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Fujitsu explains the cloud repatriation


Nick McDonald, global account director at Fujitsu, believes cost is the most prominent reason. He accounted for how the mitigation affected companies: “The companies hit hardest in this regard moved to the cloud with a lift and shift approach, with existing applications migrated without any modifications. While this makes migration relatively easy, it prevents the company from leveraging the flexibility and scalability of cloud infrastructure, as these applications do not optimise for the cloud environment. “Ultimately, this means they consume more resources, and given the pay-by-usage model of cloud computing, it means they are more expensive to run than initially anticipated.”


Nick McDonald, Global Account Director at Fujitsu spoke to Gaming


International Online on the shift for cloud repatriation and the new solutions for online gambling companies to protect their data.


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perators and suppliers have been favouring cloud migrations to cut infrastructure costs and unlock the flexibility it promises. The cloud computing management strategy were once preferred to reduce any security threats and vulnerabilities, but the winds are changing, and some companies are returning to on-premise or private clouds.


Cloud repatriation refers to moving away from the cloud and back to on-premise infrastructure. This approach involves moving data, applications, and workloads from a public cloud environment back to on-premise or a private cloud provided by a service provider. Companies believed this would streamline costs while providing greater flexibility.


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Other concerns include a lack of control, as on-premise and private clouds offer a higher level of customisation than the cloud. Compliance is another, especially with data sovereignty and residency. Businesses need absolute control over their data, which can be challenging when data is on a public cloud. Finally, online gambling companies generate huge volumes of data, and when regularly increasing cloud capacity it can become expensive.


McDonald highlighted more benefits for cloud repatriation, he stated: “Reduced costs are one. An initial hardware investment is required, as is an investment in maintenance and updates. Ultimately, costs can be significantly less than hosting data and applications in the public cloud. “Performance can improve as only the company’s data and applications will be on the hardware. Whereas public clouds are used by multiple organisations and can limit performance, especially at peak times.” Companies can avoid compliance


issues and have total control over data storage and security, this can ensure data centres are located within specific jurisdictions.


The Hybrid approach is also a possible alternative, and it may offer even more agility in security infrastructure especially for iGaming companies. This hybrid cloud can offer increased security for data support while remaining compliant with jurisdictions. Its agility comes through quick adaption, especially in an ever- changing iGaming industry where seconds can result in monumental losses, this can be crucial during major live events such as the Super Bowl.


To tackle the changing market, Fujitsu has developed its PRIMEFLEX offering to help manage organisational growth by catering to a chop and change situation. McDonald expanded: “PRIMEFLEX also supports innovation and superior customer experiences that are critical to remain in front of the competition. But what is not always provided is the flexibility needed to build your infrastructure, which sets Fujitsu apart.” Cloud repatriation requires careful planning, McDonald believes this is because cloud platforms cannot integrate with others, especially with on-premise data centres. He continued: “It also has limited scalability and less access to the latest technology, higher operational and maintenance costs, and difficulties in adapting to new infrastructure that can be overcome with the right approach.” The process can also take years to implement, meaning possible disruptions for the business and perhaps its operators involved.


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