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Deploying OpenAI with Public Cloud: Dos & Don’ts
When deploying OpenAI, you'll need to consider things like security, scalability, performance, data quality and ethics.
FinOps beyond cost control – Getting started.
Hear practical steps and actionable strategies to expand your focus and embrace a holistic approach that encompasses value realisation, optimisation, and accountability.
The problem with a cost-centred approach to FinOps.
If you feel like you’re constantly fighting fires controlling your spend and not seeing the full value of your investments, it’s time to examine why focusing solely on costs can limit the true potential of FinOps.
Changing your FinOps approach to boost efficiency.
Discover practical insights to help you begin to optimise your practices, maximise efficiency across your organisation and unlock the full potential of FinOps.
Who should be involved in FinOps?
Discover the key stakeholders who should specific roles in driving success and maximising the value of your FinOps initiatives, from finance and leadership to engineering and product owners.
Is cloud becoming too expensive? And what can you do to control costs?
Last year, Basecamp quit public cloud. CTO David Heinemeier Hansson explained why, citing growing bills, false savings promises, and complexities...
Nordcloud Achieves AWS Cloud Operations Competency
Nordcloud announced today that it has achieved the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud Operations Competency as one of the inaugural...
Running in Cloud:
Insight from Tech Leaders
Read how to streamline the race to cloud – and avoid hurdles along the way. The insight comes from a discussion with C-level tech leaders.
Cloud Mythbuster: Data protection and the public sector – What you should know and what you should do
Here, we look at data protection and cloud – and the steps government agencies can take to bust the myths and drive digitalisation agendas in a secure, compliant way.
Google Cloud Authentication with Workload Identity Federation for GitHub Actions
With the Workload Identity Federation (WIF), you can grant external identities IAM roles, by allowing them to impersonate service accounts that have these roles.
Automating Terraform Deployments with GitHub Actions: A Step-by-Step Guide
In this article, you’ll learn how to use GitHub Actions to deploy your Terraform code to production in Google Cloud.
NHS England reaches for the clouds
Partnership with IBM/Nordcloud lays strategic foundations for scaling cloud across the NHS.
Pain of payment, free coffee, and what it all means for cloud
What can we learn from retailers and payment providers when it comes to controlling the pain of payment?
Cloud Upskilling for Government:
A Toolkit for Enabling a Digital Future
This playbook helps you overcome cloud skills gaps. It’s full of practical advice, case studies, templates and checklists.
What are the advantages of SIEM?
Since security incident and event management (SIEM) offers obvious advantages, it has been widely embraced and utilised to manage cybersecurity...
Nordcloud’s Integrated Management System Awarded ISO 9001 Certification
ISO 9001 confirms Nordcloud’s integrated management system underpins quality performance in everything we do.
What We’ve Learnt About Government & Cloud – How to Get Started
Working closely with government organisations, we’ve learnt how to help lower the barrier and get started in the move to cloud.
What We’ve Learnt About Government & Cloud – Challenges & False Assumptions
We’re working with government teams to smooth their journey to cloud, and overcome the challenges and false assumptions they face.
What We’ve Learnt About Government & Cloud – 6 Key Drivers
We’re working with government agencies, enabling their transition to cloud, and we’ve learnt lots about what’s driving them.
The Automatic Government – How to Empower Organisations
The key to bridging the divide between citizen expectation and cost for the government is automation.
Uber, Social Engineering & Security Weak Links | Expert Blog
I have talked a few times in these blogs about the importance of security and cloud teams keeping staff informed...
How we created the biggest learning program in Nordcloud history – and what we learned
Read about how Nordcloud Academy became Nordcloud’s largest internal upskilling programme.
World Aviation Festival:
Key Takeaways for Airline Leaders
Read this 3-minute round-up of the interesting talks and discussions at the World Aviation Festival 2022.
Cloud Upskilling for Aviation: A Toolkit for Enabling a Digital Future
With IT skills gaps airlines are finding it hard to drive through innovation and gain benefits.