Hybrid Cloud reigns supreme for IT decision-makers

February 11, 2015 Off By David
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Grazed from CBROnline. Author: James Nunns.

EMC has released the findings of a global IT business decision-maker survey which gauged the global sentiment about IT’s evolving role in organisations today. The survey revealed that there is a global increase in the adoption of cloud computing and that the majority of respondents cited hybrid cloud as the preferred option due to its greater agility and security.

Many respondents believe that IT is a business enabler, however, there are concerns over spending, as many believe that it is moving outside of IT’s control. The pressure to help support business growth and to act as an in-house broker of on-demand services, combined with a widening IT skills gap, is considered to be driving IT professionals to pursue hybrid cloud….

Despite 71% of respondents favouring a strategy for IT to serve as an in-house broker of on-demand services, there is a lack of confidence in IT’s own ability to help drive business growth. Other challenges and drivers for adoption include 35% believing that their organisation doesn’t have the right level of skills and knowledge to achieve key business priorities. In line with this, 69% believe that training IT staff to keep pace with the implications of megatrends such as cloud, Big data and others, will be a challenge for their organisation over the next couple of years…

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