With the public sector more vulnerable to hacking, compliance came before innovation. But Hitachi’s new solution might just be the catalyst for change.
Today’s rapidly growing digital-first landscape has elevated concerns around data privacy and security. From marketing to the SaaS landscape, this trend has etched itself into the future rulebooks.
The thing is, data security isn’t a trend. It’s a gross dilemma.
In recent developments, Hitachi Solutions has covered new heights. It developed a solution to overcome significant challenges in cloud interoperability across the public sector. All in a creative collaboration with Microsoft.
Government bodies hold highly sensitive information, of citizens and businesses alike. And your phone numbers and physical addresses are merely the tip of the iceberg. These could easily be a target point for nation-states and cybercriminals.
For a body with such a valuable database, data security often goes overlooked. Or at least, not as spotlighted as it should be. Why so? It’s substantially due to immense budget constraints, outdated systems, a shortage of talent, and, significantly, the interconnected nature of govt. Services. These elements have hijacked the public sector’s progress.
These gaps have made the government organizations too vulnerable to hacking.
So, Hitachi Solutions and Microsoft have engineered an innovative fix. One that retains the full value of Microsoft’s AI tech to unlock more modern and responsive solutions for UK citizens-
Secure multi-cloud operability for public institutions to help safeguard their data and accelerate responsiveness. Its chief capabilities comprise:
- Private access within Microsoft business apps, AWS, and GCP databases.
- Bi-directional data integration without any public internet exposure.
- Zero-trust and scalable infrastructure that aligns with the UK’s security frameworks.
- Maximum use of existing assets doesn’t facilitate data duplication.
This innovative feat will aid the UK’s public bodies in sharing and transferring sensitive public data by connecting systems, while ensuring compliance with requirements. The workflows and data that remain across different environments, such as GCP, Azure, AWS, and Oracle, can now be amalgamated into one.
Expensive cloud migrations, primitive tools, and manual workloads are a hitch in the government’s cloud operability.
But Hitachi’s solution is a saving grace. This secure multi-cloud connector facilitates Microsoft apps to access data across GCP, AWS, or Oracle environments in real-time. This is achieved through a private connection that doesn’t require any duplication or public Internet access.
“The flexibility to use the right tool for the job regardless of where data resides is essential for modern, efficient public services,” chimes in the Commercial Director, Government for Hitachi Solutions.
This remains an explicitly forward-thinking step for Hitachi Solutions.
One that’ll help public institutions across the UK overcome their innovation lag and ensure compliance.
