INTELLIGENT CLOUD
Global enterprises moving rapidly into hybrid cloud mode
A global cloud survey of 1,000 + organisations in late 2016 reveals a faster pace of hybrid cloud adoption driving Paas alongside , details Raj Samani at Intel Security .
Cloud First . Two simple words , but the approach is now well and truly ensconced into the architecture of many organisations across the world . The desire to migrate quickly towards cloud computing appears to be on the agenda for most organisations .
In September 2016 Intel Security surveyed over 2,000 professionals for its annual cloud security research study . This includes approximately 100 + cloud end user executives from Saudi Arabia and UAE .
Usage of hybrid cloud jumps dramatically from 19 % to 57 %
The past year saw a dramatic shift in cloud architecture , from private-only or publiconly to predominantly hybrid . Utilisation of private-only was significantly reduced , from 51 % last year to just 24 % this year . Public-only architectures also recorded a big drop , from 30 % to just 19 %. The majority 57 % are running a hybrid public-private architecture , up dramatically from last year ’ s 19 %. This shift to hybrid architecture was accompanied by a significant decrease in the average number of cloud services in use , which dropped from 43 in 2015 , to just 29 in 2016 , as organisations appear to be consolidating their cloud applications and services . Overall , 93 % of those surveyed are operating some type of cloud services in their organisation .
According to the survey data , cloud usage was lowest in Japan , with 23 % stating they were not using any cloud services . This does not appear to be a trust issue , as the Japanese respondents were not any less trustful of public cloud than the average . It appears to most likely be due to security workforce issues , as the
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