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Building a Secure Foundation in AWS With Ironside
The Customer
The customer is a manufacturing company specializing in non-flower products in the cannabis industry.
The Challenge
As newcomers to the cloud, the main goal was providing a secure cloud data repository to enable business decision making. Additionally, the expectation was that the solution needed to sit on top of a secure, well-architected framework within the Amazon Web Services (AWS) ecosystem. The customer wanted to leverage AWS best practices for governance, AI, analytics, and cost optimization to ensure long-term scalability and control.
The Solution
Recognizing the potential risks and costs of missteps in AWS, the client engaged Ironside. Given the complexity of the project and the broad scope of expertise required, Ironside brought in trusted partner JetSweep to design a secure, cost-efficient cloud environment and help with enterprise integrations.
Ironside led the project with deep specialization in generative AI, the modern data stack, and advanced analytics. JetSweep complemented that with AWS infrastructure expertise, including networking, security, disaster recovery, and performance optimization.
Client outcomes included:
- Efficient and timely access to their corporate data
- Flexible web based analytics
- A properly implemented, secure AWS environment with Control Tower
- A cost-optimized architecture
- Avoidance of common cloud pitfalls
- A future roadmap for AI innovation
- Faster time to value
“The alignment between each organization’s core delivery solutions and our customer’s needs have made the teaming agreement a natural fit,” says JetSweep CEO Chris Barbanti.
From a client perspective, this partnership bridges a critical gap: Most organizations need both secure infrastructure and a forward-thinking data and AI strategy. Typically, they’re forced to either build one side in-house or rely on fragmented vendors.
“When we partner, clients get both,” says Ironside CEO Tim Kreytak. “They get a secured, high-performance AWS environment and innovative data and AI solutions that drive business outcomes.”
A One-Stop Shop, Powered by Two Experts
Since the AWS environment is so expansive — with more services, tools, and possibilities than most organizations can reasonably master on their own — even experienced AWS partners know that collaboration often yields the best outcomes.
When clients engage with JetSweep or Ironside, they might not realize that behind the scenes, two specialized teams are working together to deliver exactly what’s needed. They only experience a seamless, one-stop shop, without needing to manage multiple vendors or coordinate competing priorities.
“Clients are effectively getting big-company capabilities with small-company flexibility, expertise, and white-glove service,” says Barbanti.
For clients, the benefit is clear: no gaps, no handoffs, no compromises — just faster time to value and greater long-term success in AWS.