Migrating Websites and Applications to the Public Cloud — is that Secure?

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Sep. 9, 2018

In this customer story, we show you how Barracuda helped a global food producer and processor migrate to the cloud.

Customer: Smithfield Foods is the world's largest producer and processor of pork products. They have been in business for over 80 years and now employ 52,000 people worldwide.

Customer Challenge: To migrate all external-facing websites and applications to the public cloud while ensuring security against cyber threats

Public Cloud Platform: Amazon Web Services (AWS) for scalability and rapid provisioning

Barracuda Solution: Barracuda Web Application Firewall, for its features, simplicity, native integration with AWS, and cost-effectiveness

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For more on the Barracuda WAF, visit our product site here. Read all of our Barracuda WAF customer stories here.

Christine Barry

Christine Barry Senior Chief Cybersecurity Storyteller and Content Manager at Barracuda. Prior to joining Barracuda, Christine was a field engineer and project manager for K12 and SMB clients for over 15 years. She holds several technology and project management credentials, a Bachelor of Arts, and a Master of Business Administration. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan.

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