Digital transformation is increasingly occurring in the cloud. As such, effective integration tools must be in place in order for the journey to be successful.

Both during and after data is moved, businesses need absolute faith in their data security, according to Lynne Doherty, president of worldwide field operations at Sumo Logic Inc., which aims to provide organizations with cybersecurity support using tools that are easy to use.

“In a situation where the data and the digital exhausts that they have is growing faster than their budgets, and especially in what looks like potentially uncertain economic times, what we do is enable them to bring that together on a platform so that they can solve both of those problems in a really cost-effective way,” she said. 

Doherty spoke with theCUBE industry analysts Dave Vellante and Lisa Martin at the recent AWS re:Invent conference, during an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. They discussed how the company plays a role in an organization’s digital transformation journey. (* Disclosure below.)

Helping orgs maintain a handle on usage

A term Sumo Logic uses is “selling above the line and below the line.” Above the line refers to business executives and C-suite executives, and below the line includes people using the product on a daily basis.

Above the line focuses on making use of the budget a business has and getting most out of investments in a smart way. Below the line aims for the fastest time to value and having tools that are easy to use and provide valuable insights.

Doherty went on to mention the importance of cybersecurity and building a secure application from the ground up. This allows applications to be more resilient in case of an attack, she explained.

The company works with several gaming organizations that are not able to predict what their usage looks like. But Sumo Logic is able to take their data sources and handle that for them. For instance, during Black Friday sales or when a new game gets released, there will be significant spikes in data.

“They are going to see that, but they don’t have to worry about that because of us,” Doherty stated.

Here’s the complete video interview, part of SiliconANGLE’s and theCUBE’s coverage of AWS re:Invent:

(* Disclosure: Sumo Logic Inc. sponsored this segment of theCUBE. Neither Sumo Logic nor other sponsors have editorial control over content on theCUBE or SiliconANGLE.)

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