Hybrid clouds

Here’s a look at how decision-makers are taking advantage of hybrid cloud environments and the returns they are reaping.

Nine out of 10 report hybrid clouds are critical to their business strategy and success.

85% of leaders said a hybrid approach to the cloud is accelerating the digital transformation in their organizations.

81% of leaders believe the hybrid cloud helps reduce shadow IT in their organizations.

85% of leaders believe hybrid cloud drives more collaboration between IT and line-of-business pros.

Eight in 10 leaders said they are improving security and reducing risk with hybrid cloud. They also believe hybrid helps ensure availability and access to critical data.

More than six in 10 (62%) leaders believe hybrid cloud helps them meet compliance requirements.

Nine in 10 leaders in the adoption of hybrid cloud said it gives them greater ROI than an all-traditional or all-cloud environment.

85% of leaders are reducing costs with hybrid cloud by shifting fixed costs to variable costs.

82% of leaders are using hybrid clouds to innovate products and services more rapidly, accelerating the innovation process by streamlining workflows.

83% of leaders report that hybrid cloud is essential to their mobile strategy and initiatives.