COUNTRY FOCUS : INDONESIA
Additionally , this partnership has made Indosat Ooredoo Indonesia ’ s leader in cloud transformation through Network-As-a-Service ( NaaS ) and our IoT and SaaS applications . With the launch of NaaS services , our first priority was to provide ‘ remote worker enablement ’ through a next-generation solution for the enterprise and SME market that replaces old VPN technology .
Do you see cloud technology as a long-term solution beyond the pandemic ?
Vikram Sinha , Director and Chief Operating
Officer at Indosat Ooredoo
This year , we have established partnerships with Alibaba Cloud , Google Cloud Platform ( GCP ) and Amazon Web Services ( AWS ) to make Hybrid Cloud solutions available to our customers . We believe Indosat Ooredoo ’ s strengths , combined with our partners ’, can bring the right IoT , Big Data and cybersecurity solutions to tackle any business challenges that might emerge in the future .
Tell us about your partnership with NetFoundry – how is your Network- As-a-Service ( NaaS ) solution helping companies ?
NetFoundry enables zero trust-based secure and reliable connectivity between clients and various apps , hosted across a distributed environment in the cloud . By partnering with NetFoundry we can provide the seamless communication that modern workers need , and ensure that Indosat Ooredoo ’ s networks are quicker , safer and easier to operate than ever before .
Yes , cloud technology has long-term applications . The current networking environment is resource-intensive , inefficient and prone to security breaches . In contrast , cloud technology offers networking systems that are intuitive , usable , reliable and secure .
COVID-19 has permanently shaped the way companies work and conduct business . For example , employees are demanding greater work flexibility and companies have realized the need to streamline processes and become more efficient . Cloud technology addresses these challenges – it drives efficiency by decreasing costs for data management and processing , expanding data analysis by integrating data centers under one platform . Additionally , cloud technology streamlines decision-making while maintaining accuracy .
Governments also need to manage increasingly complex and data-rich environments within budgetary constraints . Cloud solutions that can accelerate decision-making through integration and innovation will
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