Our enterprise IT environments are complex and made up of many moving parts, including outsourced employees and legacy processes that slow us down. Complexity is dangerous for several reasons.
First, complexity leads to fragile systems that distract senior experts with constant fire drills. Second, complexity leads to blind spots that can be exploited by hackers. Finally, the maintenance costs grow out of control, and there is little money left for commercial innovation.
Smaller, more agile companies are now disrupting industries that were once immune to disruption. Many enterprises are on an unsustainable trajectory and must transform. Embracing the philosophy of security, availability, and compliance by design can help institute the technology foundation, processes, and culture that enable companies to have the resources of an enterprise with the agility of a startup.
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