According to a recent survey conducted by HornetSecurity, a leading cloud security company, the IT industry will witness a huge shift towards cloud tech in the coming years. The company conducted the survey across the globe with over 900 respondents. The survey delved into the adoption of cloud tech, ease of hybrid cloud adoption, and the challenges that the industry faces in this adoption.
Let’s take a look at the key takeaways from the survey:
Sixty-seven percent of the respondents stated that they believe the hybrid cloud tech model is not just a step towards cloud infrastructure but a permanent solution.
28.6 percent of the respondents said they’re ready to adopt and remain with the hybrid cloud tech model until the full cloud adoption can meet their workloads.
Only a small 4.3 percent of the respondents said they would not switch to the cloud model and stick to the hundred percent on-premise model.
Thirty-four percent of the respondents said that privacy and trust issues with the public cloud are keeping them at bay from using the technology.
49.3 percent of the respondents have cited monitoring and security as the major technical concern while using the cloud.
IT Industry cloud tech adoption: Know the respondents
50.4 percent of the respondents are a part of the internal IT department of the companies.
23.6 percent of the respondents are from MSP. The rest of the respondents are either business owners who handle their own IT or work in such departments.
45.8 percent of the respondents have over twenty years of experience in the IT industry.
Around eighty-four percent of the respondents are from North America and Europe. The rest of the respondents are from Asia, Africa, Australia, South America, and the Middle East.
Over sixteen percent of the respondents are a part of businesses that employ over a thousand employees.
What are the challenges that cloud tech adoption has to face?
Below are the major concerns when it comes to the adoption of cloud tech:
Forty-eight percent of the respondents believe that a lack of technical expertise or certified staff is holding them back from full cloud migration.
Thirty-three percent believe that connectivity issues are a concern that needs to be addressed.
Twenty-nine percent of respondents believe that secured access might be able to help them decide in favor of going cloud.
Other major concerns include data recovery issues, file storage issues, and proper tooling.
Summary
Even though some major concerns can prevent companies from switching to a complete cloud model, the adoption of a hybrid cloud model seems to be a lot more feasible. And with the right set of engineers and developers, companies can ensure a smooth migration to a cloud-based technology from an on-premise setup.
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93% Of the IT Industry to Adopt Cloud Tech in the Next 5 Years
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Out of the 900 respondents for the cloud tech adoption survey, 67% stated that the hybrid cloud tech model is a permanent solution for the future. Here's more!
Ritvik is a copywriter and content writer who has worked with fast-scaling startups such as GoMechanic and Pitstop. He runs his own automotive blog as well.
