Drew Harris is Field CTO at EVOTEK and an accomplished IT leader with over 25 years of experience spanning various industries. He previously led hyper-convergence and cloud initiatives at major hospitality and public companies. Drew specializes in infrastructure modernization, with a focus on performance, stability, and security. He enjoys mentoring the next generation of IT professionals through programs like Tech Impact.
What does it really take to move your infrastructure to the cloud? How can you make such a major transition while keeping systems running 24/7? In this podcast, we explore these questions and more with IT leader Drew Harris. Drew recounts his journey migrating a major Vegas casino to hyper-converged infrastructure, then going fully cloud for a public company. Drew shares the challenges faced and lessons learned in optimizing performance, stability and security during these complex projects. You’ll hear his tips for managing costs, refactoring apps, and getting visibility across cloud environments.
Set budgets early and understand the full costs. Then refactor applications to meet your financial goals.
Introduction and background in information technology [00:00:34]
Analysis and planning for application migration to a virtual environment [00:03:24]
Cataloging over a thousand servers and five to six hundred applications [00:06:13]
Cataloging and operationalizing applications for efficiency and maintenance [00:07:08]
Factors behind the migration: instability, aging hardware, and efficiency [00:11:18]
Benefits of doing upfront work for stable and secure platform [00:14:19]
Standardizing network ports and automated phone rebooting [00:17:01]
Moving Company’s Data Environment to the Cloud [00:29:18]
Challenges of moving traditional processes to the cloud [00:33:28]
Importance of Visibility and Cost Monitoring in the Cloud [00:52:02]
Tracing Costs and Changes in Project Scope [00:54:48]
Streamlining Infrastructure with Load-Balanced Servers and Cloud Technology [00:59:46]
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