Surging energy consumption and rising cloud costs have IT leaders sweating

"Ocient's survey indicates a growing recognition among IT leaders that current cloud costs and energy consumption are unsustainable... Enterprises are pivoting to more energy-efficient solutions as they prepare for an increase in data volume and complexity over the next one to three years."

"As data volumes continue to explode, enterprises are facing a dual challenge: rising costs and growing energy consumption. To harness the full potential of data while mitigating these risks, leaders must fundamentally rethink their data analytics strategies."

"The survey found only a quarter of IT leaders prioritizing cloud-only data analytics solutions... with surprising cloud costs as the main reason for struggles in predicting spending accurately."

"More than half of IT leaders highlighted energy consumption as a top concern, with three-in-ten citing reducing energy consumption as a reason to switch or upgrade data warehouse or database solutions."

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