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Platinum Partner status means CleanSlate will be able to offer platinum-level advantages to our current and future clients, while continuing to provide the expertise and dedication to quality that got us here in the first place.
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Slow software delivery isn’t usually a talent problem. Learn how DevOps systems, pipelines, and environment consistency impact speed to market.
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Analytics platforms rarely fail because of storage. They fail because they were never designed to scale across teams. Here’s how architecture breaks down and what scalable design actually requires.
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Discover why Terraform is the key to building scalable, secure infrastructure—enabling automation, consistency, and growth for modern cloud teams.
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Real-time data does not guarantee real-time decisions. When speed outpaces structure, dashboards become harder to trust and harder to use. Here is why near real-time analytics breaks down in practice.
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Most AI investments look like progress on paper. Few produce measurable business outcomes. Here is what is actually missing when AI spending stops delivering.
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AI and analytics initiatives often fail to scale due to outdated application architecture. Learn why application modernization is essential to unlock real business value.
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by Artie Sluka
For many organizations, the decision to migrate to Amazon Web Services starts with mounting ...
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According to a study by Gartner in 2021, 69% of director boards are wanting to accelerate digital initiatives in ...
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Cloud costs often feel unpredictable, but the issue is rarely the platform itself. Learn why architecture, visibility, and governance drive cloud spend.
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Discover where Terraform excels for Infrastructure as Code—multi-cloud, rapid scaling, automation, and more. Find the right IaC fit for your cloud needs.
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IBM Cloud allows IT organizations to standardize upon software-defined infrastructure that is simpler to acquire, deploy, manage and scale out as business needs grow, without sacrificing reliability and security.
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Learn when your organization should adopt Terraform for Infrastructure as Code—discover the signs it’s time to scale, automate, and boost cloud efficiency.
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by Artie Sluka
Cloud migrations require more than moving servers from one environment to another. Without the ...
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Modernization, migration, and innovation to create a product that leverages the full potential of AWS, resulting ...
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CSTG explains how to build a modern DevOps platform along with Agile Delivery on how we've helped companies stay ahead of market.
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Guardium is a comprehensive data protection platform that lets your IT team know what’s going on with your data no matter where it lives.
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Cloud costs often feel unpredictable, but the issue is rarely the platform itself. Learn why architecture, visibility, and governance drive cloud spend.
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Outlining a New Approach to Automation
As digital transformation accelerates ...
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by Nathan Liston | August 29, 2025 Data is the cornerstone of today’s modern enterprise. Without it, you can’t ...
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A cloud migration roadmap without clear TCO is guesswork. Learn how to evaluate cost, risk, and strategy before making a major investment decision.
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Transitioning from monolith to microservices doesn’t require a full rewrite. Learn how to modernize applications incrementally to improve scalability and speed.
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Lift and shift and modernization are not opposing strategies. Learn how combining lift and shift with modernization creates a flexible, low-risk path to cloud migration and long-term optimization.
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A modern, cloud-native application is a solution that is built by leveraging the inherent strength of the underlying cloud platform.
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A lakehouse can be fully deployed and still fail to deliver value. The issue is not the technology. It is how the organization adopts, governs, and operationalizes it. Here is where most initiatives stall.
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A holistic way to illustrate key components of proper cloud operations and business drivers for migrating to the cloud.
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Modernization doesn’t happen automatically after migration. Learn how AWS modernization pathways help organizations evolve applications through incremental, strategic improvements.
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Siloed infrastructure drains money, time, and security. Learn how unified infrastructure-as-code with Terraform ...
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Discover the key differences between Terraform Community and Commercial. Learn when upgrading makes sense for your team’s security, support, and scale.
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A migration assessment is a specific engagement with defined variables and activities that provide a 360-degree view of your organization’s readiness to migrate
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Monolithic applications can slow performance, scalability, and development speed. Learn why architecture, not resources, is often the root issue.
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Data and analytics leader evaluating internal upskilling versus external partnership for enterprise AI capability
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State agency that provides technology services to other state agencies. They are responsible for IT strategic direction, IT policy and delivering centralized IT products and services within the state.
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The IBM License Metric Tool is a free and invaluable software asset management solution that helps you track, measure, monitor, and manage your IBM software estate. With ILMT, you can maintain an up-to-date inventory of your IBM software assets, gather information about your hardware, and ensure the license compliance of your organization.
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Data and analytics leader evaluating internal upskilling versus external partnership for enterprise AI capability
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Ad hoc infrastructure leads to gaps in security and compliance. Learn why standardization and automation are critical to protect your cloud environment.
