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“ Legacy systems and on-premises servers are not friendly enough if there is any integration or update needed . Colleagues need to spend a huge amount of time on the operation processes and deployment procedures . Very often , things get complicated , which can take a heavy toll on efficiency – even if we only need to apply a minor change . As a result , we notice that more flexibility is needed to keep up with the fast pace in IT . “
“ For AXA , we are using a cloud agnostic strategy to leverage the best capabilities from each solution in the industry . We adopt a multi-cloud model with inter-cloud in order to combine both and create a seamless mass-network for all our applications . We can leverage this model to extract the best of each cloud solution and support business growth in the long run .”
He says : “ We are also implementing a multi-level cloud programme in AXA to facilitate cloud adoption within the company . When we ’ re talking about raising our adoption rate to the new height , we
“ We work hard to foster an evergreen environment that encourages and nurtures sustainable growth and on-time responses ” have a very aggressive target , which is nearly 100 % cloud utilisation of all applications in Hong Kong . We believe the success of this programme will greatly uplift the performance , stability and availability of technology in AXA Hong Kong and Macau .”
In closing , Gary Ho shares his thoughts on coming trends in the technology industry : “ The future of the technology industry has to be the adoption of Web 3.0 . It ’ s a brandnew concept regarding the Internet ’ s next generation , involving the evolution of the decentralisation of the web , and leveraging it to take it to a new height . Users will be able to own and control their creation of online content and their digital assets . “
“ With the evolution of Web 3.0 , we will be able to leverage the Metaverse to merge and integrate the Internet and virtual world into our lives , so that we can interact in the virtual world . As we always keep up with the latest trends in technology , AXA France has already taken the first step into the Metaverse through the acquisition of virtual land on a platform , and , in the future , we can definitely see ourselves becoming one of the major players in the field , too .”
GARY HO CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER HONG KONG AND MACAU , AXA insurtechdigital . com 119