3 Reasons to Move to Cloud Security-as-a-Service
The Rolling Stones sang “Get Off My Cloud”, but when it comes to your organisation, getting on the cloud can enable remote workers at scale and deliver myriad cost-saving and productivity benefits. It’s no wonder that we’ve seen so many savvy businesses make the move to the cloud in recent years. To remain agile and adapt to volatility, these organisations are increasingly using cloud providers’ global data centres to serve employees and customers around the globe. In fact, 40% of workloads are currently run in public clouds, and even greater adoption is expected in the near future.
With the growth of the cloud, security is increasingly critical—technology teams must properly secure all applications that are running in the cloud. Yet, there’s good news on this front: Cloud security no longer needs to be delivered locally or incur significant upfront costs. Cloud security-as-a-service is a key reason so many savvy technology leaders are making the shift and staying secure.
Reason 1: Scale Up, Scale Down. It’s Easy!
The UK economy grew 0.9% in November; the economy is now larger than pre-COVID and the pound is the highest since 2016 (though these reports are pre-Omicron, which may hamper growth). Your organisation could be positioned for growth and scale. Cloud security-as-service (cloud SaaS) is a perfect fit, as it allows for faster scalability than locally delivered security services. Cloud SaaS happens on demand, which means your technology team can easily scale the service depending on your needs and requirements.
We also expect remote work to become a more permanent modality for most organisations. In fact, hybrid work will likely be “the default” in 2022 and beyond. With more work happening remotely, cloud-based security solutions, like Libraesva, offer a streamlined way to rapidly roll out key email security protections like email filtering, threat remediation, and advanced threat protection to all of your remote workers. As we mentioned above, this can be scaled up or down as needed to serve your growing and geographically scattered workforce.
Reason 2: Feeling Strapped? Extend your Team with Access to Top Expertise and Tools
Unfortunately, we expect to see a continued cybersecurity skills gap in 2022. There are simply not enough skilled technology professionals to meet the demand, often because of heavier workloads, unfilled positions, and employee burnout. More than 75% of technology decision makers face such a gap; yet half of IT departments say cybersecurity and cloud computing are their top areas of investment.
When you work with a cloud SaaS provider, you’ll gain instant access to a team of experts who will, in essence, extend your existing internal team, without adding significant cost. On top of this, cloud SaaS enables your organisation to tap into top talent and best-in-class security tools at an affordable price. Many cloud SaaS solutions are broken down into manageable monthly payments. For example, with Optec's Fortied Infrastructure, you’ll get access to a highly trained team of cybersecurity engineers and best-in-breed FortiGate security, all at an affordable and predictable price.
Reason 3: Transparent, Affordable, Pay-As-You-Go Pricing
Let’s stay on the topic of cost for a moment. It’s an important consideration. Total cost of ownership—which considers the initial price and cost of managing, securing, and maintaining a solution—is one of the top factors that IT buyers consider when researching a cloud solution. Price-conscious organisations may find themselves at an inflection point where it makes sense to select cloud-based solutions over locally delivered or in-house versions.
We’re also seeing a pivot in how we desire to pay for technology expenses. Half of organisations prefer to pay for technology infrastructure as a small, recurring operational expense (OPEX), rather than a larger, less frequent capital expense (CAPEX). Applying this preference to cloud SaaS means that your organisation can pay for cloud security in the same manner that it’s consumed. For example, Optec's data backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity as a service solutions from Rubrik enables you to manage and monitor your data protection in an affordable, pay-as-you-go model. This allows for more flexible budgeting and frees up your busy IT team to instead focus on business-critical tasks.
We hope this post illuminates just a few of the reasons why so many organisation are shifting to cloud security-as-a-service. Ready to be on cloud nine, too? Please get in touch with our expert team today to learn more.
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