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70% of tech infrastructure will be cloud-based within three years
Duncan MacRae, CloudTech, October 6, 2022
“Cloud is quickly becoming the corporate norm, and is being used by companies to drive dramatic improvements beyond cost and scalability, including increased innovation, faster time to market and insights, and enhanced cybersecurity. A study by the Hackett Group found that 70% of all technology infrastructure will be cloud-based within two to three years. Typical companies are seeing post-migration reduction in technology infrastructure costs of 12%.
“Other significant benefits include: A 36% increase in developer time devoted to innovation, a 45% reduction in time to market for new product features and functionality, a 53% reduction in the time to achieve actionable insights from data, a total of 44% fewer security and other critical infrastructure incidents, and a 52% average reduction in down-time. Top performers in the study saw even more dramatic benefits, including a 37% reduction in technology infrastructure costs (more than 3x of what typical companies achieved) and an average of 15 percentage points greater improvement across nearly a dozen objectives tracked in the study.” READ MORE
81% of IT teams directed to reduce or halt cloud spending by C-suite
VB Staff, VentureBeat, October 7, 2022
“According to a new study from Wanclouds, 81% of IT leaders say their C-suite has directed them to reduce or take on no additional cloud spending as costs skyrocket and market headwinds worsen. As organizations move forward with digital transformations they set out on at the beginning of the pandemic, multicloud usage is becoming increasingly unwieldy, and costs are difficult to manage across hybrid environments. Furthermore, a wrench has been thrown into IT teams’ plans over the last two quarters in the form of the market tumult. Rising inflation and interest rates, along with fears of a potential recession have put increasing financial and operational strain on organizations. As a result, many companies are reevaluating their digital ambitions as cloud spending is brought under the microscope.
“The report reveals that IT decision-makers are taking action to rein in costs, with 39% noting they’ve decided to move or leave significant cloud consumption and high-performance workloads on premise, and a further 29% noting they’ve switched public cloud providers in the first half of 2022 due to high prices. Visibility and tracking of cloud spending is also being challenged by the industry’s embrace of hybrid and multicloud infrastructure, which can be more complex to manage. For instance, as containers become increasingly utilized as the go-to platform for hybrid cloud strategies, 70% of those implementing Kubernetes say it has increased their overall cloud spending. In addition, only slightly more than 4 out of 10 IT leaders say they have visibility today into costs and consumption across their entire cloud environment.” READ MORE
IT Pros Lack Time, Support to Learn Vital Cloud Computing Skills
Nathan Eddy, ITPro Today, October 10, 2022
“Organizations are battling a cloud computing skills literacy gap as they look to further their investments in cloud-based technologies, according to a Pluralsight survey. Cloud security, networking, and data were the top areas where skills gaps persist among technologists, with survey respondents citing budget and time constraints among the chief headwinds preventing them from upskilling. In addition, the report found that nearly a third (32%) of respondents say employers emphasize hiring rather than upskilling, a tactic that could shift as the number of qualified IT professionals looking for employment stays low. The study also indicated upskilling could be a promising method to retain IT talent, with employees 94% more likely to stay with a company that invests in their skill development.
“Of those looking to boost their cloud computing skills, 71% of respondents said they prefer daily or weekly learning opportunities, and 64% said they prefer to learn by doing with hands-on tools such as labs and sandboxes. Cloud learning must start with basic cloud fundamentals, meaning understanding the principles of cloud computing and how they can be applied to the specific organization, Firment said. In fact, the study showed that nearly two-thirds (64%) of technologists are still at the beginning stage of their cloud learning and are looking to achieve basic cloud literacy. Once that baseline is achieved, Firment said technologists should begin diving into specific cloud computing skills, such as cloud security, database management, networking, architecture, and machine learning.” READ MORE
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81% of companies had a cloud security incident in the last year
Duncan MacRae, CloudTech, October 3, 2022
“As many as 81% of organizations have experienced a cloud-related security incident over the last 12 months, with almost half (45%) suffering at least four incidents. The underlying issue for these security incidents is the dramatic increase in security and operational complexity connected with cloud deployments. And, since the organizations in this study currently host two fifths (41%) of their applications in the cloud but expect to increase to 57% over the next 18 months, this complexity will continue to increase. More than half (51%) of the security decision makers in the study believe security risks are higher in the cloud than on premises, citing several issues that contribute to those risks. The most common cloud-related security incidents respondents have experienced are: Security incidents during runtime (34%), Unauthorized access (33%), Misconfigurations (32%), Major vulnerabilities that have not been remediated (24%), A failed audit (19%).
