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Study reveals companies are
struggling to better optimise,
manage and protect multi-
cloud infrastructures
A
vast majority of enterprises
worldwide have adopted multi-
cloud strategies to keep pace
with the need for Digital Transformation
and IT efficiency, but they face significant
challenges in managing the complexities
and added requirements of these new
application and data delivery infrastructures.
This is according to a global survey
conducted by the Business Performance
Innovation (BPI) Network, in partnership
with A10 Networks.
The new study, Mapping The Multi-
Cloud Enterprise, finds that improved
security, including centralised security and
performance management, multi-cloud
visibility of threats and attacks, and security
automation, is the number one IT challenge
facing companies in these new compute
environments. Among key survey findings:
• Approximately two-thirds of companies
have now deployed enterprise applications
across two or more public clouds
• 84% expect to increase their reliance
on public or private clouds over the next
24 months
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• 35% have already moved half or more of
their enterprise applications into the cloud
• Only 11% believe their companies have
been ‘highly successful’ in realising the
benefits of multi-cloud
• Improving multi-cloud security is seen as
their most critical challenge, followed by
a lack of multi-cloud talent and expertise,
the need for centralised visibility, and
the capacity to more effectively manage
application and infrastructure complexity
“Multi-cloud is the de facto new standard
for today’s software- and data-driven
enterprise,” said Dave Murray, Head of
Thought Leadership and Research for the
BPI Network.
“However, our study makes clear that IT and
business leaders are struggling with how to
reassert the same levels of management,
security, visibility and control that existed
in past IT models. Particularly in security,
our respondents are currently assessing
and mapping the platforms, solutions and
policies they will need to realise the benefits
and reduce the risks associated of their
multi-cloud environments.”
“The BPI Network survey underscores a
critical desire and requirement for companies
to re-evaluate their security platforms
and architectures in light of multi-cloud
proliferation,” said Gunter Reiss, Vice President
of Worldwide Marketing at A10 Networks.
“The rise of 5G-enabled Edge clouds is
expected to be another driver for multi-cloud
adoption. A10 believes enterprises must
begin to deploy robust Polynimbus security
and application delivery models that advance
centralised visibility and management and
deliver greater security automation across
clouds, networks, applications and data.”
The study finds that 38% of companies
have or will reassess their current
relationships with security and load balancer
suppliers in light of multi-cloud, with most
others still undecided about whether a
change in vendors is needed.
Benefits and drivers of multi-cloud
IT and business executives respondents
point to a number of benefits and business
and technology forces that are driving their
move into multi-cloud environments.
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