Tag: multi-cloud

As more organisations move applications and data into multiple cloud platforms, managing access and securing traffic across fragmented environments becomes increasingly difficult. Traditional network architectures, designed around a central data centre, no longer adequately support dispersed digital infrastructure. This is where Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) for multi-cloud security has earned a place in strategic boardroom conversations.

Chief financial officers (CFOs) know that the cloud can save them money. Yet as they pore over their income statements, many CFOs are concerned to see that their cloud costs are skyrocketing every month.

Data is immensely valuable to all organisations, a significant resource for the digital economy and the ‘cornerstone of our EU industrial competitiveness,’ says the European Commission. But its value is determined by how it can be protected and used by those who own it.

An entire continuum of cloud solutions now exists across the organisation, spanning public and private clouds, applications, data, edge devices, and Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity. They were combined with the need for flexible 'anywhere, everywhere' access.

The phrase ‘multi-cloud’ is surfacing often and for good reason: it’s part of cloud’s natural evolution. Multi-cloud is a very popular architecture among enterprises. A survey released by the IBM Institute for Business Value found that a staggering 85% of polled businesses use multi-cloud. South African businesses are already prolific adopters of cloud - at least 65% of local CIOs intend to invest in cloud during 2019 (IDC). A significant number of those deployments will be multi-cloud.

The skills to understand, manage, and secure multi-cloud deployments are more vital than ever as enterprises struggle to keep pace with technological innovation.