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Ready to go beyond scripts? This PowerShell Wednesday, Ryan Coates, an enterprise architect with 25+ years of experience in IT, walks us through the journey from PowerShell to C#, turning day-to-day automation into real software. Tune in today at 1 p.m. CT: https://hubs.ly/Q03yv5GB0 #PowerShell #PowerShellWednesday #Automation

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𝗖𝗠𝗠𝗖 𝗜𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸—𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝟭𝟬𝟬+ 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘀 & 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹 CMMC isn’t “set it and forget it.” It’s 50+ docs minimum. Some need 100+ 📄📄📄 It’s not just config checks anymore—it’s audit-first, evidence-heavy. Pass = policy, proof & process. Every time. #CMMC #DFARS #NIST800171 #Cybersecurity #Compliance #C3PAO #SSP #POAM

𝗪𝗵𝘆 “𝗜𝗻𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝘀” 𝗖𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗠𝗠𝗖 𝟮.𝟬 Many contractors rely heavily on their MSP or cloud provider for security — but in CMMC 2.0, you can’t inherit your way to compliance. If you can’t prove it, you can’t claim it. 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: → You must document and verify every inherited control. → Shared-responsibility misunderstandings lead to failed assessments. → Relying on vendors without proof increases your audit exposure. 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘀: 1️⃣ Map each control: What’s yours vs. what’s your provider’s. 2️⃣ Request proof (policies, logs, evidence) for inherited controls. 3️⃣ Fill gaps with your own procedures and monitoring. 4️⃣ Store documentation in an organized audit-ready format. 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲: Inherited controls can support your compliance — but they can’t replace your responsibility. Clear boundaries, documentation, and evidence are non-negotiable for a smooth Level 2 assessment. 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/e_yCxZF7 https://lnkd.in/ekN_YGzK #𝗖𝗠𝗠𝗖 #𝗖𝗨𝗜𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 #𝗰𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 #𝗱𝗳𝗮𝗿𝘀 #𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝟴𝟬𝟬𝟭𝟳𝟭 #𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 #𝘀𝗽𝗿𝘀𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲 #𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 #𝗰𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 #𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 #𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆𝗜𝗧 #𝗺𝘀𝗽 #𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝘀

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Manual server provisioning is slow, inconsistent, and error-prone. With Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or Ansible, your entire environment (from servers to firewalls) is defined in code. This means instant, repeatable deployments, guaranteed consistency between environments, and rapid recovery from disasters. It’s the foundation of true DevOps. #Deliverydevs #IaC #DevOps #Automation #InfrastructureAsCode

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🚨 When you realize your entire architecture depends on one region… 😅 The recent #AWSOutage is another reminder that resilience isn’t automatic, it’s engineered. 🧠 Lesson: Never build a mission-critical system on a single region or provider. ✅ Design for redundancy and multi-region failover ✅ Consider hybrid or multi-cloud for true resilience ✅ Test your DR (Disaster Recovery) strategy before reality does Because when US-EAST-1 sneezes… half the internet catches a cold 🌐 #CloudResilience #AWS #DevOps #Devrims #MultiCloud #US-EAST-1

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Stalled modernization initiatives waste 60% of the IT budget on average. Break out of the cycle with guidance from AveriSource's new on-demand webinar. Barry Tait and Greg Ogburn reveal why projects fail and map out a proven path to achieving your goals. https://buff.ly/7svyc8q

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