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FINAL WORD
Safeguarding the future and
building trust
Attack surfaces are expanding at
exponential rates. The FOMC emphasises
how cybercriminals are no longer tinkering
hobbyists, but instigators of a new ‘hacking
economy’ that can outpace business
innovation. To remain competitive,
organisations need to confront the security
challenge head on without compromising
quality of service.
Implementing a robust, future-proofed
ecosystem of integrated security and cloud
solutions will help to build end-to-end IT
services that give key stakeholders greater
context, control and visibility into the
threat landscape.
Coping with compliance
The FOMC posits that the intricacies
of regulating a borderless digital world
is one of the biggest challenges facing
governments today. Swift and substantive
collaborative action between business and
government is needed. Ultimately, the FOMC
report believes a global standard for data
protection is required within five years.
“Eventually, today’s tech-conscious
consumers and customers will only want to
be associated with the most trustworthy data
handlers. There is now a big opportunity to
differentiate with best practice and service
delivery, particularly in the context multi-
cloud’s potential,” added McBain. n
IT organisation is and how it compares to
what they have. Most are finding their IT
organisations are sadly underperforming.”
Plugging the skills gap
The FOMC report cautions that the
multifaceted logistics of monitoring multiple
cloud services, containers, APIs and other
processes can be daunting and inhibit
technology uptake.
A significant skill gap also exists to handle
this added complexity both now and into the
future. Across the world, available workforces
are not keeping with the pace of innovation,
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with potentially damaging results to business
productivity and Digital Transformation
capacity. Knowledge silos or lack of
collaboration within businesses may further
exacerbate multi-cloud apprehension.
Looking ahead, the FOMC report urges the
business community to do more to “tap into
the kaleidoscopic potential of youth and
promote industry diversity.” It also calls on
the IT industry to better promote the use
of smart, context-driven and automated
solutions that can spark attractive new
career opportunities and free existing
workforces to focus on more strategic and
rewarding work.
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THE MULTI-
CLOUD RAMP-UP
IS ONE OF THE
ULTIMATE WAKE-
UP CALLS IN
INTERNAL IT TO
GET THEIR ACT
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