The challenge
Burns & McDonnell, a well-established engineering and consulting firm, sought to enhance the visibility and efficiency of their cloud infrastructure while tightening security and identifying cost-saving opportunities. The company aimed to improve their governance framework, treat cloud services differently from traditional on-premises servers, and empower their employees to innovate without compromising security or incurring unnecessary costs.
The approach
Burns & McDonnell adopted the AWS Well-Architected Framework, leveraging its design principles and best practices to review and enhance their cloud infrastructure. Partnering with Trend Micro Cloud One - Conformity, they conducted thorough risk assessments and security evaluations. Conformity provided automated reports and recommendations, identifying security risks and inefficiencies. This enabled the company to make informed decisions swiftly, supported by detailed step-by-step guides from Conformity’s knowledge base.
Key Actions:
- Implemented AWS Well-Architected Framework for cloud infrastructure review.
- Utilized Trend Micro Cloud One - Conformity for automated risk and security assessments.
- Conducted thorough evaluations against 800 best practices.
- Integrated findings with AWS Management Console and CLI for remediation.
Reported outcomes
AWS reports that using Conformity and the AWS Well-Architected Framework helped Burns & McDonnell reduce its AWS bill by 30% year over year and reduce mean time to resolution for cloud-service misconfigurations by 50%. These are reported results from a vendor-published customer account.