GFT GROUP
Data infrastructure scales have had to adapt to handle increasing data volumes . Tuppen saw many companies ‘ lift-and-shift ’ their data into the cloud a few years ago , which at the time was not unusual .
“ Many businesses originally lifted and shifted all of their data into the cloud , with the ambition of addressing existing challenges later down the line ,” Tuppen says . “ The challenge ( and benefit ) with that , is that the cloud scales very easily , so you don ’ t have to consider the ever-growing infrastructure behind it .”
As such , GFT has seen data explode over time , which means that data processing time and costs have now multiplied .
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