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Jason Oliver
Jason Oliver holds the prestigious title of ‘AWS Ambassador’ which makes him extremely qualified to talk about all things AWS. In his seven years at Nasstar, he has consistently leveraged his AWS and Azure experience to deliver innovative cloud solutions and drive technical excellence.
With an extensive knowledge in cloud, the Internet, security technologies, and heterogenous technologies, Jason has become an evangelist of innovation, sustainability, and best practices. From working with Formula 1 to leading successful cloud projects for Nasstar clients such as Rail Delivery Group, Jason has seen it all.
Away from work, Jason is a keen digital music producer and holds a black belt in karate. He is also an author and regularly posts topical articles on LinkedIn.
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- Cloud
 - What is scalability in cloud computing?- The golden rule of computing is that demand never remains the same. Different workloads require varying resources, while peaks and troughs in user requirements make under and overprovisioning a concern.- Jason Oliver - Senior Solution Architect & AWS Ambassador 
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 - The top 10 cloud security best practices every business should know- Cloud security — and cyber security in general — is a balancing act. You need to ensure robust defences are in place to protect key systems, data, and people.- Jason Oliver - Senior Solution Architect & AWS Ambassador 
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 - Five Steps to Cloud Sustainability- The rise in cloud computing has influenced the significance that optimisation and sustainability play in IT strategies.- Jason Oliver - Senior Solution Architect & AWS Ambassador 
- AWS
 - The AWS sustainability story you haven't heard- As more organisations leave their legacy systems behind, aligning public cloud capabilities with sustainability efforts has become a key focus.- Jason Oliver - Senior Solution Architect & AWS Ambassador 
- Cloud
 - Keeping pace with cloud security best practice- As businesses adopt a more digital-centric approach to their operations, security has become an ever-increasing critical factor for long-term success.- Jason Oliver - Senior Solution Architect & AWS Ambassador 
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 - Securing your cloud environment with AWS- As the cloud computing landscape evolves, security remains a top priority, and concern, for many organisations. For 86% of organisations in 2022, cloud security was cited as their number one challenge.- Jason Oliver - Senior Solution Architect & AWS Ambassador 
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 - AWS re:Invent 2022 - Keynote with Adam Selipsky- This year, the largest and most comprehensive event in cloud computing re:Invent, returned to Las Vegas where the best and brightest from across the industry shared the latest insights and innovations.- Jason Oliver - Senior Solution Architect & AWS Ambassador 
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 - AWS re:Invent 2022 - Keynote with Peter DeSantis- For the past decade - as long as Nasstar has been a part of the AWS Partner Network (APN) - the AWS global cloud community has come together at re:Invent to meet, get inspired, and rethink what's possible.- Jason Oliver - Senior Solution Architect & AWS Ambassador 
- Cloud
 - What is cloud provisioning?- Put simply, cloud provisioning refers to how customers procure resources and services from cloud providers.- Jason Oliver - Senior Solution Architect & AWS Ambassador 
- What is serverless computing?- As you launch new applications, roll out upgrades, or run successful marketing campaigns the demand on your servers changes. If you’re operating on a tight budget with limited resources, that can cause potential issues.- Jason Oliver - Senior Solution Architect & AWS Ambassador 
- Cyber security
 - What does AWS’ latest GuardDuty update mean for you?- AWS GuardDuty Update Protecting infrastructure and workloads from threats requires a lot of time, expertise, and upfront costs.- Jason Oliver - Senior Solution Architect & AWS Ambassador 
- A business guide to serverless computing- If you’re a business person with your finger on the pulse of innovation, you will likely have heard the term ‘serverless’ banded around within the public cloud technology domain.- Jason Oliver - Senior Solution Architect & AWS Ambassador 
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 - Reducing the environmental impact of cloud with the AWS Customer Carbon Footprint Tool- The impact we have on the environment is on everyone’s radar, and none more so than those of us in the technology industry.- Jason Oliver - Senior Solution Architect & AWS Ambassador 
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 - What we learned at AWS re:Invent 2021- The annual AWS re:Invent conference took place in Las Vegas a few weeks ago (29 November – 3 December) and was once again a highlight of the cloud computing community’s event calendar.- Jason Oliver - Senior Solution Architect & AWS Ambassador 
- Why we need to talk about sustainable cloud- Sustainability is an important topic for everyone, especially those in the technology space whose products and services can potentially have a big impact on the environment.- Jason Oliver - Senior Solution Architect & AWS Ambassador 
- Significant enhancements to the AWS Lambda Service- After so many announcements during AWS re:Invent 2020, surrounding one of the company's core serverless components, we asked Nasstar’s very own cloud expert, AWS Ambassador and AWS Technical Practice Lead, Jason Oliver, to try and unpack, simplify and add value to what we understand about the recent updates.- Jason Oliver - Senior Solution Architect & AWS Ambassador 

