Author: Josh McIntosh

Josh McIntosh

The OVF package is invalid and cannot be deployed – In the trenches with the AWS Discovery Connector

I was working with a customer recently who had trouble deploying the AWS Discovery Connector to their VMware environment. AWS offer this appliance as an OVA file. For those who aren't aware, OVA (Open Virtualisation Archive) is an open standard used to describe virtual infrastructure to be deployed on a hypervisor of your choice. Typically … Continue reading The OVF package is invalid and cannot be deployed – In the trenches with the AWS Discovery Connector

Josh McIntosh

Planning a move to the cloud with the AWS Application Discovery Service

Here at cloudstep, we love to help our customers achieve their goals. We believe that the cloud is a tool in the toolbox and we can use that multi-facet tool to help our customers realise success. Planning for success starts with goals, and goals come in many different shapes and sizes. For any given solution, … Continue reading Planning a move to the cloud with the AWS Application Discovery Service

Josh McIntosh

AWS obtain PROTECTED level certification for Australian Region

Earlier this week Amazon Web Services made a statement, indicating that the battle of tier-one public cloud providers is still heating up. Yesterday Matthew Graham (AWS Head of Security Assurance for Australia and New Zealand) announced that The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) had awarded PROTECTED certification to AWS for 42 of their cloud services.  … Continue reading AWS obtain PROTECTED level certification for Australian Region