Empowering Innovation Through Stronger Cloud Security

The breakneck pace of keeping consumers engaged requires a cloud strategy designed to keep up.

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Energizing business initiatives for the future

29%

percentage of CIOs who say cloud security is something they “feel the most urgent pressure to address”¹

26%

percentage of IT leaders who are researching new cyber tools for cloud data protection²

Can a secure cloud strategy create a competitive advantage?

A REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

A transformed cloud strategy helps a drink brand stay nimble

A leading national beverage company strived to remain relevant in its highly competitive market by engaging in a healthy mix of sports media and business-to-consumer advertising methods, including public-facing applications.

To support these efforts and maintain its competitive edge, the company needed to achieve a strong security posture while also meeting the industry’s demands for speed and innovation.

The customer needed a robust solution that would do the following:

Establish strong cloud security globally
Allow teams to experiment, deploy and manage existing marketing campaigns and initiatives
Adhere to AWS security best practices

THE TURNING POINT

Enhancing visibility with customized solutions

CDW’s Digital Velocity team worked with our cloud services partner, AWS, to provide critical support with a global presence, which helped the company gain visibility into its hosted environments and enhance security measures. This support included deployments, custom configurations and integrations, as well as the setup of reporting and AWS service control policies.

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THE RESULTS

New security features thwart unauthorized actions

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With these new security features, the company receives notifications informing its team about misconfigurations, suspicious activity and deployments stopped by the service control policies — all of which will help prevent unauthorized actions and ensure security compliance.

Here’s why it worked:

CDW played a crucial role in helping the national beverage company understand and strengthen its security posture.
By enabling quick remediation of issues and implementing strong governance practices, CDW ensured that future deployments were protected against potential threats.
The close collaboration with the customer’s team on daily security and governance measures allowed for managed risk and ensured that operations remained secure and agile.

What’s next?

The national beverage company is now free to innovate its advertising methods without fear of a security breach.

“Leveraging AWS security tools empowered the customer to innovate rapidly and confidently, thanks to the robust data protection and advanced cloud security measures implemented by CDW and AWS.”

Mike Wiseley, CDW Principal Consultant for Digital Velocity