PodChats for FutureCIO: C-Suite strategies to unlock the value of cloud-native initiatives

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Mary Johnston Turner, research vice president for the Future of Digital Infrastructure — Agenda at IDC says the majority of organizations globally expect to rely on interconnected, hybrid, and multi-cloud strategies for digital infrastructure in the coming years.

In Asia, we are already observing the hosting of business applications and data in the cloud becoming the norm for many organisations. As the trend continues, these same organisations will have to decide whether they can continue to run applications originally designed to run on traditional on-premises infrastructure or to optimise these to run in the cloud.

Gartner defines cloud-native as something created to optimally leverage or implement cloud characteristics. Such applications share the same cloud characteristics including scalability and elasticity, shared, metered by use, service-based, and ubiquitous because they are built from the ground up as internet technologies.

In this PodChats for FutureCIO, we delve deeper into the value proposition of cloud-native initiatives, why organisations pursue this and how they do so cost-effectively when the mandate is to continue operating a hybrid environment.

Helping us to shed light on key considerations for C-suite leaders on the topic is Vishal Ghariwala, Senior Director and CTO, Asia Pacific, SUSE.

1. Define for us what SUSE means by cloud-native initiatives.

2. Given that the observable trend in APAC is to take the hybrid approach, why would an enterprise pursue cloud-native initiatives?

3. What strategies can IT leaders employ to foster innovation amidst a highly distributed and heterogeneous Cloud Native IT landscape?

4. A Forrester-HashiCorp study revealed that in Asia Pacific organisations find a shortage of cloud skills, as a major barrier to pursuing multi-cloud strategies.

a. Is this IT talent shortage real in Asia?

b. Within the realm of mission-critical, end-to-end cloud-native architecture, what are the issues CIOs/HRs leaders find as a struggle in identifying, recruiting and retaining these particular talents?

5. With technology evolving rapidly, how can IT leaders boost the interoperability and adaptability of their cloud-native solutions?

6. In light of rising security breaches, what can IT leaders do to enhance the security of their cloud-native solutions?

7. It's 2024, what are your top 3 recommendations for how C-Suite leaders can unlock the value of Cloud-Native initiatives?