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Is your cloud more fortress or folly? Reinforcing cloud security in the digital age

Gayathri Peria
Gayathri Peria • 6 min read
Is your cloud more fortress or folly? Reinforcing cloud security in the digital age
Here's why the evolution of cloud services, which continue to be deeply integrated into our daily lives and critical infrastructure, demands close scrutiny. Photo: Unsplash
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It’s clear that cloud services are no longer a novelty in Asia Pacific (Apac), but rather a core part of organisational strategies to drive significant transformation.

A recent IDC study found that almost 90% of businesses in the region now have meaningful workload deployments on multiple public clouds. The ability to leverage scalable, flexible, and on-demand resources is no longer just an advantage – it’s a key point of difference for companies that need to deliver products to users faster, scale into international markets, and even create new business models that did not previously exist.

From AI-powered applications to the rise of edge computing, cloud services are the foundation for businesses to unlock new possibilities and drive unprecedented levels of efficiency. But how does that foundation hold up to stress? Given technology’s profound impact on the region’s digital future, the evolution of cloud services, which continue to be deeply integrated into our daily lives and critical infrastructure, demands close scrutiny.

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