INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Enterprise Security
Managed security
services: To be or
not to be?
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We are getting close to the point (if we aren’t
there already) where we need to acknowledge
that trends like Big Data, BYOD, Cloud, Mobile,
Social and Virtualisation are no longer ‘emerging’
technologies that enterprises can leverage to gain
a competitive advantage. One could argue that
these technologies are critical business enablers
that all enterprises need to leverage if they are
to remain competitive, writes Sanjay Ahuja, VP –
Middle East & Africa at AGC Networks.
Faced with the growing number of cyber
threats, it is imperative that enterprises
make IT security their number one
priority, particularly as we continue to
make the push towards ‘Smart Cities’
and ‘E-Government’. Unfortunately
between the pace of technological
advancement, shortage of skilled IT
resources in the region, and the pressure
on IT departments to focus on business
critical infrastructure and services,
security tends to get lost in the shuffle.
It is against this backdrop that
enterprises should consider outsourcing
the implementation, operation, and
management of their IT security to
www.intelligentcio.com
ccording to the Cisco Global
Cloud Index, from 2013-2018,
the Middle East and Africa is
expected to have the highest cloud
traffic growth rate in the world with a
GAGR of 54% and cloud workloads are
expected to grow at a CAGR of 39% for
the same time period.
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