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FEATURE : CLOUD SOLUTIONS environments , is no small task . Hence why the biggest barriers holding back cloud adoption are expertise , compliance , data security and risk . Partnering with a cybersecurity leader can turn cloud into an opportunity to simply , and easily deliver the same , if not higher , cyber resilience everywhere .
“ The third pitfall is thinking of cloud as simply a new data centre . Cloud is not just a new technology , it ’ s any number of unique platforms and services that are generally remote . It demands a new way of operating , it demands a new culture , mindset , tools , and practices . It demands greater collaboration across teams , even new team structures , to truly achieve the benefits that cloud offers . A Cloud Centre of Excellence ( CCoE ) is a best practice approach to achieving this . Bringing together technology , security , process , training , finance , sales , marketing , and more , a CCoE helps build global alignment and empower distributed implementation ,” she said . p

CLOUD IS NOT JUST A NEW TECHNOLOGY , IT ’ S ANY NUMBER OF UNIQUE

PLATFORMS AND SERVICES THAT ARE GENERALLY REMOTE . IT DEMANDS A

NEW WAY OF OPERATING , IT DEMANDS A NEW

CULTURE , MINDSET , TOOLS , AND PRACTICES .

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