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The Cloud Dilemma: Choosing Strategies for Adoption

Sponsored by Computacenter and Dell
Wednesday 25 November 2020, 12:30
Zoom

As the pandemic forces cloud strategy up the agenda for all financial services firms, the question becomes not whether to move data off premise, but in what way.

Public, private, multi-cloud and hybrid strategies are being scrutinised across the industry as incumbent institutions race to keep up with more nimble FinTech disruptors. But despite the increased power in the hands of the buyer, the choice available in today’s public and private cloud market - with different geographic, consumption and cost models - ensures a successful strategy is far from straightforward.

Complexities around data, culture and business processes can all hinder the objective of making IT a business enabler. Challenges to implementation include how to dismantle data silos in a multi-cloud environment and getting different parts of a business working together, before even thinking about upgrading legacy systems and dealing with the impact of policy changes.

This roundtable will gather relevant industry peers – along with experts from Computacenter and Dell Technologies - to discuss pain points, share best practice and find solutions around planning, deploying and scaling cloud strategies.

Topics for discussion:

• In the more than eight months of pandemic, what have been the most fundamental changes to businesses - both positive and negative?
  
  
• What are the main barriers to cloud adoption for financial services institutions?
  
  
• Which approaches are available when it comes to public, private or hybrid cloud and what are the differences between them?
  
  
• How are financial services professionals dealing with changing work cultures as a result of cloud-based systems and remote working? 
  
  
• What are the reasons for keeping some data processing on-premise, and are some legacy systems worth hanging on to?
  
  
• What are the key regulatory and security concerns related to data sharing and working with third-party providers?
  

Timings:
12:30 – 12:40   Editor’s Welcome
12:40 – 14:00   Topic Discussion

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