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When working with a globally recognized investment management company, our experts provided top-of-the-line security within a modernized cloud architecture, reducing risk and optimizing efficiency.
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CleanSlate had the opportunity to work with PSI, a partner in the online education industry, who wanted to migrate their systems to the cloud and modernize them in the process.
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See how our experts utilize the power of modern data and the cloud to propel a financing provider into the future with optimized efficiency and superior customer experience.
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The client, headquartered in Huntingburg, Indiana, is a company that specializes in the manufacturing of furniture for the workplace, healthcare, education, hospitality, and governmental industries.
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CleanSlate integrated AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud to secure things easier, work more efficiently, and provide a better-performing system with fewer points of failure.
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Transforming a business into a SaaS Product Mindset vs. an application mindset allowing them to leverage the Product Roadmap to think about experiences through their product.
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AI success depends on more than models. Learn how modernizing applications for scalability and real-time data enables AI to deliver real business impact.
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CleanSlate partnered with a global insurer to assess and modernize 319 Db2 workloads, delivering a cost-optimized AWS RDS migration strategy with improved performance, scalability, and long-term cloud readiness.
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Financial services organization that provides student loan services to allow college students to obtain university or college level education.
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Cloud Technical Architect, Stephen Sailor, explains how he leverages AWS, DevOps, and application expertise to help clients deliver better automation.
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CleanSlate used modern DevOps to enhance the performance of the application with the existing code base to follow AWS best practices
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When working with a globally recognized investment management company, our experts provided top-of-the-line security and risk management within a modernized cloud architecture.
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Legacy systems may feel stable, but they quietly increase cost, risk, and complexity over time. Learn how delaying migration can limit flexibility and future growth.
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Southwestern based company that markets sports equipment and student achievement accessories, including spirit awards, class rings and jewelry, and yearbook products.
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You see the term microservices tossed around often on powerpoint slides, webinars, and sales glossy handouts, but ...
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Manual cloud provisioning slows you down. Discover how automating infrastructure the right way boosts efficiency, security, and scalability for your team.
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Your cloud migration strategy does not need to be risky. With the right structure, sequencing, and planning, organizations can reduce uncertainty and move forward with confidence.
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CleanSlate partnered with a global financial services organization to execute a seamless AWS cloud migration, enhancing security, compliance, and risk management while modernizing the company’s core digital infrastructure.
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Lift and shift migration gets workloads into the cloud, but it doesn’t guarantee modernization. Learn why applications often remain outdated and how to unlock real cloud value.
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A key feature of any solution is security – particularly when you have a software platform that encompasses thousands of clients, teams of developers, constantly evolving features, and wide exposure across the globe.
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Learn how CleanSlate helped Katz, Sapper & Miller modernize core infrastructure on AWS, exit a data center in 10 weeks, and unlock 30%+ projected cost savings without disrupting peak operations.
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IBM Cloud Pak for Integration
is a comprehensive, hybrid integration platform that leverages AI
- powered automation across the integration lifecycle to unlock business data silos and assets, connect cloud, and on-prem
apps, and protect in-flight data integrity with enterprise messaging
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Data centers may seem predictable, but hidden costs often compound over time. From licensing to operational drag, many organizations are only seeing part of the financial picture.
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When reports don’t match and teams spend more time reconciling than analyzing, the issue is not dashboards. It is data silos. Here are seven clear signs your data foundation is fragmented and holding your organization back.
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The Internet of Thing (IoT) is rapidly becoming more popular as services, such as home automation and health ...
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March 8th is International Women's Day. The mission of IWD for Women in Tech is to celebrate digital advancement ...
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March 8th is International Women's Day. The mission of IWD for Women in Tech is to celebrate digital advancement ...
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International organization which operates digital online auctions for North American and European automotive marketplaces.
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Using modern DevOps, the client had better and more reliable marketing website they could present to their customers
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Southwestern based company that markets sports equipment and student achievement accessories, including spirit awards, class rings and jewelry, and yearbook products.
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The client currently leverages a large suite of IBM software solutions to provide the various platforms and applications required to support its internal and external applications. The IBM software solutions span across a large portion of the client’s infrastructure and are deployed across several servers within the enterprise.
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There is no doubt that the cloud has become the go-to operating model for organizations in the digital age. Yet, ...
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Monolith. The ominous name signifies something big, unmovable, and difficult to deal with.
And that’s exactly what ...
