Mike Schembri
more secure way of storing data than on-premise solutions . “ The notion that an in-house data centre is more secure than a co-located environment , particularly a cloud environment , is fundamentally flawed ,” he argues , noting that experts who manage co-location data centres are more likely to have experience with many security issues as opposed to individuals from one company . “ You even see government is more and more comfortable – they ’ re signing up for Cloud and Azure . My sense is that the security argument is over .”
Throughout clients ’ technology and business transformation journeys , Schembri says that Fuji Xerox is able to bring its knowledge , skilled employee base and carefully cultivated partnerships to bridge the gap between commercial and digital . “ Because we somewhat own the market in terms of interface and getting into digital , clients look to us to help them with their non digital transactions too .” Much more than just a tech vendor or software supplier , Fuji Xerox enjoys long term partnerships with its clients . “ We work through vendor to
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EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Mike Schembri
Mike is the Head of Information Management at Fuji Xerox Australia . He joined Fuji Xerox 2009 initially working with a services start-up who were acquired by Upstream a subsidiary of Fuji Xerox . After ‘ falling ’ into IT in the 90s Mike has gone on to ‘ grow people and teams in technology ’ for businesses including Start-ups , Global Tech Vendors , Retailers and Professional Services . Mike also serves as the Chair and provides management consulting for several midsize not-for-profit organisations working both locally and internationally . Mike ’ s current ‘ pet project ’ is the establishment of a health clinic in Butanza , Uganda , to be staffed locally but supported by Australian technology companies .
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