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Firms struggle with cloud migration, despite high pandemic demand
Indonesian companies make "sudden" technology transformations. Sometimes they overinvest, leaving their teams and users unprepared to use the new technology.
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An Alibaba Cloud data center in an unknown location at an unspecified time. The cloud provider is tight-lipped over the whereabouts of its data centers in Indonesia. (Alibaba/Alibaba)
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loud technology demand has risen in Indonesia amid the COVID-19 pandemic yet providers say cybersecurity, cost and human capital remain key challenges for companies trying to adopt the technology.
IBM Indonesia and Google Cloud Indonesia representatives acknowledged last week that such issues prevented many companies from migrating from legacy infrastructure to cloud-based infrastructure and thus, limited cloud adoption in the country.
“Sometimes companies do sudden technology transformations. Sometimes they overinvest, leaving their teams and users unprepared to use the new technology,” said IBM Indonesia country manager Novan Adian in a press briefing on Feb. 10.
He went on to say that doubts over data transfer safety and protection system reliability left many companies reluctant to adopt cloud technology.
“Implementing cloud computing is like building Lego, you can start small, replace what you want and adjust as you go,” he advised.
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Cybersecurity and human capital remain among the top hurdles for Indonesian companies trying to adopt cloud services as large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) compel many companies to digitalize operations to accommodate a remote workforce and higher online demand.