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Near real-time analytics is not just about speed. Without the right data consolidation strategy, fast data becomes untrusted data. This guide breaks down how to balance latency, governance, and reliability in a real-world environment.
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Legacy application assessment is critical before cloud migration. The goal is not exhaustive analysis, but informed prioritization that reduces risk without slowing progress.
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Enterprise AI teams often run endless pilots without production results. Learn how POC fatigue slows innovation and what leaders can do to fix it.
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See how top teams use Terraform to deploy and manage cloud resources efficiently, improve security, and streamline operations at scale.
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Learn how CleanSlate Technology Group helped Katz, Sapper & Miller accelerate modernization with Databricks Lakehouse on AWS—reducing silos, enhancing scalability, and building an AI-ready foundation in just 10 weeks.
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Generative AI has moved from experimentation to expectation.
For enterprise organizations, the question is no ...
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▶ Turning Generative AI into Measurable Business Impact
By now, most enterprise organizations have ...
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by Artie Sluka
Testing is one of the most overlooked and complex parts of a cloud migration. When applications, ...
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Generative AI initiatives often stall, not because of the models, but because the underlying data foundation ...
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by Artie Sluka
AWS migrations can feel overwhelming—especially when organizations try to tackle everything at ...
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See how CleanSlate experts help a SaaS provider cut manual workloads and achieve 90%+ project completion with AI-powered AWS solution in just 6 weeks.
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High IT maintenance costs often signal deeper issues with legacy systems. Discover how outdated architecture drains resources and limits innovation
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Herff Jones is a nationally recognized marketer and manufacturer of student achievement products, including yearbooks, class rings, graduation accessories, and more.
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Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb recently recognized CleanSlate as one of Indiana’s fastest growing technology ...
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Delivering Digital Innovation for Delta Faucet CompanyOn June 24, CleanSlate partnered with Delta Faucet Company ...
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Manual cloud provisioning slows you down. Discover how automating infrastructure the right way boosts efficiency, security, and scalability for your team.
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CleanSlate partnered with a global financial services organization to execute a seamless AWS cloud migration, enhancing security, compliance, and risk management while modernizing the company’s core digital infrastructure.
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For many companies, software represents a significant portion of overhead. And if you aren’t managing your ...
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Centralized cloud security and compliance combined with democratized incident response can ensure that the right ...
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Cloud Engineer, Jason Karrel, explains how he leverages AWS, DevOps, Voice Skill, and application expertise to help clients deliver better automation.
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The client is a global provider of workforce training programs and solutions to help people achieve success in their academic, personal, and work lives. The client has successfully delivered training in 160 countries with training content supporting over 50 languages.
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Delta Faucet is a long-time manufacturing company of hardware and are producers of the first single handle faucet.
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When reports don’t match and teams spend more time reconciling than analyzing, the issue is not dashboards. It is data silos. Here are seven clear signs your data foundation is fragmented and holding your organization back.
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When partnering with Group 1001, CleanSlate executed a 100-day AWS cloud migration that improved security, cut costs, and modernized infrastructure for long-term growth.
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Many organizations delay cloud migration due to time and budget constraints. In reality, the issue is often a lack of clarity around costs, risks, and business value.
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Midwest based construction firm that designs and builds steel structures for construction of commercial office buildings, hospitals, schools, warehouses, and other similar building constructions.
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Midwest based company promoting student spirit and achievement through digital design and published media.
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Delta Faucet Company makes residential and commercial faucets and other products for kitchen and bathrooms that improve everyday experiences with water.
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If your dashboards are inconsistent and self-service keeps stalling, the issue may not be your tools. It is often a lack of data maturity. This article breaks down the signs and why your data foundation determines whether analytics actually works.
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Choosing between a data lakehouse and a traditional warehouse is not just a technology decision. It shapes how your organization governs data, supports analytics, and scales AI. This guide breaks down the real tradeoffs so you can choose with clarity.
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IBM’s zero-trust approach to security enables you to guard against all the different vulnerabilities your organization may have—known and unknown—and prevents bad actors from taking advantage of them.
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Everyone’s journey is going to be unique. There are many principles to apply while identifying your cloud ...
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Provider of transformational online learning and educational services for students and teachers with a focus on K-12 STEM based resources.
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See how our experts delivered a transformative solution for a digital native company using SaaS. With a business scaled for the future, success is inevitable with the cloud-native solution.
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Cloud migration is widely adopted, yet fear still slows decisions. The issue is not irrational concern. It is uncertainty around cost, risk, and operations. Here is why those fears persist.
