MAY 2017CIOAPPLICATIONS.COM8In myopinionccording to Gartner, Inc. - By 2020, a corporate `no-cloud' policy will be as rare as a `no-Internet' policy is today.Before we go too much farther, let's look at what is driving cloud adoption, and more importantly, the different types of cloud environments. Some of the major drivers for cloud adoption are security, agility, conversion of CapEx to OpEx, and fundamentally allowing enterprise IT staff to focus more on how technology can support their business needs, versus supporting the IT infrastructure of the organization. Within Oracle's cloud portfolio, there are a number of different solutions. The traditional options when considering a cloud model is IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service), PaaS (Platform as a Service), and SaaS (Software as a Service). The idea of the Hybrid cloud is generally a mix of these in various ways. Security has been a top of mind challenge for every organization--protecting the business against breaches, ransomware, and new advanced threats that come with real and tangible financial penalties. The financial impact of a security breach has now made it a boardroom conversation. Security has changed from simply a firewall, some antivirus, and passing the audit checkboxes, to requiring a comprehensive practice spanning people, technology, and process. Oracle has done very well to make this a priority in its public and private cloud solutions. The company offers SaaS solutions for Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC), identity management solutions, advanced database security, public cloud encryption and key management, advanced security in silicon in their new SPARC systems, and Oracle has enhanced the Linux kernel in OEL (Oracle Enterprise Linux) to allow zero downtime patching, just to name a few.Modern CIOs are continuing to focus more on how to support the business around the core aspects that drive revenue, whether it is through modern web presence and applications, or advanced analytics and Big Data, or using IoT to connect thousands of new devices.Many modern CIOs now view the Cloud ecosystem a bit differently. Each option has pros and cons.SEAN DONALDSON, CTO, SECURE 24ATO CLOUD OR NOT TO CLOUDSecure-24 is a managed cloud services provider, with equal excellence in application hosting and managed IT operations for global businesses. Founded in 2001, the company is headquartered in Southfield, Michigan. Sean Donaldson
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