Cloud Expert Webcast Series
Cloud Strategy Best Practices and Solutions
Welcome to our Cloud Expert Webcasts, a series of conversations designed to help you increase business agility through an informed cloud strategy. Each episode addresses key challenges faced by Fiserv clients and offers best practices and solutions to improve your IT and business performance.
Webcast Archives
Episode 1 - Part 1: Debunking Cloud Myths
Cloud expert Apurva Ghelani helps you separate fact from fiction when it comes to your cloud strategy.
Based on his extensive experience designing technology solutions for Fiserv clients, Apurva debunks common cloud myths and discusses important security, cost and reliability considerations when evaluating the benefits and risks of cloud adoption. You'll hear answers to questions such as:
- How secure is the cloud?
- Is migrating to the cloud expensive?
- Should I be concerned about security with a hybrid cloud?
- Is my data really safe when stored in a public cloud?
Episode 2 - Part 2: Debunking Cloud Myths
As you consider your options regarding the cloud, learn from the experiences of organizations like yours. In this episode, Apurva Ghelani addresses common misconceptions and issues around compliance, reliability and cloud migration. He'll explore the answers to these questions:
- Are compliance and audit requirements more stringent in the cloud?
- Is the cloud reliable?
- What type of redundancy does a public cloud offer?
- What are the key considerations when planning a migration to the cloud?
Episode 3 - Part 1: Assessing Cloud Readiness
Fiserv solutions consultants Apurva Ghelani and Rich Ainey team up to answer your questions about cloud assessments and how they ensure a smooth, cost-effective cloud migration. Our experts will also discuss steps in preparing for cloud migration. You’ll hear answers to questions such as:
- What does a cloud assessment involve?
- How do I know if I need one?
- What questions should I ask about cloud migration?
Episode 4 - Part 2: Assessing Cloud Readiness
Apurva Ghelani and Rich Ainey continue their discussion of cloud assessments and how they provide a critical roadmap for successful cloud migration. They delve deeper into the cloud assessment process and answer questions to help you know if you are ready for the cloud, such as:
- How does a cloud assessment work?
- What output is generated?
- What are the next steps to cloud migration?
About Our Panel of Experts
Apurva Ghelani - As director of solutions consulting at Fiserv, Apurva is responsible for solution design, architecture and cost assessments for cloud, cybersecurity and infrastructure services. Throughout his career, he has helped growing enterprises develop and implement technology strategies that achieve new levels of efficiency and growth.
Rich Ainey - In his role as client solutions consultant at Fiserv, Rich utilizes his experience in information technology and knowledge of financial services to deliver advanced solutions tailored to the needs of Fiserv clients. His extensive background in networking, systems administration, virtualization, voice over internet protocol (VOIP) and more ensures every variable in a cloud migration is taken into consideration.
