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Multiple Flavors of Cloud Computing Become IT Norm
There’s lots of diversity in cloud models. A new study shows the use of multiple private and public clouds is becoming the new IT norm.
Use of Cloud Computing
95% are using some form of the cloud; only 6% are using private cloud only and only 18% public cloud only. A full 89% also plan to use public clouds in 2016, while 77% will have a private cloud. Another 71% will have hybrid clouds. The average number of public and private clouds at company is three of each.
Extent of Cloud Use
Just under a third (29%) are heavy users of the cloud; while 25% describe themselves as cloud explorers. Another 26% consider themselves cloud beginners.
Multiple Clouds to Rule the Enterprise
82% of enterprise IT organizations want to see multi-cloud environments. Just over half (55%) are betting on hybrid clouds, while 11% will have multiple private clouds and 16% will have multiple public clouds.
Cloud Priorities
The top priority for central IT teams is to leverage hybrid clouds (29%), closely followed by using public clouds (27%) and building a private cloud (23%). Using a hosted private cloud comes in at 10%.
Top Cloud Computing Benefits
Among the top cloud computing benefits are faster access to infrastructure (62%) and greater scalability (58%). Higher availability and faster time to market both tied at 52%.
Top Cloud Challenges
Leading the list of challenges this year are the lack of resources/expertise (32%) and security (29%). Compliance, managing multiple clouds, and costs tied at 26%.
Security Still a Major Challenge
However, there has been a “significant decline in security concerns” among enterprise central IT teams; 37% reported security as a significant challenge this year, down from 41% last year and 47% in 2014.
Integrating DevOps
Just under three-quarters (74%) are adopting DevOps. Chef and Puppet adoption is running neck-and-neck, each at 32%.
Docker Container Adoption
Nearly one in three (27%) are already using Docker containers, with another 35% planning to do so.
Public Cloud Platform Usage
In the public cloud space, 57% use Amazon Web Services. Adoption of Azure IaaS grew to 17%, while Azure PaaS reached 13%.
Private Cloud Usage
In the private cloud world, VMware vSphere is most widely used, at 44%, versus 19% for OpenStack and 19% for VMware vCloud Suite. Another 15% are evaluating or experimenting with VMware vSphere vs. 29% for OpenStack and 21% for VMware vCloud Suite.