therefore getting people to the point where they ’ re creating an infrastructure capability , that prepares them for that world and gives them the opportunity to consume new innovations , in a non-disruptive way . Those things are critical .”
Virtualisation will play a pivotal role , then … “ Virtualisation will play at the heart of this because it ’ s fundamentally one of the core drivers for both the private data centre and the public cloud environment in terms of how applications and data centres are being designed and how resources are being shared . The critical thing always worth bearing in mind when it comes to virtualisation and the benefits it brings , is that all those benefits are obviously also deployable to the bad guys out there . They get to take advantage of these massive computing capabilities too . In that sense , we need to stay on our toes , working with some of the brightest minds in the industry developing new application capabilities to make sure we help our customers stay ahead of the security curve . If you look at the security industry right now , there isn ’ t really a singular dominant force in the market . We believe we now have the opportunity to break away from the pack and build a really compelling future for the digital economy with that Application Framework which I know enterprises are super excited about .”
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