Firms face hurdles in migrating to cloud

NEW DELHI : Enterprises in India are going through a scarcity of expert manpower in addition to safety challenges and compliance points as they migrate knowledge and processes to the cloud.

According to a report by IBM, printed on Wednesday, 66% Indian enterprise leaders stated their groups lack the required abilities for managing the cloud functions, whereas 39% stated lack of technical abilities is preserving them from integrating ecosystem companions into the cloud.

“The downside is that there’s an awesome transfer to the cloud which isn’t being complemented by the provision of expertise required. The tempo of cloud adoption is hindered considerably due to the dearth of availability of skills akin to cloud architects, cloud engineers, and knowledge architects,” said Monesh Dange, partner and regional consulting markets leader at EY India. He said that the issue lies in distribution, availability and quality of skilled manpower. That said, Indian companies are still expanding teams and roles in cloud. “While our research found the lack of cloud skills as a major challenge, it is encouraging to note that 81% of the Indian respondents said they are creating new positions and teams to fulfil the need for more cloud skills,” stated Viswanath Ramaswamy, vp, Technology, IBM India/South Asia.

Security is one other fear. The IBM report confirmed that cybersecurity and knowledge governance was a significant concern for 50% and 49% of enterprise leaders, respectively.

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It prevented them from integrating their enterprise ecosystem into the cloud, stated the report.

Howard Boville, head of IBM Cloud Platform, warned that corporations are going through a “rising menace panorama” that demands “holistic management” of their multi-cloud surroundings to keep away from the danger of a disconnected cloud surroundings, which could be troublesome to navigate and safe.

EY’s Dange stated that although the maturity stage of a company is essential, the onus additionally lies with the federal government.

“The confidence and maturity stage of the group when the information is being saved exterior is essential. But it’s also in regards to the time required by the federal government to confirm and certify the safety protocols,” he added.

Further, India’s upcoming rules, together with the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team’s (CERT-In) cybersecurity guidelines, issued in April, have elevated compliance burden for corporations.

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