Anthony Vultaggio, chief technology officer at SMX, said government agencies seeking to address the complexities of security compliance and data protection across multicloud and hybrid cloud environments should look for an industry partner that can perform the job of a managed service provider and a managed security service provider.
“In a traditional data center environment, it was easy to think of MSP and MSSP as separate functions, but agencies can maximize the benefits of software-defined environments like the cloud by merging the two capabilities in one partner,” Vultaggio wrote in an article published in Carahsoft.com.
“When the lines between those responsibilities are blurred, agencies can reap the benefits of managing cloud operations and security through a software lens while adding automation and making systems self-healing so they run like clockwork,” he added.
The CTO called on agencies to work with providers with security compliance pedigrees, those that collaborate with hyperscaler cloud providers such as Amazon Web Services, Google, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) and Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) and those that co-create platforms to drive innovation and eliminate legacy tech debt.
“Agencies should also look for a partner that can manage and secure environments at scale by looking at operations and security requirements through a software lens and determining where automatic response and self-healing can come into play,” Vultaggio noted.
The SMX executive cited the company’s Elevate Intelligence Automation Platform and how the offering works to safeguard sensitive data and workloads, provide visibility and automate security-as-code while enabling government personnel to focus on mission-critical tasks.
