July 201719 Cogito Group: Safeguarding Organisations with Cloud Security Services BY AMIT DHUPKAR, HEAD OF GROUP TECHNOLOGY, SINGAPORE POSTToday, cloud computing is among the most important phenomenon in technology. If one has to pick an IT development that has the most significant impact on business, the cloud is certainly the top pick. Initial Euphoria and HypeIn its early days, cloud computing was considered as an option for the co-location of data centres. The initial rationale to move to the cloud was to save on real estate, cooling, and physical security. Additionally, it provided a credible disaster recovery option to setting up and maintaining additional physical data centres. Though the initial uptake was slow, this gained traction over time due to attractive pricing and a certain novelty factor around it. Infrastructure AbstractionCloud brought a second wave change in IT infrastructure by shifting from the physical touch and feel of bare metal and fibre cables to a user interface-led digital dashboard for provisioning and support. This was among the most prolific change, as infrastructure departments would no longer be receiving and unpacking physical cartons, which determined the schedule when systems would be ready for provisioning. Just a few years ago, this process could take weeks, based on the supply chain effectiveness of the hardware provider and cross-border shipments. These days, with the cloud, the system can be up and running in a matter of hours.Cloud: A Metaphor of InternetCXO InsightsAmit Dhupkar
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