Dell Technologies held the “2023 Resolutions” Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) media briefing on 7 December. The virtual briefing hosted by Amit Midha, President, Asia-Pacific & Japan and Global Digital Cities, and John Roese, Global Chief Technology Officer, discussed the New Year’s resolutions that organisations should commit to so as to make the most of emerging technologies in 2023. They also underlined how digital solutions will shape the future of society in APJ.
“2022 has shown us that digital transformation and innovation are more essential than ever. Especially with industries shifting and embracing true multicloud architectures in 2022, we are committed to addressing our customers’ evolving needs and their broader digital transformation objectives,” said Midha.
Managing the long-term costs of cloud and deciding nature of multicloud edge architecture amongst top CIO priorities for 2023
Roese outlined emerging technologies and where CIOs can take action on them this coming year. He highlighted that customers can no longer afford to be over budget due to an inefficient distribution of their IT capabilities on the cloud and that there is a need to understand long-term costs.
“It is crucial that modern companies adopt a multicloud approach that allows them to have ultimate control over their data and applications, residing wherever it makes the most sense for them. The approach should also be more cost-effective and reduce the overall complexity of the cloud,” Roese shared.
Roese also pointed out the importance of supporting customers and partners to decide what their multicloud edge architecture will look like in the long-term. “In 2023, more of our data and processing will be needed in the real world. The edge is now everywhere and the opportunities for edge computing are endless. If organisations do not make a decision about which edge architecture they want in the long-term, they may end up with multiple edges,” Roese said.
“We need to have a strategic view as we take charge of our architecture. Evaluating current models and identifying the architecture that will best allow us to manage and orchestrate data and workloads across clouds without added complexity and hidden costs is critical.”
Empower customers and partners to align their cybersecurity strategy across the data centre, clouds and at the edge
Roese emphasised the importance of defining an organisation’s Zero Trust control plane to achieve consistent identity, policy and threat management for the total enterprise. In a multicloud world that is highly distributed and connected, Zero Trust will become an essential cornerstone of data security and trust.
Midha noted that as the digital transformation of the global economy picks up pace, the number of potential attack surfaces will increase. According to Dell Technologies’ Global Data Protection Index 2022, 74% of respondents from APJ (excluding China) are concerned that they will experience a disruptive event in the next 12 months. “We are working with customers and partners to help simplify their security transformations, equipping them with the right strategies to better secure their data, wherever it may be,” Midha said.
Determine quantum safe cryptography risks for the organisation and establish early skill sets to take advantage of quantum computing
“Quantum computing is getting real – in a few years, we will have access to large enough quantum systems that will pose significant risk to encrypted data across public networks. However, organisations now also have the tools to make their data quantum safe,” Roese commented. Organisations need to first catalogue their cryptographic assets across the entire enterprise and identify threats that they face. They then need to invest in quantum simulation and enable their data science and AI teams to learn the new languages and capability of quantum to be ready to take on associated challenges.
Technology will continue to be pivotal to driving the future of society in APJ
“Technology remains at the forefront of transformation, digital unity and driving human progress. APJ’s continued growth is expected despite the uncertain macroeconomic climate, and the region’s population will continue to increase. We need to expand how we think about technology to better harness it. This will help us navigate and shape the future of society,” Midha shared.
“Digital solutions are essential to driving human progress, including accelerating sustainable cities of the future,” said Midha. Through technology such as digital twins, cities can build towards their sustainability and climate goals by modelling and better understanding energy consumption patterns and emissions.
Finally, Midha noted that technology has the potential to advance economic well-being and equality. He underscored the importance of creating connected, digitally powered societies for all, based on digital unity, and not divides. Doing so requires digital integration and the empowerment of the next generation to discover and develop their agency as they become driving forces of technology in the market and the workforce.
“With our durable competitive advantage and differentiated strategy focused on driving human progress, I look forward to what 2023 brings. I believe the APJ region will continue to progress and transform as we harness digital technologies to build the future of society and drive digital unity,” Midha concluded.
