During the last week of November, speakers from the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA), Rackspace, Akamai and Google were invited to the Just Go Cloud Seminar organised by Just Eleven, to share their knowledge and expertise on how to enhance and protect iGaming websites and applications.
Massimiliano Isoppo, CEO of Just Eleven chaired the seminar and opened the event by explaining why it was organized: ‘With many competitive online companies now beginning to realize the increase in value of adapting their practices via the web with traffic volumes increasing and the recent tightening of compliance guidelines set out, it’s more important than ever for providers to build trusted relationships with global cloud companies’
Andrew Naudi, Chief Information Officer at MGA, gave a speech on the MGA’s position on Cloud usage and Cloud’s benefits and potential risks. He highlighted the duty of the regulator, considering the importance of the sector to the Maltese economy, to ensure the industry is safeguarded and future-proof. He claims the MGA will, therefore, continue updating their views on Cloud hosting services as the industry evolves and grows:
‘Our intention as an authority is not to stifle innovation and technology improvements, but rather encourage it. We, therefore, do accept combinations of private, public and hybrid clouds, as long as the proposed architecture meets the principles as set out in our guidelines, which are published on our website for anyone that would like to have a look at them. With an approved disaster recovery and backup set up, the software may be automated and managed externally. Cloud services will deliver efficiency and cut operational costs when it comes to distributing. Cloud offers increased collaboration and security, which can be seen as a benefit but can also be seen as a risk in some instances’
