EDITOR’S QUESTION
ARE MORE
ORGANISATIONS
ADOPTING A MULTI-
CLOUD APPROACH?
IF SO, WHY?
V
eritas Technologies, a leader in
multi-cloud data management,
has announced the results of
a global survey spanning 13 countries
indicating that the majority of global
organisations (56%) operate with a
cloud-first mentality when it comes
to deploying new applications and
managing workloads. Only one percent
of organisations reported that they will
not be adopting cloud over the next two
years. However, the study reveals that
significant misconceptions exist on the
responsibility for data management,
with 69% of organisations wrongfully
believing data protection, data privacy
and compliance are the responsibility of
the cloud service provider.
The Truth in Cloud study, commissioned
by Veritas and conducted by Vanson
Bourne, surveyed 1,200 global business
and IT decision makers and revealed
that customers are embracing the
multi-cloud as a key component of their
business strategies. Within the survey,
customers indicated they use a variety
of cloud service providers, including
public clouds and hosted private clouds.
With respect to Infrastructure as a
Service (IaaS) specifically, over two-
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thirds (67%) of organisations state
they use, or plan to use, two or more
cloud providers. Forty-two percent say
they are using, or plan to use, three or
more cloud providers, with common
goals of improving resiliency and data
security as well as reducing capital
expenditures (Capex) and operating
expenses (Opex). As customers embrace
the cloud, the research explores three
key areas of focus: misconceptions of
data management in the public cloud,
rise in multi-cloud adoption and future
cloud trends.
Rise in Multi-Cloud Adoption
The Truth in Cloud research also shows
that on average, organisations are
using, or plan to use, multiple cloud
platforms, ranging from public clouds to
hosted private clouds. However, many
organisations continue to face challenges
getting to the cloud regardless of
whether it is a public cloud or a hosted
private cloud. The common barriers are:
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Complexity with cloud migration (37%)
Legacy technology limitations (36%)
Lack of in-house skills (38%)
Lack of a clear strategy (32%)
Data silos (27%)
Currently, 75% of organisations work
with an IaaS public cloud provider
and surprisingly, 16% of respondents
say that they use, or plan to use, five
or more cloud providers. Respondents
stated that data privacy, security and
compliance, workload performance and
uptime are the top deciding factors
impacting cloud provider selection.
“We are living in the age of multi-cloud,
where organisations require a policy-
driven data management strategy to
protect valuable data assets across
multiple data centres, public and hybrid
clouds. In the Middle East, we see concern
over the ability to manage and protect
data slowing some cloud adoption
decisions,” said Johnny Karam, vice
president emerging market at Veritas.
“Data Management in the cloud is
critical to helping customers ensure
compliance and protection of their data
while extracting maximum value. Our
opportunity is to communicate this to
customers and provide the reassurance
to help address concerns and realise the
full potential of cloud.”
We asked three experts about the
challenges of adopting a multi-
cloud strategy. n
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