{"id":31437,"date":"2020-01-15T11:11:30","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T11:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/?p=31437"},"modified":"2020-01-17T09:35:10","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T09:35:10","slug":"retailers-look-to-hybrid-cloud-as-they-search-for-flexibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/2020\/01\/15\/retailers-look-to-hybrid-cloud-as-they-search-for-flexibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Retailers look to hybrid cloud as they search for flexibility"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Nutanix, a\nleader in enterprise cloud computing, has announced the retail\nindustry findings of its second <em>Enterprise Cloud Report<\/em>, measuring retailers\u2019 plans for\nadopting private, hybrid and public clouds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The report found most retailers (87.5%) identified\nhybrid cloud as the ideal IT operating model. It also showed many retailers\n(72%) are planning to move some public cloud applications back on-premises. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Retailers recognise that seamless customer experience is no longer a \u2018nice-to-have\u2019 &#8211; it\u2019s a critical factor in winning new customers and retaining existing ones &#8211; and flexible cloud infrastructure is critical to delivering it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A recent IDC report noted that worldwide spending on\ncustomer experience technologies will reach US$641 billion in 2022, demonstrating\nit\u2019s at the forefront of business leaders\u2019 strategy. In line with broader IT\nindustry trends, many retailers also recognize the full, long-term costs of the\npublic cloud. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional findings of this year\u2019s report include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Retailers\nfocus most on agility<\/strong>: Unlike in\nthe broader IT industry, where cost is the top driver, retailers ranked the\nability to accelerate IT deployments (54.3%) as the top factor in deciding the\nbest cloud environment for each application. In order to adapt quickly to\ncustomer trends in an age of multichannel selling across many platforms,\nretailers are leading the pack in maximizing the flexibility of IT\ninfrastructure to keep pace. <\/li><li><strong>Security is\ntop of mind<\/strong>: Data\nshowed that security heavily shapes retail cloud deployment plans. Nearly\ntwo-thirds of respondents (63.6%) said security has significant influence on\ntheir future cloud deployments, with hybrid cloud specifically identified as\nthe most secure (32%). As data privacy regulations continue to tighten and\nexpand, retailers are at the forefront of looking for ways to efficiently\nmanage customer data securely. Hybrid cloud operating models offer the security\nand flexibility retailers need to stay ahead of policy changes.<\/li><li><strong>Retail leads\nin digital apps and IoT cloud deployments<\/strong>: Always innovating to keep pace with customers\u2019\ndemands, retailers outpace averages in using the public cloud to run digital\napplications and Internet of Things (IoT) applications. They also run their\nbusiness applications more often in the public cloud than other industries,\nwith about 11% current penetration of multiple public clouds and about 19%\npenetration of a single public cloud. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cStaying relevant to today\u2019s customers means having\nthe necessary cloud infrastructure in place to embrace omnichannel retail experiences,\u201d\nsaid Greg Smith, VP of Product Marketing, Nutanix. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRetailers use data to connect the e-commerce and\nin-store shopping experiences, and the only way they can do this accurately and\nefficiently is through flexible, scalable technology. The rise of selling on\nsocial media platforms also means integrating payment into the user experience,\nbringing security and protection of customers\u2019 data to the forefront of\nretailers\u2019 minds. Hybrid cloud provides the portability and control needed to\nbring retailers into the new era of customer experience.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nutanix, a leader in enterprise cloud computing, has announced the retail industry findings of its second Enterprise Cloud Report, measuring retailers\u2019 plans for adopting private, hybrid and public clouds. The report found most retailers (87.5%) identified hybrid cloud as the ideal IT operating model. 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