Assessing and planning for the migration of existing workloads and data to the cloud, as well as executing the migration itself.
Reviewing and optimizing a client’s existing cloud infrastructure to reduce costs and improve performance.
Developing policies and procedures for managing access to and usage of cloud resources, as well as ensuring compliance with relevant regulations.
Reviewing and optimizing the cost of the cloud infrastructure, identifying and eliminating unnecessary expenses, and forecasting future costs.
Reviewing and optimizing the cost of the cloud infrastructure, identifying and eliminating unnecessary expenses, and forecasting future costs.
Reviewing and optimizing the cost of the cloud infrastructure, identifying and eliminating unnecessary expenses, and forecasting future costs.
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.
Automating repetitive tasks in the cloud environment, such as deployment, scaling, and monitoring.
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.
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,
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.