Decolonising cloud technology Get daily business news from the region delivered straight to your inbox I agree to the terms and conditions SIGN UP March 8, 2021 When most corporate data and applications were sitting on-premises, enterprises had little to worry about regarding the vulnerabilities inherent in using the public internet. However, in this age of shared resources with different digital borders, with cloud networking, online applications and off-premises data centres, organisations have had to migrate the majority of their operations and information online. Furthermore, increased connections between branches freely traversing the public internet, exposes an enterprise to a myriad of security risks. With the second digital revolution upon us and all the access it brings to service providers across the globe, any degradation in the quality of service adds more pressure on business leaders seeking to transform their operations.