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EIGHTY-SEVEN PER CENT OF ASIAN DNBS PLACE SECURITY ABOVE COST AND SCALABILITY IN CLOUD PROVIDER SELECTION
New Akamai study shows priority shifts in Asia ’ s digital native businesses as accelerating tech adoption demands new ways to manage rising complexity and security risks .
Akamai Technologies has revealed in a new study that Asia ’ s digital native businesses ( DNBs ) face growing security and technology complexity challenges as they accelerate cloud adoption , posing a risk to sustained business growth .
In the study , titled Asia ’ s Digital Native Businesses Prioritise Security for Sustainable Growth , DNBs are defined by their aggressive technology adoption .
These businesses move at the speed of tech to keep up with customer demands to work , live and play online .
According to IDC , DNBs are expected to spend up to $ 128.9 billion on technology by 2026 , with the highest spend growth rate in cloud-based technologies at 37.3 %.
“ Cutting-edge tech is at the core of DNA for digital native businesses – but this is both an opportunity and a challenge . Accelerated tech adoption is the potential Achilles ’ heel for DNBs , with IT complexity ramping up to expose critical cyber risks that threaten cloud implementations and potentially business performance ,” said Jay Jenkins , Chief Technology Officer , Akamai Cloud Computing .
Akamai ’ s study reveals that 9 in 10 DNBs prioritise efficiency and productivity over the next 12 months and are investing in technologies such as cloud computing and application program interface ( API ) - enabled microservices .
“ For DNBs who are ‘ born in the cloud ’ to leverage their full potential , these businesses must find ways to maximise cloud performance and embrace a multicloud approach to avoid vendor lock-in , enhance flexibility , and maximise cloud service usage and costs .”
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