Hybrid digital infrastructure can help firms cut costs and maximize security. In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, companies have been forced to re-evaluate their cloud strategy and investment. In addition, the pandemic has seen a rise in remote working prompting a rise in demand for cloud services.
Francis Wainaina, Product Manager at Seacom East Africa says that connecting employees to the cloud has been necessary to support and enable a remote working environment. He adds that 2020 will see a spike in corporate cloud adoption as a survey by Snow Software revealed that 82 percent of IT leaders have increased their cloud usage this year.
Security technology enables firms to defend against threats such as firewall attacks. Moving business operations to cloud changes the nature of security risks that a company faces such as password management and data breaches. A cloud environment supports application workloads that can be accessed anywhere, anytime, and from any device.
However, companies are torn between cloud adoptions and spending on security and risk management technologies. Hybrid digital infrastructure will solve this dilemma as it supports staff members to be innovative while minimizing costs and maximizing security.
Wainaina suggests that a hybrid system allows companies to reap the benefits of being on the cloud and mitigate security risk. In this case, companies take advantage of the infrastructure, platform, and software as a service (SaaS) applications on the cloud. Besides, firms are able to keep sensitive data within private domains.
He adds that when looking for a new cloud provider, firms should consider a partner that offers a comprehensive built-in cloud based security service for remote locations and mobile users. Furthermore, the cloud provider should have a proven history of providing cloud solutions to small and large businesses.
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