Security, once considered a barrier to progress, could paradoxically prove the key to unlocking digital innovation.
Recent studies, including two released this week, point to security as a top concern for IT professionals as they look to transform their businesses and adopt computing approaches such as multi-cloud environments. Addressing security from the earliest stages of such projects not only allays management fears, but could contribute to the overall success of the initiative, industry executives contended.
The upshot for managed service providers (MSPs) and other channel companies: Be prepared to offer security as part of the package of technologies and services you provide on complex projects. Partners should also be ready to work with organizations that see security in a different light than what was typical of previous years. Indeed, a business-driven security philosophy has started to take root among forward-thinking enterprises.
“Ten years back, security was viewed as a cost center; it was viewed as slowing initiatives down,” said TR Kane, cybersecurity principal at PwC and U.S. strategy, transformation…
