ASIA cloud platform they prefer , which could be due to policy compliance or other preferential conditions where they need to use a particular cloud provider ,” observes Moy . “ If this is not the case , we will choose the platform which could be one where we have the most clients and have increased visibility .”
However , not all applications are placed in DDB ’ s cloud systems , as downloading large files would become increasingly timeconsuming . Large files are still archived to the cloud for backup . Financial and client data is kept locally according to local compliance issues and for financial reporting , which needs to be generated at a rapid pace with minimal delay .
“ Our Creative division completes artwork , photography or video . These files are over a gigabyte in size . This group therefore works with these files locally and they are housed locally . It could take an hour to download such files from the cloud ,” says Moy . However , the company ’ s latest project surrounds its disaster
‘ DDB has worked with McDonald ’ s , Volkswagen , ExxonMobil , Wrigley , and Unilever in the Asia Pacific region ’
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