ECS is a leading provider of cloud managed services across the leading cloud service provider platforms. This includes the Audited AWS MSP program competency which is comprised of partners who excel at delivering solutions on AWS through a managed service model. The rigorous, third-party audit distinguishes ECS as a partner who has demonstrated expertise to support customers through all phases of the cloud adoption lifecycle, including plan, design, migrate, build, and optimize. The goal of the Audited MSP program is to recognize AWS Partners that provide the best AWS cloud managed service experience for their customers. Each year, AWS raises the technical and operational requirements, including extensive successful past performance, public use case references, and technical capabilities such as machine learning, in addition to assessments of business health, cloud capabilities, overall AWS expertise, business management, billing and cost management, solution design, application migration, security, support, service levels agreements, optimization, and customer obsession. The AWS “audited” stamp assures organizations that by choosing ECS, they are partnering with AWS experts who have strategic insight and a rich understanding of IT cloud modernization projects.
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) AWS MSP
CHALLENGE
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program requires a next-generation managed services partner to develop, operate and maintain cloud solutions and capabilities in support of its mission to provide situational awareness of the Federal Government’s overall cybersecurity posture and enable management of critical vulnerabilities.
SOLUTION
ECS Federal has developed and delivered an approach to cloud managed services that takes advantage of AWS GovCloud native services and employs DevSecOps processes to optimize cost, improve security and modernize operations. ECS Federal has implemented serverless automation, infrastructure-as-code, configuration-as-code and efficient operational processes to deliver capabilities such as security monitoring, backups, upgrade management and continuous integration/continuous deployment.
BENEFITS
ECS Federal maintains and operates a secure, compliant cloud environment in support of the CDM program. Cost reduction, operational efficiency and increased adoption of cloud native technologies have been achieved through ECS Federal’s modern approach to managed services in the cloud.
USMC Manpower & Reserve Affairs (M&RA) AWS MSP
CHALLENGE
As the United States Marine Corps (USMC) adopts modern cloud technology and capabilities, it requires a next-generation managed services partner to develop and maintain secure, reliable, and flexible cloud managed solutions in support of its warfighting mission.
SOLUTION
ECS Federal partnered with USMC Manpower & Reserve Affairs (M&RA) to deliver a modernized approach to cloud managed services. This approach leverages the native services and capabilities of AWS GovCloud coupled DevSecOps approaches and modern cybersecurity solutions to deliver secure, reliable, and flexible managed services to meet M&RA’s evolving requirements.
ECS Federal has deployed reusable templates and automation to create consistent, compliant, and efficient operational capabilities – including monitoring, backups, patching, and configuration management – required by M&RA.
BENEFITS
Through its partnership with ECS Federal, USMC M&RA has developed and maintained a cloud enclave to support its technology requirements. Managed services provided by ECS Federal drive reduced costs through operational efficiencies, increased reliability through adoption of modern cloud services, and improved cybersecurity capabilities to defend M&RA’s infrastructure.
The National Archives and Records Administration’s (NARA) AWS MSP
CHALLENGE
The National Archives and Records Administration’s (NARA) sprawling AWS footprint required an AWS Managed Services Provider to develop and maintain a centralized cloud governance and security solution to provide visibility into and ensure compliance of AWS workloads and accounts.
SOLUTION
ECS developed a centralized cloud governance and security solution built with AWS native services and capabilities. The solution leverages Amazon CloudWatch Logs and Amazon Kinesis to centralize workload and AWS account logs for SIEM analysis and provide insight into NARA’s cloud infrastructure. ECS developed an enterprise cloud governance solution leveraging AWS Organizations Service Control Policies (SCP’s), AWS Config, and AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) to ensure compliance of AWS services and solutions at NARA. ECS delivered these solutions through automated templates powered by CloudFormation to efficiently onboard new AWS workloads and accounts into NARA’s enterprise.
BENEFITS
ECS’ cloud governance and security solution enable NARA to maintain governance oversight of its enterprise AWS footprint through low-cost, highly available AWS native services. Leveraging automation, NARA can quickly onboard new AWS workloads and accounts to meet compliance standards and ensure AWS best practices and baselines are met.
