- Left unchecked, the issues associated with shadow IT can rapidly compound over time.
- It introduces security threats into the networks and creates scalability issues. This makes it extremely challenging to maintain a balance between IT’s mandate to manage enterprise risk and the business department’s constant requirement of productivity and efficiency.
- The problem that emerges is twofold. One, IT has little control over the costs associated with such technology. It will forever be in a fire-fighting mode to shut down unapproved apps and control leakages after they happen. Two, the disconnect and discontent between IT and business grows ever larger.
- In its Top ICT Predictions for 2022 and Beyond at IDC FutureScape 2022 IDC said that by 2023 digital will rule in Southeast Asia (SEA), as 1 in 3 companies will generate more than 15% of their revenue from digital products and services, compared to 1 in 6 in 2020.
- Several key areas that are prioritized by Southeast Asian countries to drive their digital economy include becoming a data-driven organization, accelerating digital services, autonomous operations, omni-experience, and supply chain modernization.
- Because of this focus on increasing revenue from digital products and services, cloud technology will play an even more integral role in business continuity and resiliency for Southeast Asian organizations to compete in today’s digital-first world. IDC also forecasts in its WW Public Cloud Services Tracker 2021, that the total Public Cloud Services market in the region is expected to grow and reach $11 billion by 2025 at a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21.5%.
