Since the shift to hybrid work, there is a new reliance on IT for workforce interaction, business continuity and data resilience.  

Organisations locally and across the globe have seen an unprecedented expansion of IT and cloud capacity to provide service delivery at speed. 

Recent ADAPT research reveals a 50% growth in cloud services as organisational infrastructure continues to flex, delivering agility through hybrid infrastructure for on-demand scalability. 

The challenges that lie ahead for infrastructure leaders are new architecture considerations for a remote-first policy and balancing the optimisation and modernisation of existing technology investments.  

At ADAPT’s CCDC Edge, we gathered global and local infrastructure executives from Affinidi Group, National Australia Bank, Domain Group, and Service NSW as they discuss strategies for architecting an interconnected and agile digital infrastructure.

 

Key Takeaways:

  • Annually, 37 billion records containing private identities and records are leaked, with an expected 140% year-on-year increase 
  • Architecture and networking need to start with a security operations perspective 
  • TCO is an invalid metric because server replacements cannot be compared; the availability of new services is most important when migrating to the cloud
  • Estimating the cost of technology has proven to be inconsistent; instead, organisations should compare expended costs in a time frame and compare to peers
  • Invest in emerging technologies to appeal to talented new recruits, as well as your deployment times and risk profiles 
Contributors
Glenn Gore CEO at Affinidi Group
25 years of Internet industry experience leading disruptive innovation at scale. In his current role he is the group CEO for Affinidi... More

25 years of Internet industry experience leading disruptive innovation at scale.

In his current role he is the group CEO for Affinidi as well as a board member for GoodWorker and Trustana. Affinidi is working on decentralized trust and self-sovereign identity solutions.

Prior to Affinidi Glenn was the Chief Architect for Amazon Web Services responsible for architectural best practices and technology thought leadership.

Glenn has previously held leadership roles in OzEmail, UUNet, MCI/Worldcom and WebCentral. Glenn is passionate about the role technology has in shaping how we live, work and learn.

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Steve Day EGM Infrastructure, Cloud and Workplace at National Australia Bank
Results driven Cloud professional who specialises in the management of technical, operational and customer service staff. A passion for building customer obsessed... More

Results driven Cloud professional who specialises in the management of technical, operational and customer service staff. A passion for building customer obsessed cultures, continually improving the service life-cycle through innovation is reinforced with a deep knowledge of the underpinning technology.

Engineering qualifications are supported by extensive international experience, strong business acumen and 20+ years’ experience in leading ICT engineering and operations teams.

A highly motivated individual, who enjoys meeting the challenges facing customers in complex and highly competitive environments.

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Kathryn Jepsen Head of Cloud & Infrastructure Operations at Domain Group
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Suneetha Bodduluri Director of Channel Enablement at Service NSW
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