Born in the Cloud: Why Native Cloud Platforms are the Future of iLottery Technology
A New Era for iLottery Operations
The lottery industry is undergoing a digital transformation. From retail modernization to omnichannel expansion, lotteries across the globe are embracing new technologies to stay competitive and relevant. One of the most significant shifts in recent years is the move to the cloud.
Many operators and vendors are migrating legacy systems to cloud-based infrastructure. But migration only goes so far. What if a platform didn’t need to be retrofitted for the cloud – because it was designed with the cloud at its core?
That’s the difference between cloud-enabled and cloud-native. And it’s changing the game.
The Cloud Movement: Why the Industry Is Shifting
Lotteries are increasingly embracing cloud technology to better meet evolving player expectations, respond more rapidly to market opportunities, and operate with greater agility and cost-efficiency. The shift to the cloud enables lotteries to modernize infrastructure, enhance data-driven decision-making, and scale seamlessly in a digital-first world.
The Pollard Catalyst™ Gaming Platform exemplifies this transformation, offering:
- Scalability during peak demand
- Security through modern, continuously updated infrastructure
- Operational efficiency by reducing hardware dependency
- Faster time-to-market for new products and updates
- Omnichannel capabilities that unify retail and digital
Catalyst ™ is also designed to integrate new cloud-native functionality to leverage Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Large Language Models, and our software development teams are constantly looking for the latest and most innovative technologies to meet the ever-evolving player expectations.
The Difference Between Migrated and Native Cloud Platforms
There’s a critical distinction: most of these cloud platforms are retrofitted with versions of systems that were built decades ago. They’ve been adapted to operate in a cloud environment – but they weren’t designed for it.
The native cloud platform, built by Pollard Digital Solutions, is architected from day one to take full advantage of cloud-native technologies. That means:
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