After four years of collaboration on cloud-based digital publishing solutions with Amazon Web Services, EidosMedia has been granted 'advanced partner' status.

"The partnership with Amazon Partner Network has allowed us to develop some excellent cloud-based solutions for our customers," EidosMedia technology and cloud strategy adviser Giovanni Camarda says. "This latest recognition will allow us to add even more value to these solutions in the future."

Cloud installations of EidosMedia platforms are currently being used by customers in north and south America and in Asia. They range from the hosting of web servers to transform online delivery in Brazil, to the creation of a complete cloud-based editorial platform for the Cox Media Group in the USA.

"There's hardly a phase of the project where cloud deployment doesn't deliver significant benefits," says Giovanni. "As soon as planning is complete the project can be launched immediately because there's no need to provision hardware. And there's no risk of over or under-provisioning server resources because cloud capacity can be added or removed as required."

Cloud deployment also allows continuous updates and improvements to the platform, and at regular intervals, the whole installation is upgraded to the latest releases.

"Users get the benefit of new platform features without having to go through the business of upgrading their local installations," he says.
"Cloud hosting also offers extensive security benefits. All data is encrypted using keys that only EidosMedia and the customer have access to. In addition, the stringent security standards that AWS installations have to comply with mean that our customers' data are safer in their facilities than they could ever be in a local environment."

Recognition as an 'advanced partner' within the AWS partner network requires extensive know-how in optimising application architecture for the cloud and gives EidosMedia access to additional AWS support and resources.