Author: Team Ecosystm

In the second instalment of our Cybersecurity series, Sash Mukherjee, VP Content & Industry Research, Ecosystm continues the conversation with Serge Christiaans, Chief Information Security Officer, Eurocontrail.

Listen in to find out the basic differences and similarities between data protection and data privacy; the urgency of building a “human firewall”; the risk of exposure to vulnerabilities through third-party providers and partner ecosystems; and why large organisations are struggling with the “span or control”.  

As organisations move away from traditional infrastructure towards a modern approach, they should re-think cybersecurity. With a strong CISO, the right talent and technology, it can become much easier to drive critical initiatives that secure and protect the enterprise.

In this Ecosystm podcast Sash Mukherjee, VP Content & Industry Research, Ecosystm is in conversation with Serge Christiaans, Chief Information Security Officer, Eurocontrail for an enjoyable and wide-ranging discussion on cybersecurity and the evolving landscape.

The discussion covers –

• The role of a chief information security officer (CISO)
• Importance of cyber compliance and data protection
• Strategies to mitigate security threats and risks

Organisations evaluating the business case for SD-WAN should consider the larger impact of improvements in resiliency, application performance, security, and agility. Sluggish service and outages are no longer just an inconvenience to employees but are also detrimental to customer experience, brand image, and production.

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Organisations have had to transform and innovate to survive over the last two years. However, now when they look at their competitors, they see that everyone has innovated at about the same pace. The 7-year innovation cycle is history in today’s world – organisations need the right strategy and technologies to bring the time to market for innovations down to 1-2 years.

As they continue to innovate to stay ahead of the competition, here are 5 things organisations in India should keep in mind:

• The drivers of innovation will shift rapidly and industry trends need to be monitored continually to adapt to these shifts.
• Their biggest challenge in deploying Data & AI solutions will be identification of the right data for the right purpose – this will require a robust data architecture.
• While customer experience gives them immediate and tangible benefits, employee experience is almost equally – if not more – important.
• Cloud investments have helped build distributed enterprises – but streamlining investments needs a lot of focus now.
• There is a misalignment between organisations’ overall awareness of growing cyber threats and risks and their responses to them. A new cyber approach is urgently needed.

More insights into the India tech market are below.

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Southeast Asia has evolved into an innovation hub with Singapore at the centre. The entrepreneurial and startup ecosystem has grown significantly across the region – for example, Indonesia now has the 5^th largest number of startups in the world.  

Organisations in the region are demonstrating a strong desire for tech-led innovation, innovation in experience delivery, and in evolving their business models to bring innovative products and services to market.    

Here are 5 insights on the patterns of technology adoption in Southeast Asia, based on the findings of the Ecosystm Digital Enterprise Study, 2022.

• Data and AI investments are closely linked to business outcomes. There is a clear alignment between technology and business.
• Technology teams want better control of their infrastructure. Technology modernisation also focuses on data centre consolidation and cloud strategy
• Organisations are opting for a hybrid multicloud approach. They are not necessarily doing away with a ‘cloud first’ approach – but they have become more agnostic to where data is hosted.
• Cybersecurity underpins tech investments. Many organisations in the region do not have the maturity to handle the evolving threat landscape – and they are aware of it. 
• Sustainability is an emerging focus area. While more effort needs to go in to formalise these initiatives, organisations are responding to market drivers.

More insights into the Southeast Asia tech market below.

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Organisations in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) are focusing their digital transformation efforts on continued innovation in the experiences they deliver to their customers and employees.

Innovation has been at the core of organisations’ survival strategies – now it will be the means to gain competitive advantage and is getting prioritised over resiliency, business continuity and compliance.  

Here are 5 insights on where ANZ organisations are headed in the tech priorities and investments, based on the findings of the Ecosystm Digital Enterprise Study, 2022.

• Tech Teams in ANZ are restructuring after a two-year struggle and as they face skills shortage.
• Tech investments are focusing on experience and digital workplace and customer experience technologies are seeing continued growth.
• Hybrid cloud investments are focused on augmenting existing infrastructure – whether public or on-prem
• Sales & Marketing are leveraging data & AI solutions the most; IT Ops and SecOps will see un uptick in 2023
• Cybersecurity practices are not evolving fast enough with only 9% of organisations having implemented Zero Trust

More insights into the ANZ tech market below.

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Ecosystm CEO Ullrich Loeffler recently caught up with Richard Howe, Chief Technology Officer, Kyndryl Singapore for an enjoyable and broad conversation on the trends he is seeing affect Singapore’s technology landscape.

The discussion covered:

• The technical innovation, uniqueness, and rapid state of progress that attracted Richard to Singapore
• Why sustainability initiatives are of high intent for organisations – and the challenges they face in implementation
• The main technology programs that are driving innovation initiatives
• The ongoing challenges with attracting and retaining talent
• How Kyndryl is helping organisations with their data journey

Enjoy the podcast, and stay tuned for more podcasts from Ecosystm

Healthcare Organisations are Struggling with Harnessing the Power of Data

Healthcare organisations have access to enormous volumes of data assets from multiple and disparate sources, that can be harnessed to improve clinical and patient outcomes. But despite the huge progress made in healthcare IT in recent years, healthcare organisations continue to struggle with the collection, analysis, and application of data to make timely decisions.

Your guide to the key data management and analytics challenges faced by healthcare executives in Australia and New Zealand.

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Organisations are being driven to develop and demonstrate an ESG consciousness and a sustainability commitment in their actions and investments – by their customers, investors and by governments’ sustainability mandates. Early adopter organisations often realise several benefits – from achieving better financial outcomes to creating competitive differentiation. However, more organisations need to get serious about their sustainability journeys – and as regulations firm up, organisations will be forced to report on their sustainability initiatives.  

The Ecosystm Kyndryl ASEAN Digital Transformation Study 2022 was launched earlier this year to understand the pulse of C-level leaders and the business and technology transformation goals of organisations in the ASEAN region. This included a closer look on where organisations stand when it comes to setting sustainability goals and strategies, and their key challenges.
 
Here are 5 insights on the state of the Sustainable Organisation in ASEAN.

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