The Next Platform's latest report focuses on midmarket organizations across Asia Pacific, which are embracing software-as-a-service and AI-powered tools at a rapid clip. The report argues that this adoption is outpacing the implementation of corresponding data protection measures.
The central finding is a "data protection gap" that leaves these fast-growing businesses more exposed than they realize. The report suggests that the speed of digital transformation has created blind spots in how data is safeguarded.
While the excerpt does not include specific breach statistics, it emphasizes that the risk is particularly acute for midmarket firms, which may lack the dedicated security resources of larger enterprises. For those planning compute and hardware infrastructure, the implication is that data protection capacity needs to scale alongside AI and SaaS deployments.