Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 42 | Page 26

INFOGRAPHIC Nutanix finds enterprises to increase hybrid cloud usage A s enterprises demand stronger application mobility and interoperability, they are increasingly choosing hybrid cloud infrastructure. While the advent of public cloud has increased IT efficiency in certain areas, hybrid cloud capabilities are the next step in providing the freedom to dynamically provision and manage applications based on business needs. As per findings of Nutanix’s first annual global Enterprise Cloud Index, measuring enterprise plans for adopting private, hybrid and public clouds, enterprises plan to increase hybrid cloud usage, with 91% stating hybrid cloud as the ideal IT model, but only 18% stating they have that model today. The findings also revealed that application mobility across any cloud is a top priority for 97% of respondents, with 88% saying it would ‘solve a lot of my problems.’ Additionally, the report found public cloud is not a panacea; IT decision makers ranked matching applications to the right cloud “ THE MIDDLE EAST RANKS DATA SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE AS THE TOP BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC CLOUD. 26 INTELLIGENTCIO www.intelligentcio.com