India leads in the use of hybrid multi-cloud with 44% of companies using it: research
As organizations continue to grapple with the complexities of moving applications and data between environments, there has been a notable increase in the use of hybrid multi-cloud. Findings from Nutanix’s sixth annual global Enterprise Cloud Index (ECI) study show that hybrid multi-cloud continues to be the dominant deployment model in India, with 44 percent of enterprises using it, surpassing all other ECI surveys. surpasses countries.
Respondents in India ranked data security and ransomware protection as their top priority, followed by implementing AI strategies by 2024. As AI becomes increasingly central to businesses, nine in ten (90 percent) organizations plan to to increase investments in supporting AI strategies. according to the report.
“Indian companies are leading the global shift to cloud-smart IT strategies,” said Faiz Shakir, MD at Nutanix India. “Our latest ECI report shows that a whopping 99 percent of Indian IT professionals surveyed are focusing on this approach. This cloud-smart strategy, which uses the optimal IT environment for each application, is critical to driving security and innovation, which our research also highlights as one of the top priorities for Indian decision makers.
Key findings for the Indian market:
Focus on smart cloud deployments: 99% of IT professionals in India are focused on a ‘cloud smart’ approach to their infrastructure strategy.
Hybrid multi-cloud adoption is evolving in India: on-premises infrastructure usage is expected to decline from 56% to 18% within 1-3 years, indicating a preference for managed services over the on-premise component of the hybrid multi-cloud model.
Key challenges for Indian IT teams:
Data privacy (61%)
Ransomware and data security protection (60%)
Linking data from multiple environments (49%)
Follow guidelines on data storage and use (e.g. GDPR) (47%)
Cloud cost control (44%)
Top 5 planned investment areas:
Data security and ransomware protection (55%)
Implementing AI strategies (48%)
Optimization of business operations (43%)
Implementing the right hybrid IT operations (42%)
Minimize costs/sustainability (39%)
Sustainability a top priority:
94% of respondents in India expect investments in sustainability efforts and technologies to increase
Modernization of IT infrastructure (70%) and improvements in identifying areas for waste reduction (69%) were among the top two sustainability initiatives in 2023
First print: April 16, 2024 | 12:21 pm IST