WSM Launches New DevOps Services Practice
WSM first independent company to offer dedicated DevOps services as extension of its migration services business.
WSM DevOps practice lead Jeremy Steinert to present at Sys-Con DevOps Summit June 9-11.
ST. CLAIR SHORES, Mich., March 17, 2015 – WSM International is launching a DevOps services division that offers assessment, consulting and implementation to large enterprises and organizations with complex infrastructures. This is the first independent services company to create a dedicated practice to help organizations looking to transition to the DevOps model.
The concept of DevOps is to blend information technology (IT) software development with operations to optimize the computing infrastructure according to the specific needs of the organization. According to a recent press release (www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2999017) from Gartner, “By 2016, DevOps will evolve from a niche strategy employed by large cloud providers to a mainstream strategy employed by 25 percent of Global 2000 organizations.”
“As we help customers with migration projects, it seems inevitable that leads to discussions and work related to DevOps,” said Ryan Pelerin, founding partner, and chief operating officer, WSM. “It turns out that migrations are an ideal time to be considering and readying for DevOps since we are already transitioning IT infrastructure and that is the natural next step.”
WSM will focus on delivering the main benefit of DevOps, which is cost savings. For example, at a recent customer deployment, the total number of servers was reduced from 200 to 60 by using clustering technology and redesigning the application and database software structure. Now, with auto scaling based on traffic loads, resources can be allocated specifically for peak load times while conserving resources at other times.
Certified WSM engineers are proficient in a variety of DevOps tools – including Puppet, Chef and SaltStack – that can be applied to the customer’s specific needs. Using these tools enables organizations to automate how they build, deploy and manage their infrastructure. The result is a more flexible, agile IT infrastructure that accommodates business needs.
The WSM DevOps practice provides customers with benefits, such as:
– Accountability so that software is fully tested before being put into production;
– Security with full access controls so that only specific individuals can make certain changes;
– Ongoing support and training of customer’s staff, as needed.
For more information on WSM’s capabilities related to DevOps, visit https://wsmintl.com/enterprise/devops/
About WSM International
WSM International (formerly Website Movers) invented the web and data migration services business and has completed 100,000 application migrations in the past five years. The industry pioneer and global leader in server migration services, WSM is the only company to guarantee a successful migration between all cloud, virtual and physical hosting environments, on all operating systems and virtually any type of application. WSM has migrated, developed, recovered, enhanced, supported or maintained all constructs of websites, servers, applications and enterprise data platforms for just about every type of customer and industry – from the boutique blogger and small business, to Fortune 100 global enterprises. The company is headquartered in St. Clair Shores, Mich., with regional U.S. and international locations. For more information, visit https://wsmintl.com
WSM @Cloud Expo – Cloud Migration & DevOps
WSM exhibiting sponsor at Cloud Expo East June 9-11. Will showcase cloud migration services and present on DevOps services.
Come join WSM at Cloud Expo East at the Javits Center Tuesday – Thursday this week. This is a big event for us every year, and we’re really looking forward to it. You can see us at booth #122.
We’ll be discussing use cases and best practices for cloud migration, including proof-of-concept, application mapping and dependencies, auto-scaling and DR strategies. We’ll also address security and compliance strategies for all enterprise cloud adoption plans, including special considerations for financial services, healthcare and enterprise commerce industry segments.
As a special offering, Jeremy Steinert, WSM DevOps Practice Lead, will be presenting the session “Recipe for a Successful DevOps Deployment” on Wednesday , June 10 at 5:30 as part of the DevOps Summit 2015.
During this session, Jeremy will share best practices for successful DevOps deployments that create accountability, collaboration, and buy-in at all levels across your leadership, product development and infrastructure operations teams. If you’re considering adopting DevOps for your organization, you won’t want to miss Jeremy’s session.
Come by and see us at booth 122, Javits Center – hope you can make it!
Cloud Migration Services Leader WSM Selects Baker Communications As New Marketing Partner
BCG to drive enterprise, technology, healthcare and government cloud adoption marketing programs.
WSM, the industry pioneer and global leader in server and cloud migration services, will leverage BCG‘s extensive technology-focused marketing and media relations experience as a part of the firm’s strategic growth and global marketing investments.
In addition to managing press releases and media announcements for all WSM new product and service launches, BCG will advise WSM on global market opportunities to promote WSM thought leadership, technical consultation and engagement to plan and execute its cloud migration services, DevOps services and cloud adoption best practices for the enterprise business segment and specific verticals including technology, healthcare and government.
Kenan Rappuchi, WSM Director of Strategic Business Development, explains why WSM chose BCG. “Quite literally all of our new customers and partners first come to us somewhat frustrated about cloud migration and cloud adoption, because the current messaging in the cloud marketplace is extremely dynamic, frequently nebulous and sometimes contradictory – or even downright misleading. So naturally, it had been an ongoing challenge to find the right marketing partner who actually understood the meaning and value of WSM cloud migration services – let alone the capability to craft and deliver the right message around it to our customers and partners. We’d heard of BCG and knew they were well-respected, so we reached out to their founder Bill Baker hoping they’d have capacity to take us on as a new client. After a brief overview of the WSM value proposition and strategic marketing plans and hearing Bill’s feedback, it was immediately clear we finally hit the bullseye with BCG.”
Rappuchi goes on to say “…before we were even under contract, Glenn Rossman of BCG had WSM lined up for an analyst briefing with Neovise, and advised us on the material they wanted to see in an explanation they could easily map to the value of their research. That pre-engagement initiative Glenn took to perfectly calibrate our unique messaging needs really sat well with us.”
Contacts:
Baker Communications Group
Glenn Rossman
wsm@bakercg.com
WSM International
Kenan Rappuchi
kenan@wsmintl.com
888-899-7940