The 2021 Hybrid Cloud Report highlights the increasing importance of cloud consulting services in enabling businesses to fast-track their journey to the cloud. The report reveals that 77.4% of organizations are investing in IoT technology projects, making it the top priority in every region surveyed. Additionally, 65.3% and 60.4% of organizations are investing in AI/ML and software-defined network infrastructure projects, respectively.
The report emphasizes the criticality of cloud and its ability to support a broad spectrum of innovative technologies to address business needs. Business agility is a major priority, with 66.9% of organizations ranking it as one of the most important business priorities over the next 12 months. Hybrid cloud is seen as a critical enabler of agility, with 80.6% of organizations in the sports and entertainment sector focusing on improving their agility and responding to change.
The report also highlights the importance of data in driving agility, with 66.9% of organizations improving their ability to access and process data to make informed, real-time decisions. The manufacturing sector is the least focused on improving agility, with only 53.8% ranking it as an important focus. Overall, the report underscores the growing importance of cloud consulting services in enabling businesses to achieve their agility and innovation goals.
