Treating each individual app as a unique asset while creating a unifying strategy is the role of the CIO and their organization. We find that IT helps guide this strategy, with 42% of respondents reporting that IT determines which type of cloud is best for each app. The role of IT in unifying application services, policy, and visibility is critical to the digital health and success of the organization.
With cloud adoption continuing to grow, IT has a seat at the digital table.
FIGURE 01:
BEST CLOUD FOR THE APP
"How do you decide which type of cloud is best for each application? Choose all that apply."
WE ASKED:
Consultant recommendation
(stakeholder)
Business unit directive
Determined by IT
Type of end user of the application
(for example, employee, customer, business partner)
Case by case, per application
(for example, collaborative, business, data management, etc.)
Type of application
As has been the case for several years, cloud adoption continues to rise. Figure 2 illustrates the multiple types of clouds in use today, as well as in the next 12 months. With the exception of on-premises private cloud and colocation data centers, all cloud categories will see increases over the next 12 months.
The core challenge associated with these multi-cloud architectures remains enforcing consistent security policies across all applications.
Nearly half of organizations (48%) with a digital transformation initiative are troubled by the difficulty of achieving consistent security for applications distributed among multiple cloud platforms—while 45% say that protecting their apps from existing and emerging threats is their greatest challenge.
Security is still a challenge for multi-cloud deployments.
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Protecting our apps in the cloud can be difficult.
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Preview key finding 02: The digital economy is changing the app landscape.
Today
In 12 Months
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
FIGURE 02:
MULTIPLE USAGE OF CLOUD TYPES
“What types of clouds are you using now? What types do you plan to use in the next 12 months?”
WE ASKED:
44%
44%
47%
42%
29%
15%
Public cloud IaaS services
SaaS offerings
Off-premises private cloud
Colocation data centers
Colocation data centers
On-premises private cloud
0
For most organizations, the adoption of multiple clouds has moved beyond the experimentation stages to become a deliberate strategy. The clear majority (87%) of respondents reported that they operate in a multi-cloud environment—and do so to drive business growth by reaping the benefits of public cloud platforms and associated technologies such as artificial intelligence and developer ecosystems.
KEY FINDING 01 OVERVIEW
87% of respondents have multi-cloud architectures, driven by an app-first methodology.
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