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Justin Reynolds
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865
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Summary

As organizations increasingly shift their infrastructure and applications to the cloud, driven by the need to enhance productivity, reduce costs, and improve operational agility, the trend is becoming essential for managing the complexities of remote work and application sprawl. Many companies find that up to 30% of their applications are duplicates, creating unnecessary vulnerabilities in cybersecurity. Cloud migration not only helps consolidate tools and reduce these risks but also cuts expenses and enhances security, as illustrated by the experiences of professionals like Peter Strahan of Lantech and ethical hacker Isla Sibanda. However, successful cloud migration requires a security-centered approach, as emphasized by Tom Kirkham of IronTech Security, who advises evaluating vendors' security capabilities rigorously and implementing multi-factor authentication as a baseline requirement.