{"id":115955,"date":"2024-09-18T14:42:03","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T13:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/eu\/?p=115955"},"modified":"2024-09-18T14:57:59","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T13:57:59","slug":"research-reveals-hybrid-hosting-now-preferred-choice-for-it-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/eu\/2024\/09\/18\/research-reveals-hybrid-hosting-now-preferred-choice-for-it-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Research reveals hybrid hosting now preferred choice for IT leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Over 67% of IT decision makers now blend public cloud with on-premise solutions. Unexpected costs, security challenges and slow data transfer are key factors cited in cloud migration struggles.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"572\" height=\"717\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/09\/Asanti-infographic.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115976\" style=\"width:502px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/09\/Asanti-infographic.png 572w, https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/09\/Asanti-infographic-239x300.png 239w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Research shows that 67% of IT decision makers favour a hybrid hosting infrastructure over a \u2018cloud-first\u2019 strategy and 94% of businesses using public cloud would take a different approach to migration, given the challenges they have faced when moving to the public cloud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The report, commissioned by Asanti, one of the UK\u2019s leading colocation data centre providers, and conducted by VansonBourne, indicates that many organisations now view blending public cloud with on-premise solutions as the optimal approach to managing IT infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the last decade, many organisations adopted a cloud-first approach, however as the research findings reveal the realisation that a hybrid strategy, combining on-premise and cloud, would have helped to avoid some of the critical challenges shared in the <a href=\"https:\/\/asanti.com\/resource-centre\/guides-white-papers\/whitepaper-public-cloud-does-the-reality-live-up-to-the-hype\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">report<\/a>. The research, which surveyed 100 senior IT decision makers across public and private sectors in the UK, revealed key drivers for this change in thinking:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Unexpected costs:<\/strong> 77% of respondents reported that operating costs in the public cloud were higher than anticipated, with 63% stating these costs exceeded those of their previous non-public cloud models.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Security and compliance concerns:<\/strong> Ensuring security and meeting regulatory compliance proved challenging for 62% of organisations. As a result, many are reconsidering the public cloud for their critical and sensitive data.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Prolonged migration times:<\/strong> 98% said that they faced difficulties during their migration to the public cloud with more than half (57%) reporting that the move to public cloud took longer than expected, often leading to disruptions in business operations and escalating costs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These challenges have led to widespread repatriation of applications from public cloud platforms, with a staggering 91% of those surveyed reporting that they are now moving applications back to on-premise or colocation data centres. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Performance issues, downtime, and the need for more control over infrastructure are additional reasons for this shift. An over-reliance on support from public cloud providers, cited by 60% of respondents as their number one resource for migration planning, may have contributed to these issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other significant findings related to public cloud migrations include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>47% experienced service downtime and business interruptions during their public cloud migrations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>44% indicated a need to upskill internal teams to manage and optimise public cloud infrastructure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>38% noted performance degradation after migrating to the public cloud, with many finding cloud resources insufficient to meet their performance expectations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>31% faced application compatibility issues, complicating their IT integration efforts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/09\/StewartLaing_headshot.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115957\" style=\"width:196px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/09\/StewartLaing_headshot.png 500w, https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/09\/StewartLaing_headshot-260x300.png 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Stewart Laing, CEO of Asanti<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><a>Stewart Laing, CEO of Asanti<\/a>, said: \u201cWith such a high percentage of organisations bringing applications back to on-premise or colocation data centres, you have to wonder \u2013 what exactly were cloud providers promising when they sold these packages? It&#8217;s clear now that defaulting to a cloud-first strategy may not be the best approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe strongly encourage IT decision makers and business leaders to adopt a business-centric view, focusing on current and future needs to determine the most appropriate hosting model, rather than starting with a predefined solution and attempting to fit the business around it.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The report also highlighted a growing focus on AI applications with 52% of organisations stating that the adoption of AI within their business would require a change to their public cloud strategy, with on-premise and\/or in-house IT infrastructure (colocation) preferred to public cloud. This approach will enable businesses to feel assured that they are operating within a stable and secure environment for sensitive workloads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 67% of IT decision makers now blend public cloud with on-premise solutions. 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