Research reveals IT professionals ’ growing confidence in public cloud despite security concerns
arracuda , a trusted partner
B and leading provider of cloud-enabled security solutions , has released key findings from a report titled , Cloud networks : Shifting into hyperdrive . Commissioned by Barracuda , the research surveyed global IT decisionmakers to capture their attitudes and opinions about public cloud , access constraints , security concerns , emerging solutions and a variety of related topics .
The survey , conducted by independent market researcher , Censuswide , includes responses from 800 executives , individual contributors and team managers with responsibility for their organisation ’ s cloud infrastructure . They came from organisations of all sizes in EMEA , APAC and the US , across a broad range of industries , including construction , education , finance , healthcare , technology , manufacturing , retail , transportation and others .
Overall , the findings indicate that although IT professionals are gaining confidence in the cloud , organisations face growing constraints when it comes to cloud access . Highlights from the report include :
• IT professionals are gaining confidence in the cloud
• More than three-quarters of respondents use multiple cloud providers , such as Amazon Web Services , Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform
• Nearly 80 % say their organisation has deployed an Azurebased network
• Organisations face growing constraints when it comes to cloud access
• 56 % of respondents are struggling to ensure seamless availability and ‘ always-on ’ access to cloud applications for their organisations
• Nearly 70 % experience latency and performance issues running SaaS workloads , such as Office 365
• Current network infrastructure is growing increasingly costly
• More than 70 % of respondents are using traditional access methods , such as MPLS , in their organisation ’ s network
• More than 60 % say their MPLS costs increase heavily due to seasonal workload peaks
• IT professionals are looking for easier and more economical connectivity
• More than 70 % of respondents have plans to implement an SD-WAN solution in the next 12 months to address cloudconnectivity issues
• At the same time , nearly 60 % say their organisation is hesitant to adopt an SD-WAN solution because of fears that they are complex and expensive
“ As organisations continue to radically transform their infrastructures and rely more on the public cloud , they are uncovering new connectivity and security challenges ,” said Klaus Gheri , VP , Network Security , Barracuda . “ But by embracing highly-flexible Secure Access Service Edge ( SASE ) solutions , organisations of all sizes and types can improve connectivity , simplify management and strengthen security .” u intelligent CLOUD SECURITY www . intelligentciso . com
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