Hybrid clouds
Hybrid Cloud Adoption Rises
More than a quarter (27%) have deployed a hybrid cloud, representing a 9% increase since 2013.
Benefits of Hybrid Cloud
79% said they expect to gain a competitive edge from megatrends, such as cloud, mobile, social and big data.
Reasons for Adopting a Hybrid Cloud
IT organizations want the financial benefits of hybrid cloud without compromising security: 64% cited the need for both increased agility and security.
Not All In on the Public Cloud
Only 16% of respondents would be willing to host any application on a public cloud. The apps that most respondents would not be willing to put in the public cloud include financial planning (39%), human capital management (35%) and ERP (32%).
IT Automation Key to Hybrid Success
Manual processes no longer scale in the age of the cloud; 74% said increasing automation in their infrastructure is imperative to business growth.
Internal IT Organization’s Role
The role of the internal IT organization is changing. A full 71% said IT must start to serve as in-house brokers for on-demand services to help business growth.
Shortage of Skills and Knowledge
35% said their organizations don’t have the right level of skills and knowledge to achieve business priorities.
Training a Challenge
A full 69% said training IT staff to keep pace with megatrends—such as cloud, mobile, social and big data—will be a challenge for their organizations in the next year or two.