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Cloud cost issues often go deeper than usage inefficiencies. Learn how application architecture and modernization play a critical role in long-term cost optimization.
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North American provider of outsourced technology services including Call Center, Help Desk, Field Support and other related public and private sector services.
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All of us at CleanSlate are excited to announce that we’ve just received Ingram Micro’s IBM Business Unit Partner of the Year award.
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CleanSlate Technology Group & the CleanSlate team were nominated for the Service Partner of the Year Mira Award, honoring the Best in Tech in Indiana.
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We’re proud to share that CleanSlate has officially been recognized as an AWS Premier Tier Services Partner — one ...
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Recognition validates CleanSlate’s proven expertise in delivering enterprise-ready AI solutions on AWS and ...
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CleanSlate is committed to providing AWS solutions and expertise to Public Sector Community
CleanSlate, a ...
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CleanSlate is thrilled to have been selected as a finalist for the Powderkeg 2020 National Tech Culture Awards. ...
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Financial services organization that provides student loan services to allow college students to obtain university or college level education.
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[Carmel, Indiana - June 8, 2021]: CleanSlate Technology Group today announced that they have attained the Amazon ...
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by Artie Sluka
Cloud migrations are rarely driven by perfect timing. More often, they are triggered by urgency, ...
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Manual cloud provisioning slows you down. Discover how automating infrastructure the right way boosts efficiency, security, and scalability for your team.
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Perhaps the most important aspect of fully utilizing IBM’s ILMT (or Big Fix Inventory) tool is to be able to ...
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Enterprise AI team reviewing production readiness criteria for POC development approach
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Moving Gen AI from pilot to production requires the right approach for your organization. Compare the main options by time-to-value, risk, and readiness.
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CleanSlate enabled the modernization of the smart faucet by implementing a robust DevOps platform.
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Enterprise Generative AI isn’t about plugging into a single model.
It’s about assembling the right services into a ...
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by Artie Sluka and Darren Mills | October 3, 2025
AWS migration and modernization are at the core of how ...
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A leading sports equipment and student achievement accessory company. Based in the southwest with a diverse portfolio of products including spirit awards, class rings, jewelry and yearbook products.
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Discover how DevOps automation, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code improve deployment speed, consistency, and operational reliability.
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Many organizations are experimenting with Generative AI but struggling to move pilots into production. Learn the signs your Gen AI initiatives are stuck in POC limbo.
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As IBM licensing experts, CleanSlate is here to help you at every step of your IBM License Metric Tool journey. With CleanSlate, you get the best of both worlds – expertise in navigating the complexities of IBM licensing coupled with deep experience in proper ILMT deployment and reporting.
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Migrating to the cloud isn’t just porting applications to a new, physical location. It is an evolution of thought and technology. Let’s take a look at what is involved in a Cloud Readiness Assessment.
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AI platform engineering with AWS Kiro enabling governed software delivery. Most teams experiment with AI. Few operationalize it. Learn how CleanSlate built a governed AI delivery model using AWS Kiro and how you can see it in action at the upcoming Indy AWS Meetup.
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POC fatigue is slowing enterprise AI innovation. Learn why endless pilots stall progress and how to shift AI from demos to production value.
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AI tools deployed, models built, dashboards live. If none of that is changing how the business operates, you have an adoption problem, not a technology problem.
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Implementing a fully automated AWS infrastructure and introducing modern, streamlined CI/CD processes that provided Herff Jones increased productivity, improved development ramp-up time, and accelerated speed to delivery.
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Learn how to build a data maturity roadmap that improves time-to-insight, trust, and adoption. Explore key stages, milestones, and strategies for scaling data products and governance.
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Enterprise AI teams often run endless pilots without production results. Learn how POC fatigue slows innovation and what leaders can do to fix it.
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It wasn't until a couple years later that I started seeing RESTful APIs at client engagements. All of them seemed to follow the standard RESTful API design, making it easy to build client applications against the back-end API services built upon REST.
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These days, it doesn't matter if you're a non-technical founder or a full stack developer, you'd have to be living ...
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So, you may start by asking yourself….What is the value of starting with an assessment? Why not jump right into your cloud migration journey?
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With the cloud, it’s vital to consider HOW you set up the cloud resources needed to support your system. What happens if it isn’t set up correctly?
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From expertise & guidance to partner benefits and funding programs - learn why you should be partnering on your cloud journey.
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Your planning journey doesn’t stop with your IBM Planning Analytics implementation. CleanSlate helps you beyond the technology phase of your planning journey into the business side.
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