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AWS Cloud Center Of Excellence Architect | CARA – Cloud Ally by RSNA Cloud Connects

Accelerate your cloud journey with CARA and CARA PRO—expert-led AWS Architect-in-Residence services that drive innovation, optimization, and operational excellence.

Accelerate Cloud Success with CARA

Whether your organization is cloud-native or just beginning its AWS migration journey, working with a team of AWS Certified Architects can fast-track your success. At RSNA Cloud Connects, our CARA (Cloud Ally – Cloud Center of Excellence Resident Architect) program embeds top-tier cloud expertise directly into your team—delivering strategic insights, operational excellence, and hands-on support every step of the way.

Through open office hour sessions, regular collaboration with your technical leadership, modernization workshops, and architecture reviews, CARA helps uncover opportunities to innovate, streamline operations, and optimize your AWS environment—all while upskilling your internal teams and aligning with AWS best practices.

CARA–Cloud Ally Program

Optimize, Scale, and Innovate Your AWS Architecture

CARA

  • Embedded Expertise: AWS-certified architect integrated into your team

  • Strategic Planning: Align cloud strategy with business goals

  • Architecture Reviews: Ensure compliance with AWS best practices

  • Security & Governance: Build a secure, compliant cloud environment

  • Team Enablement: Upskill your team through hands-on training

  • Flexible Engagement: Scalable support tailored to your needs

CARA PRO

  • Multi-Account Strategy: Confidently manage and scale complex cloud environments

  • DevOps & Automation: Implement CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code

  • Custom Architecture: Design and build advanced cloud-native solutions

  • Cost & Performance Optimization: Maximize efficiency and ROI on AWS

  • Hands-On Execution: Collaborative implementation alongside your team

  • Cloud Maturity Assessment: Drive growth with actionable, data-driven insights

CARA Program Terms

Our CARA – Cloud Ally Program is available in flexible 6-month and 1-year engagements, designed to drive real, measurable outcomes for your cloud strategy.

Proven Results from Past CARA Engagements

Here’s what organizations have achieved with RSNA Cloud Connects through the CARA and CARA PRO programs:

  • Realized full ROI in under 9 months

  • Achieved over $1.2M in compute cost savings within 3 years for a single client

  • Reduced deployment cycles from weeks to under 20 minutes

  • Accelerated partner onboarding from months to just a few weeks

  • Increased Savings Plan and Reserved Instance coverage to over 70% of compute usage

  • Established a Cloud Center of Excellence to standardize practices across global teams

Our Services

Core Services We Deliver

Well-Architected Reviews

Ongoing assessments to ensure your workloads follow AWS best practices for reliability, security, performance, and cost-efficiency.

Cloud Security

Build a robust, well-documented cloud security framework and continuously improve your organization’s security posture.

Whiteboarding & Prototyping

Collaborate on solution design using the latest AWS services to architect scalable, cloud-native applications.

Cost Optimization

Establish a structured approach to monitor, manage, and reduce your AWS cloud spend without compromising performance.

AWS Support & Collaboration

Your assigned CARA Architect works closely with AWS Solution Architects, ensuring effective communication and support escalation when needed.

Skills Enablement

Empower your teams with hands-on labs, game days, workshops, and customized training across AWS services.

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Ready to Talk Cloud?

Looking for expert guidance? Let’s connect for a free consultation and explore how CARA can support your AWS cloud goals. We’ll schedule time to understand your needs and tailor the right solution for you.