At the recent Xalient 2023 Summit: Shaping a Secure Connected Future held at the iconic Abbey Road Studios in November, there were several fascinating talks around the challenges facing senior leaders in IT as they prepare for the future.

The Evolution of Security and Identity is Key to Successful Digital Transformation. Not a day goes by when we don’t hear about yet another data breach or sophisticated compromise. As a result, there cannot be a C-Suite executive that is unaware of the cyber threats their organisation faces, either through guidance from their security teams or the constant media reporting of ransomware or data theft as a result of successful cyber-attacks.

With today’s dynamic cybersecurity threat landscape, governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) can’t afford to be stuck lagging and playing catch-up. It needs to be leading the pack, ensuring organizations are compliant, protected, communicative, and driving business success.

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, businesses face numerous challenges when it comes to achieving seamless connectivity, optimizing their IT infrastructure, and staying ahead of the competition. Traditional hub-and-spoke or backhaul network architectures often struggle to keep up with the increasing demands placed on them by the adoption of cloud services, growing distributed workforces, and the need for robust disaster recovery capabilities.

Rewind a couple of years and enterprises were heavily focused on acquiring new tech to drive forward their digitization plans. Then, when the pandemic struck, organizations were forced to fix any technology gaps in their environment and digitize services to hastily plug these gaps.