Top Priorities for Cloud & Data Centre Management in 2021
Thursday, 29 April, 2021 @11:00am
2020 was the year that cloud-accelerated and proved its worth, as organisations rapidly shifted to enable remote working and support the digital delivery of products and services.
Scalability and agility became paramount as latent value from previous technology investments were augmented by increasingly hybrid, multi-cloud environments. Cloud underpinned organisation-wide operations and resiliency.
As we look ahead, new operating models are increasingly becoming the standard, the question has now become ‘what will the future of Cloud and Data Centres in the ANZ region look like?’
2021 will see an accelerated shift of core apps and workloads to the cloud. With this, mission-critical questions arise about how to architect, secure and integrate central databases, also whether and how to migrate.
ADAPT have surveyed the planned workload shifts and common local challenges in this journey.
Join us for this live, digital presentation and Q&A session, where our Analyst Team will reveal their latest insights and trends into the strategic focuses and investments for Cloud & Infrastructure leaders in 2021.
Key Takeways Top strategic business priorities underpinning cloud and data centre strategy Top 10 technology initiatives and funding for 2021 2021 investment priorities for cloud and infrastructure leaders Most common challenges facing technology leaders when migrating to the cloud Top 5 barriers to the successful delivery of technology initiatives
Aparna Sundararajan
Senior Research Strategist at ADAPT
Aparna Sundararajan leads the emerging and disruptive technology research agenda within ADAPT’s strategic advisory team. As Senior Research Strategist, her role is to create independent advice for the Australian C-Suite around emerging technologies, trends and investment priorities and developing industry leading content for the ADAPT portfolio of Edge events.
As a technology analyst and marketer, Aparna aligns the burning issues of senior executives with digital business dynamics and emerging technology capabilities to create strategic advice for ADAPT’s Members and Strategic Partners.
Anthony Saba
Partner & Research and Advisory Executive Director
Anthony leads the growth and development of ADAPT’s Research and Advisory Practice, engaging directly with ADAPT’s community of C-Level Executives, equipping them with the relevant research, tools, and advice to effectively lead and transform their organisations.
ADAPT’s Research & Advisory is pillared around equipping C-Level Executives with the insights and tools to:
- Empower the Workforce
- Improve Operational Efficiency
- Execute Data-Driven Strategies
- Modernise Legacy Environments
- Embed Trust & Security
- Enhance Customer Experience
- Transform as a Business Leader
- Align the CEO & Board
- Engage Stakeholders Effectively
- Drive Technology Thought Leadership
- Enable Innovation & Transformation
- Optimise Budgets & Ensure ROI
Additionally, Anthony manages ADAPT’s 13-person Delegate Advisory Team, responsible for the execution and delivery of all delegate acquisition and advisory programs for ADAPT across Asia Pacific.
Anthony also works within ADAPT’s Strategic Partner team, consulting with leading service providers on customer acquisition and GTM strategies.
Externally to ADAPT, Anthony is the Public Officer and Board Member for Conviction Group, a newly established not-for-profit organisation aimed at encouraging young Australians to re-evaluate their perspectives on pivotal issues concerning their mental health and provide them with the tools to enhance their decision-making.