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My Architecture: AWS Control Tower vs AWS Landing Zone

Sep 20, 2019 ~ 3 min read

My Architecture: AWS Control Tower vs AWS Landing Zone

Both Control Tower and Landing Zone help set up and manage secure multi-account AWS environments. Which one should customers use? Let's take a closer look and figure out together.

Stronger Security with Terraform Module for AWS Landing Zone

Sep 18, 2019 ~ 5 min read

Stronger Security with Terraform Module for AWS Landing Zone

Terraform module for AWS Landing Zone solution is offering a stronger security promise. Let's dive deeper into main security components and understand some practical implications.

Terraform Module Components for AWS Landing Zone Solution

Sep 13, 2019 ~ 4 min read

Terraform Module Components for AWS Landing Zone Solution

The core innovation in terraform module for AWS Landing Zone solution is the immutable nature of components. Let's dive deeper into what a component is and how does it work.

My Architecture: Private Equity Platform on AWS Cloud

Sep 10, 2019 ~ 4 min read

My Architecture: Private Equity Platform on AWS Cloud

Over the last couple of years we have been working closely with several private equity companies to help them adopt public clouds. This article will describe the high level architecture of a leading private equity platform on AWS cloud.

AWS Landing Zone module now supports Terraform v0.12+

Aug 20, 2019 ~ 2 min read

AWS Landing Zone module now supports Terraform v0.12+

Couple of weeks ago we were excited to Introduce Programmatic AWS Landing Zone as Terraform Module. Today we continue this exciting journey to extend module's support for Terraform v0.12+

My Architecture: Apache Kafka by Confluent on AWS Cloud

Aug 4, 2019 ~ 2 min read

My Architecture: Apache Kafka by Confluent on AWS Cloud

Recent engagement with $4.5B customer produced very positive outcome with very surprising learning lesson: we had to create reference architecture for Apache Kafka by Confluent on AWS cloud from scratch because there wasn't any available.

Three Success Stories of AWS Landing Zone (Technology Overview)

Aug 1, 2019 ~ 5 min read

Three Success Stories of AWS Landing Zone (Technology Overview)

After introducing Terraform Module for AWS Landing Zone and providing Business Overview of Our Experience with AWS Landing Zone, let's dive deeper into the technical overview.

Three Success Stories of AWS Landing Zone (Business Overview)

Jun 19, 2019 ~ 5 min read

Three Success Stories of AWS Landing Zone (Business Overview)

After Introducing Terraform Module for AWS Landing Zone couple of days ago, let's dive deep into several use cases and see how this technical solution solves real business problems.

Introducing Programmatic AWS Landing Zone as Terraform Module

Jun 17, 2019 ~ 4 min read

Introducing Programmatic AWS Landing Zone as Terraform Module

AWS Landing Zone is a solution that helps customers more quickly set up a secure, multi-account AWS environment based on AWS best practices

AWS Lambda to Redshift Connection using IAM authentication and NAT gateway

Apr 23, 2018 ~ 4 min read

AWS Lambda to Redshift Connection using IAM authentication and NAT gateway

Python Edition. This article walks through the steps taken and lessons learned, in order to connect AWS Lambda to Amazon Redshift running in Amazon VPC. Described solution involves minimal maintenance effort while providing top notch security and reliability.

You get what you get and you don't get upset

Mar 25, 2018 ~ 3 min read

You get what you get and you don't get upset

Or how we as adults forget about basic principles we teach kids, but for some reason tend to think that we've grown up and it doesn't apply to us anymore

AWS re:Invent 2017. Serverless Track. SRV326 Chalk Talk.

Nov 24, 2017 ~ 2 min read

AWS re:Invent 2017. Serverless Track. SRV326 Chalk Talk.

Mitoc Group was nominated again to deliver a serverless session at Amazon Web Services' biggest event of the year, AWS re:Invent 2017.

Mitoc Group Inc. Granted AWS Advanced Technology Partner Status

Jul 22, 2017 ~ 2 min read

Mitoc Group Inc. Granted AWS Advanced Technology Partner Status

Congratulations! Your Firm Has Been Accepted into the Advanced AWS Partner Network (APN) Tier.

Mitoc Group Inc. Achieves AWS Service Delivery Partner Status for AWS Lambda

Nov 29, 2016 ~ 2 min read

Mitoc Group Inc. Achieves AWS Service Delivery Partner Status for AWS Lambda

Mitoc Group Inc, a technology company that focuses on innovative enterprise solutions, announced today that it has achieved AWS Service Delivery Partner status for AWS Lambda

Blue-Green Deployments for Serverless Powered Applications on AWS

Oct 20, 2016 ~ 7 min read

Blue-Green Deployments for Serverless Powered Applications on AWS

First described by Martin Fowler back in 2010, blue-green deployment is a release technique that reduces downtime and risk by running two identical production environments called Blue and Green.

StackWorld ScaleUp Award Winner Stories

Jun 12, 2016 ~ 1 min read

StackWorld ScaleUp Award Winner Stories

StackWorld is San Francisco's Largest DevOps + Scalability Technology Conference where 1,200+ tech companies scale their technology stack from Clouds to DevOps Tools to Back-End Coding Languages

Are you ready for StackWorld 2016?

Apr 18, 2016 ~ 2 min read

Are you ready for StackWorld 2016?

