Cloud adoption has come a long way from its early days where corporate executives questioned the stewardship of their data. The initial suspicions of “where’s my data” have been laid to rest, as administrative tools and contractual obligations have emerged to give better visibility to, and accountability of, data custodianship. Even the capabilities of technology professionals have been enhanced to include full certification paths towards demonstrating cloud proficiency.
In the past, part of an organization’s startup costs included a large line item for servers and other computing equipment. Now, entire companies have been created, enabled through the reduced cost of cloud computing. It would seem that cloud has taken over every company. However, this is not true. Many organizations that relied on security through air-gapped systems are now starting to become internet-connected. This is particularly true in industrial organizations.
While these industries start to use the internet to engage in remote abilities, they are doing so in a way that is reminiscent of earlier computing methods. It would seem that they may be missing a great opportunity to enhance…
