecurity posture – a digital security posture.

"Organizations should strive to achieve and maintain a baseline cybersecurity posture, driven by business needs and risk tolerance with a balance of people, technology, and processes," said Wayne Scarano, Chief Executive Officer at SGA Cyber Security, Inc. "As business needs drive the demand for new technological solutions, organizations need to ensure critical data are secure. We are proud and excited to partner with the best established and emerging providers in the industry."