NetApp, a global cloud-driven, data-centric software company, is meeting the growing cloud requirements and multi-tasking challenges driven by digital transformation and AI initiatives.
NetApp has released the 2023 Cloud Complexity Report, a global survey exploring how technology decision makers are coping with the complexity of cloud environments. The report found that 98% of senior IT leaders are impacted in some way by the increasing complexity of the cloud, which can lead to poor IT performance, lost revenue and a barrier to business growth. rice field.
Ronen Schwartz, senior vice president and general manager of cloud storage at NetApp, said: “Our global research report highlights a paradigm shift in how technology leaders view and manage cloud initiatives. As cloud adoption accelerates and businesses accelerate innovation to gain a competitive edge, “Technology leaders face pressure to juggle multiple priorities at once, prompting many to rethink how efficiency and security are managed in this new environment.”
Gaby Boko, Chief Marketing Officer, NetApp said: “Our global survey data shows the sheer complexity of modern IT environments and the pressure on technology executives to deliver measurable results from their cloud investments. At NetApp, our approach makes the complex simple, enabling technology executives to innovate faster, reduce costs, and improve consistency, flexibility, and agility in both on-premises and cloud environments. I have.”
The main findings of this report are as follows.
Cloud complexity reached its limit
Data complexity has reached a breaking point for businesses around the world, and technology executives are feeling pressure to limit their business impact. However, technical and organizational challenges can hamper cloud strategies, with 88% citing working across multiple cloud environments as a barrier and 32% struggling to align a clear vision at the leadership level. doing.
Global context: The following regions cite the following as their top concerns when data complexity is not managed:
Cybersecurity: France, Spain, Australia/New Zealand
Management Skepticism: France, Spain, Japan
Inefficient use across the organization: Australia/New Zealand
Poor visibility: Japan
Executives who want instant results from the cloud
Sustainability has become an unexpected cloud driver, with nearly 8 in 10 technology executives saying ESG performance is important to their cloud strategy. However, return on investment (ROI) is a concern among executives, with 84% of technology executives saying their cloud strategy is already expected to pay off across their organization.
Global situation:
Nearly half (49%) of technology executives report that cost concerns often or always come up when discussing cloud strategies.
Data regulations and compliance have also become a cloud driver, and in most or some cases different regional regulations drive multi-cloud strategies.
Technology executives consider AI as a potential solution
More than a third (37%) of technology executives report that more than half of their cloud deployments will be supported by AI-driven applications in the next year. Nearly half of technology executives at SMEs with fewer than 250 employees expect 50% in the next year and 63% in 2030, while large companies lag behind.
Global situation:
The United States leads the EMEA and APAC regions in planning to deploy AI-powered cloud applications in the next year, with France and Japan being the region’s outliers.
Scaling AI is the top priority in EMEA and APAC, but second only to regulatory compliance in the US.
Randy Kearns, Senior Strategist and Analyst at Evaluator Group, said: “NetApp’s global research report reveals a disconnect between executives outside IT and those within IT. While we have the deepest understanding of the issue of complexity, it is still not fully understood by executives outside of IT. In the process of moving to the cloud, leaders are experiencing challenges, and vendors are “It leaves room to address current and undiscovered challenges. As customers express concerns about cloud adoption, vendors have an opportunity to build and deliver solutions that simplify the process.”
As we move to multi-cloud environments, NetApp aims to alleviate efficiency bottlenecks by enabling IT leaders to manage their systems through one efficient user interface. NetApp leads the next generation of cloud management and storage with an evolved cloud approach. It provides teams with the tools they need to stay on top of key trends such as cost optimization, risk assessment and sustainable operations described in the research report above.
