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Ram Vaidyanathan, Chief IT Security Evangelist, ManageEngine
Ahmad Shakora, Group Vice President of Emerging Markets, Cloudera
Nathan Marsh, Senior Vice President, Regional Executive EMEA, Bentley Systems
Saran B Paramasivam, Regional Director MEA, Zoho
Maher Jadallah, Vice President MENA, Tenable
Federico Pienovi, Chief Business Officer and CEO for New Markets, Globant
Karl Crowther, VP of MEA, Alteryx
enhanced risk prioritisation to close these gaps,” says Tenable’ s Jadallah.
Cloud native application protection platform, CNAPP solutions replace a patchwork of siloed products that provide only partial coverage, often cause excessive alerts, and fail to expose complex risks.
By adopting a CNAPP approach CIOs can unify security and compliance technologies to gain contextual visibility into their cloud-native apps and infrastructure, and overall cloud security posture. CNAPPs allow CIOs to monitor the health of their cloud environment as a whole rather than individually.
To unlock AI-driven potential, service platforms must focus on talent optimisation and automated workflows to maximise the new level of insight and action in real-time. Hybrid cloud platforms will require sophisticated cost management, with a shift towards AI-augmented FinOps. Furthermore, DevSecOps must evolve to address the dynamic demands of intelligent service platforms.
As AI usage surges, cloud usage will inevitably rise, requiring organisations to reconsider their reliance on foundational LLMs from traditional cloud providers. This may lead to diversification into additional providers, open-source models, or partnerships.
“ CIOs should position AI as a core component of their cloud strategy, leveraging its capabilities to anticipate and meet consumer needs. They should consider AI a first-class citizen that can amplify rich capabilities,” says Globant’ s Pienovi.
“ Embrace a data-driven approach with governed AI and analytics to optimise resource allocation and performance. A hybrid or multi-cloud strategy can further enhance resilience and adaptability to evolving market demands,” advises Alteryx’ s Crowther. p
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