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This team offered a foundational workstream that instilled better communication and knowledge-sharing between our stakeholders involved in modernising SPH ’ s infrastructure and applications .
testing and implementation of new product features . HashiCorp solutions architects advised SPH Media from Day One and provided constant support in the journey as the team redesigned the AWS cloud estate .
Instead of gatekeeping cloud resources , the Platform Engineering team focused on the enablement of decentralized application teams through Infrastructureas-Code . With this shift in mindset , the cloud became a self-service resource federated out to SPH ’ s engineers , rather than something controlled by IT . The platform team also set up guardrails and policies for secure cloud use , completely changing the security paradigm by lifting the burden from individual developers .
With this enabled decentralization and self-service model , it was critical to have a strong team which could also train others within the organization . The members of the Platform Engineering team created vetted modules that the application developers are encouraged to use and adopt , and provided the relevant training , advice , and support .
How did the SPH Media cloud platform team and HashiCorp solutions architects work together on implementing the transformation ?
The collaboration process involved the SPH team working closely with HashiCorp especially in advance
During implementation , HashiCorp organised Terraform training workshops , answered questions from SPH ’ s engineering team and provided access to specialists and the HashiCorp product team . The close partnership has enabled engineers who have never used infrastructure automation before to get started with Terraform much more rapidly when compared to other platforms .
Where do you see the adoption of Digital Transformation taking SPH Media in the future ?
SPH continues to invest heavily in its people and technologies .
We will leverage technologies such as AI , streaming data analytics and advanced end-user interfaces both to innovate on behalf of our readers , but also to drive operational efficiencies .
The transition to digital enables the business to reach a global audience , build reader relationships across multiple touchpoints and use more accurate , granular data to help advertisers create successful campaigns . p
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