Cloud Computing

Why you should embrace, not fear, cloud vendor lock-in

Embracing cloud vendor lock-in can help you gain a competitive advantage. Fearing it can leave you behind. In our previous blog post, we wrote about the reasons why many companies fear cloud vendor lock-in, where those fears stem from, and tactics you can implement to

6 things you can do to avoid cloud vendor lock-in

Vendor lock-in is a concern for those moving to the cloud. Here’s what you can do to mitigate the risks. Migrating to the cloud can bring a multitude of benefits to your company, such as increased agility, flexibility, and cost savings. Despite all of these

Quick Recap of the 2017 New York AWS Summit

The New York AWS Summit took place on August 14. The Thorn Tech team went to the Big Apple to attend, learn, and have a great time! More than 7,000 cloud-minded people attended the New York event, making it the second largest AWS Summit this

Why security shouldn’t be a hurdle to migrating to the cloud

Security has been a big hurdle for companies looking to migrate to the cloud, but it shouldn’t be anymore. Security will always be a concern when it comes to technology, especially with cloud computing. The thought of important data and key parts of your application

How to transform your business with artificial intelligence in the cloud

Artificial intelligence can make your business smarter and more efficient, and cloud computing can make AI easier and cheaper to implement. Artificial intelligence has fascinated mankind for centuries. The concept dates back to Greek myths of golden automatons crafted to assist the gods, medieval pursuits

Announcing SFTP Gateway – automatically upload files via SFTP to Amazon S3

We’ve just launched SFTP Gateway, a secure, pre-configured, reliable way to push files via SFTP to S3. We are excited to announce the launch of our new product, SFTP Gateway, now available on the Amazon Web Services Marketplace! SFTP Gateway is a secure, pre-configured SFTP

How to improve your disaster recovery plan with the cloud

Cloud computing has made disaster recovery better and cheaper. Here’s what you need to know about how to integrate the cloud into your disaster recovery plan. A disaster can strike at any time, disrupting the delivery of your software applications to your customers and your business’

What You Need to Think About Before Going Multi-Cloud

Consider these benefits and risks before you move to a multi-cloud environment. According to the 2016 IDC CloudView survey, 56% of companies who use AWS are also using cloud services from another provider, and an additional 23% of respondents have plans to do so very

AWS Tutorial: How to Build a Serverless Slack Chatbot

Create a serverless Slack chatbot with API Gateway, Lambda, and DynamoDB Slack, a messaging tool with similarities to IRC, basically killed email in our office (for which I am forever grateful). Not only does Slack organize group conversations, but it provides extra functionality via slash

Serverless Architectures: Everything You Need to Know

What is serverless, what serverless frameworks are available, who uses it, and what are its pros and cons? Serverless is an increasingly popular approach to software development that is set to explode in 2017. The serverless movement started with the launch of AWS Lambda in