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Prioritising
security in a
multi-cloud
world
Research points to the ongoing growth of the
cloud market in the Middle East, in part due to
the adoption of multi-cloud. But this approach
also means an increase in cloud-related security
incidents. Here, Scott Manson, Managing Director
– Middle East and Turkey, at McAfee, details the
critical considerations for regional organisations
looking to embark on a multi-cloud strategy.
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loud awareness
and adoption
continues to
grow, as more
enterprises take
advantage of the
benefits that come
with multiple cloud platforms. In fact, in
a recent Voice of the Enterprise (VotE):
Cloud Hosting and Managed Services
study, conducted by 451 Research,
90% of respondents indicated they have
some type of cloud services in place
and several are already using multi-
cloud environments.
Closer to home in the Middle East,
research by MarketsandMarkets
predicts that the cloud market in the
region will triple to US$2.4 billion by
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Scott Manson, Managing
Director – Middle East and
Turkey, at McAfee
2020, driven in large part by adoption
of multi-cloud. But on the flip side,
we’re seeing an increase in cloud
related security incidents. According
to research from the October 2018
McAfee Cloud Adoption and Risk report,
the average organisation generates
over 3.2 billion events per month in the
cloud, of which 3,217 are anomalous
and 31.3 are actual threat events.
This is cause for alarm given that 21%
of all files in the cloud contain sensitive
data (up 17% over the past two years).
Against this backdrop, whether you are
switching up your multi-cloud strategy
or starting from scratch, here are a few
things your organisation needs to know
first about multi-cloud.
Determine what features will
either make or break your multi-
cloud strategy
When picking the best multi-cloud
structure for your business, be bold.
Build a vision for what you need cloud
services to do for your company – worry
less about ‘how’ and more about the ‘why’
and ‘what’ you need from your providers.
The reality is that top cloud providers
in IaaS/PaaS and, separately, SaaS
spaces, are offering extremely versatile
capabilities and compelling value. It is
important to understand what features
are critical and which ones change the
way your organisation works when it
comes to selecting vendors.
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