Designation Reaffirms iTmethods’ Commitment to Public Sector Institutions and Proven Expertise in Migrating, Securing, and Managing Workloads in the Cloud Toronto, Ontario – November 29, 2016 – iTmethods, an Advanced Consulting and Managed Service Partner in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN), is pleased to announce that it has been recognized as a member […]
6 Dos and Don’ts of Disaster Recovery in AWS
Data disasters come in a variety of forms – from natural events like fires or floods that damage your data centre to system failures that disrupt operations. Disaster Recovery (DR) is all about preparing for and effectively recovering from disasters. Relying on traditional IT infrastructures means procuring, duplicating, and managing that hardware and software to […]
Fulfill Canadian Data Residency Requirements and Unlock the Power of the AWS Cloud
Earlier this year, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced plans to build a new AWS Region in Montreal, Quebec later in 2016 – big news for Canadian companies handling sensitive customer information they’re legally required to keep in Canada. AWS’ Montreal Region will complement five existing North American Regions – GovCloud (US), US East (Northern Virginia), […]
iTmethods Launches Elasity – The World’s First Fully Managed Cloud Hosting Platform for Atlassian Applications and Add-Ons
Elasity, a managed cloud hosting platform from iTmethods, is transforming how companies deploy and manage their Atlassian applications and 3rd party add-ons.
Are You Part of the Trend towards Leaner, Faster Software Development Teams?
A recent Atlassian survey of 1,300 customers revealed an intriguing paradox: the smaller the team, the more productive it is. Of those surveyed, 37% of smaller dev orgs (1-100 people) reported that it takes fewer than 4 hours to push line of code to production versus 23% of medium dev orgs and only 17% of […]
Top 3 Software Development Trends for 2016
More and more, businesses are being run on software – giving them the ability to launch services quickly on a global scale. In the words of Marc Andreessen, “software is eating the world.” For today’s forward-looking organizations, staying competitive means staying agile. That means having the right tools to maximize productivity and effectiveness. Atlassian develops […]
iTmethods Achieves AWS Managed Service Provider (MSP) Partner Status
The AWS Managed Services Provider (MSP) Program sets proven AWS experts apart by emphasizing key competencies and skills. iTmethods is excited to join this select group of cloud service providers, delivering proactive monitoring, automation, and management services. We are ready to use our expertise to help you migrate, automate, and manage your infrastructures […]
Introducing AWS Database Migration Service
With the Database Migration Service (DMS), AWS is changing the game. The DMS lets you migrate to the cloud with virtually no downtime and with minimal cost. Customers looking to migrate databases traditionally find themselves faced with two options: 1) They could either keep traffic running to the source while migrating data (a potentially […]
AWS Automates and Simplifies HIPAA Compliance in the Cloud
AWS has undergone exhaustive processes to certify some of their most popular services, making them guaranteed HIPAA-eligible and authorized to transmit and store protected Patient Health Information (PHI). The healthcare system in the United States is complex. Underlying it is sensitive patient data, governed by the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act […]
7 Types of Cloud Migration to Achieve Your Different Business Objectives
Migrating to the cloud can be a complex process. It’s important to make sure your migration strategy is customized to meet your business objectives. Through our experiences moving diverse workloads to the cloud, we’ve learned that every migration is different, but as a whole they fall into 7 common cloud migration scenarios. Below is […]

