How IT and security leaders will connect and protect the workforce of tomorrow

An interactive roundtable from Cloudflare, co-hosted by special guest Frank Dickson, VP IDC.

How IT and security leaders will connect and protect the workforce of tomorrow

The past few years, especially the last 18 months, have brought about profound shifts in how IT and security teams connect employees to workforce services. With the rise of SaaS applications, many solutions employees need now live in the cloud rather than the organization’s on-premises data centers, and employees are finding new ways to work effectively.

The pandemic only accelerated the growing trend of work-from-anywhere, be it at home or on the road. As a result, there has been a mass upswing in the utilizing collaboration tools, remote connectivity solutions, and overall SaaS adoption. These are positive changes toward more modern and secure IT. However, when it comes to having a truly optimized and secure corporate network, most security and IT leaders are still working with a highly complex and convoluted stack. What comes next, and why?

• What policy and technology changes have companies implemented in the last 18 months to adapt to increased remote work?
• What cloud-based services are companies exploring to replace on-premise networking and security functions in their IT stacks?
• What innovations and expert insights will inform companies’ roadmaps, transforming the next 5 years of secure connectivity?