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Security for AI-driven cloud ecosystems ensuring control, sovereignty, resilience, and enterprise value

Security: The foundation of cloud advantage

Cloud is now the backbone of AI-driven ecosystems. As organizations move toward autonomous environments, priorities shift toward trust, resilience, and governance.

In distributed architectures where identities replace networks as the control plane, fragmented oversight creates systemic exposure.

True cloud sovereignty requires continuous control by design. Without mature security, it remains an illusion.

Security now determines whether cloud strengthens resilience or amplifies risk.

Cloud and Security: When digital decisions become financial decisions


In this short video, Alexandre Poelman, Head of Digital Architecture at NTT DATA Benelux & France, explains why organizations must rethink cloud not simply as infrastructure, but as a strategic capability combining cloud strategy, data governance, and cybersecurity.

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The gap between cloud ambition and security maturity is growing

99% of organizations say AI is increasing their need for cloud investment, yet 84% are not increasing their spending and 88% risk falling behind. As cloud and AI accelerate value, organizations face a growing gap between ambition and control. In distributed environments where identity governs access and decisions happen autonomously, managing risk becomes a business imperative. Discover what it takes to align cloud, security, and governance to protect enterprise value.

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Cloud is no longer just infrastructure. It determines how decisions are executed, how data flows, and how risk moves across the enterprise.

That makes security and governance a matter of leadership accountability, not just technology.

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Alexandre Poelman
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Head of Digital Architecture at NTT DATA Benelux & France
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Carrefour takes a cloud-first approach to their digital transformation

Carrefour Spain adopts cloud-first approach, migrating on-premises systems to Google Cloud for scalability and innovation, especially during high-traffic days like Black Friday.

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Alexandre Poelman

Head of Digital Architecture at NTT DATA Benelux & France
Kim Boermans

Kim Boermans

Head of Cybersecurity at NTT DATA Benelux & France

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