cloud strategy​

Tailored and optimized for business success​

Our experts are available to discuss any needs and goals you have to improve operational efficiency.

    Increase efficiency. Save time. Reduce costs.

    Cloud computing can increase efficiency and speed up work-flows but it can be costly without a good plan. XOtek experts can create the right strategy for your business to help give you a competitive edge while saving money in operation costs.

    Cloud Strategy Services we offer:

    Cloud Migration

    Assessing and planning for the migration of existing workloads and data to the cloud, as well as executing the migration itself.

    Cloud Optimization

    Reviewing and optimizing a client’s existing cloud infrastructure to reduce costs and improve performance.

    Cloud Governance

    Developing policies and procedures for managing access to and usage of cloud resources, as well as ensuring compliance with relevant regulations.

    Cloud Security

    Reviewing and optimizing the cost of the cloud infrastructure, identifying and eliminating unnecessary expenses, and forecasting future costs.

    Cloud Adoption

    Reviewing and optimizing the cost of the cloud infrastructure, identifying and eliminating unnecessary expenses, and forecasting future costs.

    Cloud Cost Management

    Reviewing and optimizing the cost of the cloud infrastructure, identifying and eliminating unnecessary expenses, and forecasting future costs.

    Disaster Recovery

    Designing a disaster recovery plan for cloud environment and testing the plan to ensure it will work effectively in the event of an outage or disaster.

    Cloud Automation

    Automating repetitive tasks in the cloud environment, such as deployment, scaling, and monitoring.

    REAL SOLUTION WE DID FOR A CLIENT

    Keep Oracle on-premise data warehouse or move to cloud?

    Problem: One of our clients was questioning whether to keep their Oracle on-premise data warehouse or move to the cloud. Solution: After carefully analyzing their Oracle system XO Tek consultants recommended using Snowflake as a data warehouse solution.  Result: By moving to the secure cloud system, the client was able to drop the expensive software licensing fees and reduce operating costs. In addition, they are now able to access their data from anywhere, freeing up their workforce and enhancing efficiency. The Snowflake Data Cloud is designed with the cloud in mind and allows its users to interface with the software without having to worry about the infrastructure it runs on or how to install it. Between the reduction in operational complexity, the pay-for-what-you-use pricing model, and the ability to isolate compute workloads there are numerous ways to reduce costs associated with performing analytical tasks.

    Some other benefits and capabilities include:

      • Data sharing: Easily share data securely within your organization or externally with your customers.
      • Zero copy cloning: Create multiple ‘copies’ of tables, schemas, or databases without actually copying the data. This saves on the time to copy and reduces data storage costs.
      • Separate compute and storage: Scale your compute and storage independent of one another, and isolate compute power for jobs that need their own dedicated warehouse.
      • No hardware provisioning: As a customer, you don’t need to select, install, or manage any virtual or physical hardware, except for configuring the size and number of compute clusters.
      • Inclusive Data warehouse: Snowflake is an all-inclusive cloud data warehouse for structured and semi-structured data provided as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS).
      • Serverless: The rest of the maintenance duties are carried by Snowflake, which makes this solution practically serverless.
    Flexible: Unlike traditional warehousing offerings, Snowflake provides more flexible, faster, and easier-to-use data storage and analytic solutions.
    Overall, Snowflake’s unique architecture and advanced features made it the best choice for a data warehouse solution for this client.

    Partnerships and Certifications

    Case Studies

    Exorbitant saving in Data warehouse project

    GOAL As the CIO of a mid-sized healthcare company, Sarah had been considering the benefits of a cloud data warehouse for some time. She knew that such a solution would enable the company to improve its data management, reporting, and analytics capabilities.

    PROBLEM When Sarah finally decided to move forward with a cloud data warehouse project, she began the process of soliciting quotes from various vendors. She was surprised to see that the quotes from the top two competitors were significantly higher than the one she received from her preferred vendor, 

    Choose to reduce costs

    CHOICE between spending $500,000 for upgrading old Oracle environment or using same budget for moving to state of the art Cloud data warehouse.

    PROBLEM As the CTO of a major auto finance company, John had always been hesitant to move the company’s data environment to the cloud. Despite the potential cost savings and other benefits, he was concerned about security and the complexity of the migration process. But when it came time to budget for the upcoming year, John realized that the company had allocated $500,000 to upgrade its existing Oracle data environment.