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The Reality of the Cloud and Company Culture for Financial Services – Part 2
Preparing your teams for potentially radical culture changes are especially critical for financial services organizations, which have historically been hesitant to adopt new and innovative…

The Reality of the Cloud for Financial Services – Part 1
The growth of cloud adoption in this sector is driven by a simple truth: Financial services are being transformed by the cloud.

When Best Efforts Aren’t Good Enough
“Have you tried rebooting it?”

Adopting DevOps Methodology
The successful adoption of DevOps is about much more than accepting a new methodology – it means embracing a new culture.

DevOps: Defusing Interdepartmental Tension
Knowing the source of interdepartmental tension isn’t enough.

Bridging the IT Skills Gap
One of the most difficult challenges facing businesses today is bridging the “Skills Gap” in IT.

Embracing DevOps to Solve IT Tension
Tension. It can be uncomfortable, disconcerting, even a bit scary.

Cloud, All In or All Out?
I recently spoke with a good friend of mine who is a Finance SVP with a publicly traded North American manufacturer.

IT Revolution, not Evolution
21st Century IT is a revolution – not an evolution of what we have been doing for decades. The skills required to transform through this…

How to Tell Ahead of Time If Your IT Transformation Project is Going to Fail
We’ve started using a phrase in my office that encompasses all of the various migrations, reorganizations and modernization trends going on in IT departments today:…
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Trading at the Speed of Now: How Kubernetes Powers Real-Time Insights & Rapid Agility in Financial Markets
In the fast-paced world of financial trading — where microseconds can make or break a deal — the reliance on legacy application architecture poses a

Effectual Recognized as HashiCorp Rising Star Partner of the Year
Effectual, a modern, cloud-first managed and professional services company, has been named the 2023 HashiCorp Rising Star Partner of the Year.

Effectual Named a Global Leader in Cloud Computing for Three Consecutive Years
Earning the Stratus Award for Cloud Computing in 2021, 2022, and once again in 2023, Effectual continues to drive innovation in the cloud and develop

Charting the Future of Investment Research: Generative AI’s Transformative Path
The integration of generative artificial intelligence (Generative AI) into financial services is reshaping the industry. Discover how financial organizations can position themselves at the forefront

Effectual Earns HashiCorp Security Competency
Validating Their HashiCorp Expertise, Effectual now holds the HashiCorp Infrastructure and Security Competencies

Advancing Data Security Management with the AWS Landing Zone Accelerator
As the adoption of new cloud computing technologies accelerates, there is an increased focus on the ethical responsibility of data privacy and protection. Securing sensitive

Navigating the Evolving Data Landscape: Optimizing Cost and Performance of the Modern Data Stack with dbt Labs and Databricks
Together, dbt and Databricks Yield Massive Cost Savings and Speed when Building Data Pipelines

Reimagine Cloud-Based Data Processing and Optimize Costs with AWS Glue and Snowflake
Snowflake has made a significant impact on the enterprise data landscape with its groundbreaking data warehouse solution. As organizations continue to transition from traditional on-premises

Effectual Achieves SOC 2 Type 1 and Type 2 Compliance, Demonstrating Commitment to Data Security and Privacy
JERSEY CITY, N.J.; June 7, 2023 – Effectual, an innovative cloud service provider, has achieved System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type 1 and Type 2

A Strategic Guide to Modernization and Cost Savings
Setting the Stage As technological advances are being embraced by an increasing number of organizations, the need to adopt innovative solutions is essential for businesses

Effectual Recognized in CRN’s 2023 MSP 500 in the Elite 150 Category
Jersey City, NJ – March 10, 2023 – CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Effectual as part of its Managed Service Provider (MSP)

Effectual Receives Investment from SDC Capital Partners
Effectual announced today that SDC Capital Partners has made a controlling investment in the rapidly growing cloud services leader. The recapitalization will provide Effectual with
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