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PodChats for FutureCIO: Optimise cloud for value delivery
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In 2025, Asia Pacific CIOs must optimise cloud value delivery amid a $250 billion market surge driven by AI and regulatory demands. With nearly 90% of enterprises adopting multi-cloud strategies, balancing hybrid cloud innovation and stringent data privacy laws is critical.
Addressing these challenges requires strategic focus on security, compliance, workforce capabilities, and data-driven decision-making to navigate this rapidly evolving landscape.
In this PodChats for FutureCIO, we are joined by Brett Wheeldon, VP, Solutions Consulting, Asia Pacific, SAP Concur, for his take on how CIOs can optimise cloud strategies for value delivery.
Questions:
Strategic Vision
Q1: How can integrated cloud solutions be designed to deliver seamless end-to-end operational excellence across enterprises? (orchestration/press for suite-based approach that focus on outcomes)
Productivity & Innovation
Q2: How can cloud automation be leveraged to enhance employee productivity and improve user experience?
Architecture & Scalability
Q3: What hybrid cloud architecture best balances enterprises’ needs for innovation, data sovereignty, security, and cost optimisation?
Secure Implementation
Q4: What strategies can ensure secure and compliant migration and management of workloads across multi-cloud and edge environments?
Q5: How should CIOs and CISOs address growing cybersecurity risks (e.g., AI-driven threats) in cloud/edge deployments?
Governance & Compliance
Q7: What governance frameworks are needed to comply with evolving data privacy regulations across APAC jurisdictions?
Data-Driven Sustainability
Q8: How can cloud data platforms be optimised to provide actionable insights that support sustainability and reduce carbon footprint?
Talent & Adaptability
Q6: How can we build cloud and AI skills internally or through partnerships to accelerate cloud value delivery?
Future-Proofing
Q9: What measures ensure workload portability/flexibility to avoid vendor lock-in while maintaining performance?
Q10: What strategy integrates AI capabilities within cloud infrastructure to drive innovation without compromising security/compliance?
Q11: Our topic is Optimise cloud for value delivery, what is your final advise for enterprises as they try to leverage technologies like AI and other solutions to optimise cloud for the best value delivery possible?
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