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Cloud’s role
Reaping the benefits
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In a challenging business environment, IT budgets are increasingly tight. A firm today needs to be able to do more with the resources already available if it is to effectively compete with its rivals. Some IT departments are even asked to ‘do more with less’ – increasing the capabilities of the departments while reducing their costs. These rising demands are leading a growing number of companies to increase the use of virtualisation and migrate some workloads to the cloud – a movement showing no signs of slowing down. In fact, according to a survey conducted late last year, the momentum of cloud adoption for virtualised workloads appears to be increasing.1 The survey found that 41% of companies are currently running virtual machines (VMs) in the cloud – up from 31% just a year ago. That is a 32% increase in just one year. And this number is set to explode: 90% of firms are planning to run VMs in the cloud over the coming year, which could create a 119% increase, were that to happen. “In the long term, virtualisation and cloud have the ability to improve the way firms operate, as well as boost security and data protection practices” Of course, many businesses have already started this process and know which vendors they prefer. Respondents to the survey hailed Amazon Web Services (AWS) as the clear winner, with 59% saying they prefer AWS over other choices for virtual workloads. Tech giant Microsoft is also popular with users and its Azure came in second at 35%. The biggest surprise is how many people said they were interested in VMware cloud on AWS (VMC). It was a strong contributor to native AWS and roughly 15% of respondents stated they prefer VMC over native AWS. It will be interesting to see how this plays out over time. The trend towards moving virtual workloads to the cloud is being fuelled by the efficiency gains the move brings, especially when firms take full advantage of how the cloud is designed. In addition to making businesses more efficient, in the long term, virtualisation and cloud have the ability to improve the way firms operate, as well as boost security and data protection practices. However, set against a backdrop of increasing cyber attacks and the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), firms must be careful not to make the move without taking data protection into consideration. Indeed, there are multiple issues and challenges to consider around harnessing and safeguarding information as companies transform business environments.