India is Influencing Cloud Strategy: Derrick Loi, Orange Business Services

Has any organization with extremely critical data leveraged public cloud? I would say the concern about security is no longer a show stopper. Singapore government is on cloud. Governments are typically very sensitive as data sovereignty is important and the data has to reside within their countries. Even CIA has adopted AWS for their cloud. AWS has portioned a private cloud for CIA. In my previous organization, we have deployed cloud in BFSI. In Orange too, we have such customers. The perception about cloud being unsecure has not stopped BFSI from adopting private cloud. The cost efficiency and scalability from cloud is undeniable. Private cloud addresses these issues. The BFSI and telecom verticals may hesitate when it comes to public cloud but they are adopting private and virtual cloud. Vendors are offering cloud services by innovating from their applications

Yashvendra Singh

BW Reporters Yashvendra is Executive Editor in BW CIOWorld. He has over 15 years of experience in journalism. Starting his career in 2000 with the Press Trust of India, he has worked in organizations such as The Indian Express, IDG (International Data Group) and Business India. During the course of his career, he has covered a range of sectors, and has been instrumental in launching several brands

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