CIOs still fear the Cloud: Red Hat

June 1, 2015 Off By David

Grazed from NetworkAsia. Author: Kenb Wong.

Many CIOs still have concerns when it comes to a move to the Cloud according to a report from Red Hat. The open source software developer recently released its 2015 Red Hat A/NZ Cloud Adoption Index that states many CIOs are not fully prepared to get the most from a move to Cloud.

According to the report, this is a result of three main concerns about Cloud deployments, namingly security, compatibility and inconsistent or nonexistent planning. Red Hat A/NZ regional vice-president and general manager, Max McLaren, said many business leaders are still reluctant to let go of the traditional model of capital expenditure, hardware budgets and datacentres…

The report showed data sovereignty and security concerns continue to be an issue for organisations looking to consume Cloud services, with 60 per cent of respondents experiencing security issues. The survey also revealed that many companies fear applications won’t be suitable for deployment into IaaS or PaaS…

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