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Srinivas Rao, Senior Director, System Engineering, Dell Technologies India talks about the cybersecurity business and its evolving technologies to us.
Importance of cyber resiliency assessments to help businesses identify cyber risks and vulnerabilities
Srinivas Rao - Despite being an organisation’s greatest asset, data can become the biggest barrier in posing risk to data protection. Organisations are investing in a range of new and emerging technologies, such as, cloud-native applications, Kubernetes containers, AI, and machine learning that are producing a massive data influx. Investments in emerging technology is a good thing and should be encouraged, but organisations must ensure that their data protection infrastructure supports these technologies and are capable of managing the large volume of data generated.
The Dell Technologies Global Data Protection Index study reported that businesses globally are currently managing 10 times the data that they used five years ago. However, they are unsure of their capabilities to meet cybersecurity goals in the future. This, when coupled with the increase in cyber threat incidents and the rise in sophisticated ransomware, brings forth a grave problem. 74% of the Indian businesses reported increased incidents of data loss from cyberattacks in the past year while 42% lack confidence that all their business-critical data can be recovered in the event of a destructive cyberattack or data loss.
The Dell Technologies Cyber Resiliency Assessment can help businesses understand where they are vulnerable, depending on the assessment results, and help them develop and implement a plan to strengthen their response to advanced threats. It helps an organisation get customised IT insights on adopting security best practices to respond against increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks.
Road mapping the future of India’s multi-cloud capabilities and why it is a need of the hour?
Srinivas Rao - Most organisations across India have already realised the importance of deriving real-time insights from data and the dynamics of cloud computing in their day-to-day processes. The cloud market in India is expected to grow at a CAGR of over 24% and reach a value of almost USD 11 million by 2025. As we move deeper into the data era, it is important to focus on a cloud strategy and move ahead with a data-first mindset.
Organisations realise that hybrid cloud models are the right strategy for longer-term costs, scalability and security. The multi-cloud approach will define future processes to store and manage mission-critical data, which needs to be accessed frequently. The need for consistent operations and infrastructure across clouds is paramount. In the near future, investments in hybrid cloud operating models that span public, private and edge environments will grow to enable rapid scale and management of IT everywhere.
What are the challenges involved in installing cloud tech in today's scenario?
Srinivas Rao - Many enterprises today manage multiple-cloud platforms – the mix of public, private and edge cloud architecture provides organisations with a variety of benefits, including increased flexibility. Cloud Infrastructure as a Service is also becoming the go-to choice for businesses of all sizes due to the numerous benefits of the model which offers support in remote-working conditions, streamlined scalability of assets, flexible up-front investment and overhead costs.
However, the multi-cloud approach comes with its own complexities. A lack of consistency in infrastructure and operations across a multi-cloud deployment translates to fragmented, disconnected processes and tools. Internal mismanagement is a big threat to securing infrastructure, especially cloud. Cloud service providers possess direct access to hardware networks, provisioning systems and authentication infrastructure; thus, posing a potential threat.
When working with multiple cloud platforms, IT teams are inevitably burdened by a level of inconsistency in the processes, tools and skill sets required to manage each cloud. As a result, enterprises experience a loss of productivity and an inability to scale effectively, hindering innovation and increasing operational expense as IT teams must commit more hours and resources to manage this complicated mix of cloud solutions.
Additionally, differences in regulations are anticipated when it comes to the integration of cloud services in organisations & governments. With differences in securing data across different fronts, threats can frequently attack separate entities, making data vulnerable for the public, organisations and government bodies.
Dell Technologies cloud simplifies operations and improves Cloud economics by providing a consistent infrastructure and operations experience across all clouds. With Dell Technologies cloud, organisations can reduce complexity, improve agility, lower operational costs and manage multi-cloud environments with ease.
How feasible is it for smaller businesses to adopt cloud and cyber resilience, given the complexities and investments involved?
Srinivas Rao - Even though the need to adopt cloud and cyber resiliency has become paramount, many small organisations are hesitant about investing in this new technology. Small businesses require flexibility to manage workloads – upgrading existing IT infrastructure by raising their capabilities to manage future workloads will give them the edge over competition, offer optimal services to customers and strengthen their relationships with partners in the age of digital transformation.