We are excited to announce that we'll be presenting Digital Enterprise End-to-end Platform at StackWorld Conference 2016. The session is listed in the track Choosing a Cloud, section Amazon Cloud and Ecosystem and is called Building Scalable Web Applications using Microservices Architecture and Serverless Computing from AWS.

Building Enterprise Level Web Applications on AWS Lambda with the DEEP Framework

Apr 14, 2016 ~ 11 min read

Building Enterprise Level Web Applications on AWS Lambda with the DEEP Framework

Since the beginning, Mitoc Group has been building web applications for enterprise customers. We are a small group of developers who are helping customers with their entire web development process, from conception through execution and down to maintenance.

Mitoc Group featured as Frameworks Partner by AWS Lambda team

Feb 26, 2016 ~ 2 min read

Mitoc Group featured as Frameworks Partner by AWS Lambda team

We are very humble and honored to be featured by AWS Lambda as one of their Framework Partners. On behalf of our customers, we'd like to take this opportunity to thank AWS Lambda team for their continuous trust and support.

Building Scalable Web Apps with AWS Lambda and Home-Grown Serverless Web Framework

Feb 12, 2016 ~ 10 min read

Building Scalable Web Apps with AWS Lambda and Home-Grown Serverless Web Framework

There is a growing demand for enterprise software solutions that are easy to build and quick to deploy. Cloud Computing has emerged as one of the most viable routes for enterprise software delivery and, in our experience, Amazon Web Services is leading the charge.

Interview: Creators of The DEEP Framework

Dec 16, 2015 ~ 6 min read

Interview: Creators of The DEEP Framework

Today, we'll hear from the creators of the DEEP Framework about its origins, what it's great at, and how to start using it. The big driver for the Mitoc Group behind going serverless was to reduce ongoing maintenance. What better way to maintain fewer servers by not having them?

Best re:Invent Ever!

Oct 12, 2015 ~ 2 min read

Best re:Invent Ever!

We would like to share some thoughts while it's still hot on what this conference meant for us. It was the Best re:Invent Ever! We have met with a lot of technical folks and learned so much, that it would take months to process it and transform into added value for our customers.

Press Release: Digital Enterprise End-to-end Platform

Oct 8, 2015 ~ 3 min read

Press Release: Digital Enterprise End-to-end Platform

Today, during the AWS re:Invent breakout session ARC201 — Microservices Architecture for Digital Platforms with AWS Lambda, Amazon CloudFront and Amazon DynamoDB, Mitoc Group Inc is announcing the Platform-as-a-Service offering on AWS called Digital Enterprise End-to-end Platform (also known as DEEP).

7 Steps to Create Serverless Environments on AWS

Oct 5, 2015 ~ 2 min read

7 Steps to Create Serverless Environments on AWS

Amazon Web Services is couple of days away from its fourth edition of AWS re:Invent. We are getting ready to fly to Las Vegas and present the breakout session A[RC201 — Microservices Architecture for Digital Platforms with AWS Lambda, Amazon CloudFront and Amazon DynamoDB.

How do you get invited to speak at AWS re:Invent?

Sep 27, 2015 ~ 2 min read

How do you get invited to speak at AWS re:Invent?

AWS re:Invent is the Amazon Web Services annual user conference. The event features keynote announcements, training and certification opportunities, over 250 technical sessions, a partner expo, after hours activities, and more.

Very exciting and looking forward to AWS re:Invent 2015!

Aug 12, 2015 ~ 3 min read

Very exciting and looking forward to AWS re:Invent 2015!

When we're submitting our proposal for a breakout session at Amazon's biggest conference AWS re:Invent 2015, a friend of ours (who is also a former Amazon employee) was telling there is no chance in the world it would be accepted.

DEEP Management's Continuous Integration with Travis CI and Coveralls

Aug 11, 2015 ~ 4 min read

DEEP Management's Continuous Integration with Travis CI and Coveralls

DEEP Management offers functionality to help automate and streamline the management of digital assets. This process in software development vertical is known as Continuous Integration.

DEEP Management is pending patent at US Patent and Trademark Office

Aug 5, 2015 ~ 3 min read

DEEP Management is pending patent at US Patent and Trademark Office

For the last couple of weeks we have been working with Steinberg Intellectual Property Law LLC to file a patent with United States Patent and Trademark Office that protects the Intellectual Property developed by our group. We are proud and excited to report the acceptance of the application number 62/195,190 entitled 'Digital Asset Management System and Method of Use'.

Very exciting and looking forward to AWS re:Invent 2015!

Aug 3, 2015 ~ 4 min read

Very exciting and looking forward to AWS re:Invent 2015!

Our journey started years ago when we've been crafting and inventing the wheels of Digital Asset Management (also known as DAM) for mobile platforms. Sounds like an eternity to talk about mobile-focused applications built before smartphones and tables, and to some degree it is.

Mitoc Group Inc accepted as AWS Technology Partner

Jul 28, 2015 ~ 2 min read

Mitoc Group Inc accepted as AWS Technology Partner

Although we've been quiet for almost 2 months, our team has been heads down and working hard to achieve difficult milestones. Today we can proudly talk about our first major achievement — accepted as Official AWS Technology Partner.

Our first story ... the beginning of the journey.

May 29, 2015 ~ 2 min read

Our first story ... the beginning of the journey.

Every startup has a story. Most of these stories begin with a couple of folks getting together to solve a problem they have or see. It's not very encouraging to know that 9 out of 10 startups fail, according to their founders. Still, we have decided to take this path anyway. So the question is ... Why?