It's time to innovate in cloud

Your monthly roundup of the key technology and leadership trends from HCLTech Trends and Insights

Welcome to the September monthly update from HCLTech Trends and Insights. This month, HCLTech launched a global research report, titled Cloud Evolution: Make innovation a habit. The research, carried out in partnership with FT Longitude , surveyed 500 senior decision-makers across both business and IT to explore the transformative power of cloud.

In addition to the cloud research, the HCLTech Trends and Insights team released the latest edition of Straight Talk magazine, which focuses on how organizations across a variety of industries are embracing cloud to drive innovation and business success. This issue also examines how technologies like generative AI can only be powered in cloud.

Beyond cloud, we discussed the cybersecurity trends shaking up the life sciences and healthcare industry and the defining insurance trends in the APAC region in the HCLTech Trends and Insights podcast. We also covered HCLTech’s collaboration with the Design Museum in London, which showcased the iconic sari that exemplifies India’s vibrant and innovative culture.

Key themes highlighted across these topics in the past month are summarized for you below:

The power of cloud

With sustainability moving up the list of business-critical priorities, cloud is now viewed as a crucial ally in driving success in this area across the IT industry and other sectors.

This was confirmed in our recent survey in which 90% of executives agreed that cloud has helped them quickly respond to meeting sustainability targets:

In an era of unpredictable markets and geopolitical uncertainties, cloud technologies have become the backbone of business resilience and enabled businesses to adapt quickly to industry changes.

The same survey found that cloud has helped companies respond to geopolitical changes (89%), global supply chain issues (87%) and rising inflation (77%):

No longer just a scalable and cost-effective way of delivering computing, executive boards need to think about cloud more deeply to avoid getting left behind. This article examines several findings from the cloud research, across four sections — agility, maximizing cloud’s potential, breaking down conflicting agendas and powering next-gen technologies:

In conversation with...

In this podcast, Prabhat Kumar , a seasoned global cybersecurity expert and Senior Director at HCLTech, discusses the main cybersecurity trends in the life sciences and healthcare industry — an increasingly popular target for hackers. The conversation focuses on the security challenges presented by the fast-emerging trend of remote healthcare, the importance of user-friendly authentication and how HCLTech is helping protect organizations across the industry:

This topic is also covered in a write-up of the discussion:

In September’s other podcast, Srinivasan Varadharajan , a Senior Director at HCLTech, explores the landscape of insurance in APAC and specifically, how insurers are embracing different technologies to transform the industry:

The intersection of design and technology: The Offbeat Sari

In modern India, the sari is more than just a piece of clothing; it's a symbol of identity and resistance. Women across the country use the sari as a powerful tool for self-expression. The exhibition showcases how designers and wearers have transformed the sari into a symbol of empowerment, breaking free from stereotypes and embracing its versatility. This article examines the role of the sari, with a focus on the importance of design innovation:

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