Life in the Cloud

Securely Shifting to SaaS with Michael O’Malley of SenecaGlobal

Episode Summary

Why do people go to the cloud? When should a company not move to the cloud? In this episode, host Kris Reddy interviews the SVP of Strategy at SenecaGlobal, Michael O'Malley.

Episode Notes

Why do people go to the cloud? When should a company not move to the cloud?

In this episode, host Kris Reddy interviews the SVP of Strategy at SenecaGlobal, Michael O'Malley. 

"We're trying to take what they have and move it to a more scalable, more sustainable model in a cloud-based environment."

Michael points out the importance of leveraging analytics in their business. They want to help their clients' products be as useful to their customer base as possible.

Cases in which the cloud might not make sense involve high risk. Take a finance application with sensitive information that only a few people use.

Speaking of risk, Michael also dives into cybersecurity intricacies. Responsibilities shift when moving to the cloud. It's not a matter of it being any more or less safe. 

Michael sees huge growth areas around cloud-native software development. SenecaGlobal wants to help its customers take advantage of flexibility, agility, and analytics via the cloud. 

Listen in to this episode to gain more enlightening insights on the cloud from Michael.

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