#cloud-strategy

#cloud-strategy

In the company's annual Cloud Readiness Report 70% of CEOs admit they built their current cloud environment "by accident, rather than by design" - this often entailed periodic upgrades aimed at addressing short-term needs, rather than focusing on longer term strategic improvements. Kyndryl said this shows that many lacked a "deliberate strategy" when pursuing cloud transformation projects, and the effects of this are starting to show with huge workload pressure placed on cloud environments, as well as growing security threats and evolving regulatory requirements.

A survey of CIOs and tech leaders in Western Europe has found 61 percent want to increase their use of local cloud providers amid global geopolitical uncertainty. Around half (53 percent) said geopolitics would restrict their use of global providers in the future. Gartner surveyed 241 CIOs and IT leaders in Western Europe between May and July. It found that ongoing geopolitical tension was fueling concerns over digital sovereignty.

Multi-cloud refers to the use of multiple cloud computing services in a single architecture. This approach leverages the benefits of various public and private clouds to optimize efficiency and flexibility.

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"It was very difficult for us to track everything. It was hit or miss."