---
id: "prereq-secure-infrastructure"
type: "prereq"
source_timestamps: ["§ Training for a Marathon When You Can Only See Two Feet Ahead"]
tags: ["infrastructure", "security"]
related: ["concept-ai-orchestration-layer", "entity-microsoft-azure"]
reason: "Required to maintain customer trust and regulatory compliance while allowing employees to execute millions of prompts against proprietary data."
sources: ["execution"]
sourceVaultSlug: "hbr-seg-execution"
originDay: 8
articleStem: "hbr-cl-93-legacy-financial-all-in-genai"
sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2025/03/how-a-legacy-financial-institution-went-all-in-on-gen-ai"
sourceTitle: "How a Legacy Financial Institution Went All In on Gen AI"
---
# Secure Cloud Infrastructure

## Prerequisite — Secure Cloud Infrastructure

Before deploying Gen AI tools to **14,000 employees**, a legacy financial institution must have a **secure cloud infrastructure** (e.g., [[entity-microsoft-azure|Azure]]) in place. This ensures that proprietary data and customer information are **not leaked to public models** during mass experimentation.

**Why it's required:** to maintain **customer trust and regulatory compliance** while allowing employees to execute millions of prompts against proprietary data.

### Connections
- The system built on top of it: [[concept-ai-orchestration-layer]] / [[action-build-orchestration-layer]].
- Gates safe execution of [[action-deploy-gen-ai-company-wide]].