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IT leaders realise that there is no one-size fits all approach to the cloud , making hybrid multi-cloud an IT operating model with multiple clouds both private and public with interoperability between them , ideal according to the majority of respondents .
Over half of respondents ( 61 %) said they are focused on offering more flexible work setups because of the pandemic . Most organisations report that while their remote workforces may shrink or grow , they are here to stay for the foreseeable future . Multi-cloud offers the most agile IT environment for supporting this flexibility by distributing data to diverse geolocations for user proximity and Business Continuity .
Enterprises are growing more strategic in their use of IT infrastructure . A large proportion of respondents ( 72 %) said they believe that the IT function in their organisations is perceived as more strategic than it was a year ago . They also cite business reasons for changing their infrastructure models , such as improving remote work and collaboration ( 40 %), better supporting customers ( 36 %) and strengthening Business Continuity ( 35 %). Additionally , they ’ ve begun strategically matching each workload to the infrastructure best suited to it , based on factors such as security ( 41 %), performance ( 39 %) and cost ( 31 %), likely a primary driver behind the proliferation of multi-cloud .
For the fourth consecutive year , Vanson Bourne conducted the research on behalf of Nutanix , surveying 1,700 IT decision-makers around the world in August and September 2021 . The respondent base spanned multiple industries , business sizes , and included the following geographies : the Americas ; Europe , Middle East and Africa ( EMEA ), Asia Pacific and Japan ( APJ ) region . p
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