12/5/24
Frank Huyzen
Cloud Solutions for Agile Businesses.
Innovating at the Intersection of Business Needs and Technological Potential to Shape the Future of Work.
Cloud computing has fundamentally transformed how enterprises approach infrastructure, application development, and service delivery. Yet the journey to cloud maturity looks different for every organization depending on their industry, regulatory environment, existing technology investments, and strategic priorities. Global Stories Enterprises has guided hundreds of companies through successful cloud transformations since the technology first emerged as a viable enterprise option.
The decision between public cloud providers, private cloud infrastructure, or hybrid approaches involves tradeoffs that extend far beyond simple cost comparisons. Considerations around data sovereignty, latency requirements, integration complexity, and exit strategies all factor into architecture decisions that will shape technology capabilities for years to come. Our cloud strategists help navigate these complex choices with clarity and confidence.
Migration planning separates successful cloud initiatives from troubled ones. Attempting to lift and shift everything at once typically leads to budget overruns, performance problems, and frustrated users. We advocate for measured approaches that prioritize workloads based on business value, technical readiness, and risk factors. Quick wins build momentum while more complex migrations receive the careful attention they require.
Cloud economics differ fundamentally from traditional infrastructure cost models. The flexibility to scale resources up and down enables new operational approaches, but without proper governance, cloud spending can quickly spiral out of control. Our FinOps practices help organizations optimize their cloud investments through rightsizing, reserved capacity planning, and automated cost management policies.
Security in cloud environments requires rethinking traditional perimeter-based approaches. Identity becomes the new boundary, and shared responsibility models mean organizations must clearly understand what their cloud providers protect versus what remains their own obligation. We help establish comprehensive cloud security frameworks that address these evolving requirements.
"The art of progress is to preserve order amid change." – Alfred North Whitehead
Multi-cloud strategies have become increasingly common as organizations seek to avoid vendor lock-in and leverage best-of-breed services from different providers. Managing workloads across multiple cloud environments introduces complexity but also provides flexibility and negotiating leverage. Our architects design multi-cloud approaches that balance these considerations effectively.
Containerization and Kubernetes have emerged as the dominant paradigm for cloud-native application deployment. These technologies enable unprecedented portability and operational consistency, but they also require new skills and operational practices. We help organizations build container strategies that align with their specific application portfolios and team capabilities.
Disaster recovery and business continuity take on new dimensions in cloud environments. The same global infrastructure that enables rapid scaling also provides options for geographic redundancy that were previously cost-prohibitive. We design resilience architectures that protect against both technical failures and regional events while keeping recovery costs reasonable.
DevOps practices and cloud adoption go hand in hand. The ability to provision infrastructure programmatically and deploy applications continuously enables faster innovation cycles and improved quality. Our DevOps consulting helps establish the cultural practices, tooling, and automation that unlock these benefits for development and operations teams.
The ongoing evolution of cloud services means that optimization is never truly complete. New capabilities emerge constantly, pricing models change, and better approaches become available. We maintain ongoing relationships with clients to ensure their cloud environments continue evolving and delivering maximum business value over time.