“The study also investigated how responsibility for securing cloud-based applications is currently assigned across internal teams. This varies widely across organizations, with enterprise security teams (25%) the most likely to manage app security in the cloud, followed by operations teams responsible for cloud infrastructure (23%), a collaborative effort shared between multiple teams (22%), developers writing cloud applications (16%) and DevSecOps teams (10%). However, the number of security incidents indicates that none of these models are effective at reducing security incidents. When asked who should be responsible for security cloud-based applications, again, there was no clear consensus. The challenges connected with shared responsibility models is that security teams and development teams have very different goals and objectives.” READ MORE
Cloud Migration: A Recurring, Never-Ending Process
Christopher Tozzi, ITPro Today, October 5, 2022
“Although there’s a tendency to think of cloud migration as a one-time journey that you complete and then never have to do again, most businesses are actually in the midst of constant cloud migration. Today, more than 90% of businesses use the cloud. That means they’ve already completed the cloud migration process that got their workloads into the cloud in the first place. But it doesn’t mean that they’re not still undertaking cloud migration. There are many types of cloud migration, and making the initial move into the cloud is only one.
“In addition to making the initial move into the cloud, organizations may expand into multicloud or hybrid cloud architectures, or even repatriate some of their workloads back on-prem. Plus, in some cases, a business may end up performing the same type of cloud migration more than once. It could, for example, undertake a multicloud migration in order to add a second cloud to its architecture, then do another multicloud migration by adding a third cloud down the line. Because of these factors, businesses should never imagine that they’ve moved beyond cloud migration. They should instead prepare to plan and implement cloud migrations of all types on a recurring basis” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>READ MORE
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Cloud security pros expect elevated risk for serious data breaches
Matt Kapko, Cybersecurity Dive, September 14, 2022
“The perception of growing risk amid common occurrences accentuates the persistent cloud security challenges organizations confront as they deploy and invest in more cloud infrastructure. System downtime due to misconfiguration and cloud data breaches were the most commonly reported security incidents among the 400 cloud engineers and security professionals surveyed. Snyk commissioned Propeller Insights to conduct the survey during the second quarter of 2022.
“This gap in cloud infrastructure visibility underscores the increased complexity organizations encounter in cloud-native infrastructure. Two-fifths of respondents said cloud-native service and architecture adoption inflicts a major impact on cloud security efforts due to additional complexity.” READ MORE
6 Tips for Controlling Your Cloud Costs in a Recession
Christopher Tozzi, ITPros, September 12, 2022
“The last thing you need in times of economic gloom is a cloud environment that costs more money than it should. That’s why now’s a great moment for businesses to step back and assess their cloud spending, then determine how they can steel it against the recession that may be on the horizon.
“Keep reading for tips on preparing your cloud environment for a possible recession — and, beyond that, keeping cloud costs under control even after boom times return.” READ MORE
Start with a logical cloud architecture
David Linthicum, InfoWorld, September 9, 2022
“Throughout my career as a practitioner and teacher of cloud architecture and general enterprise architecture, I’ve focused on the distinction between logical and physical architectures. It’s no secret what they comprise: A logical architecture is a structure of technology concepts that does not name specific technologies or brands, while a physical architecture does contain specific technologies and brands.
“When I design a cloud computing architecture, I first ask what problems need to be solved. I then determine what an acceptable solution will require. Next, I list the items that need to be part of the architecture and their relationships to each other: databases, middleware, encryption, storage, compute, application development, etc. Again, no specific technologies, only technological concepts that can contribute to solving the overall problems.” READ MORE
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3 multicloud lessons for cloud architects
David Linthicum, InfoWorld, September 3, 2022
“Many cloud architect friends of mine see multicloud on the horizon, but they don’t think they’re prepared for its extra complexities. Most of them initially pushed back on the concept of multicloud much like they pushed back on cloud computing in general before it became a thing.
“Cloud architects who now look down the barrel of multicloud deployments can increase their chances of success by applying these three tips:” READ MORE
90% Of Orgs Say Multi-Cloud Helps Achieve Business Goals
Bill Doerrfeld, DevOps.com, September 1, 2022
“Multi-cloud is the new normal. And thankfully, this new normal isn’t just happenstance—it’s driving positive outcomes.
“New findings show that most organizations benefit from using multiple cloud providers. Multi-cloud adoptions are helping achieve business goals, such as improving reliability and scalability and increasing overall security and governance. However, nearly all organizations (94%) admitted that they have some avoidable cloud spending and skills shortages continue to hold back a fully-realized multiple-cloud success.
“HaschiCorp recently released the 2022 State of Cloud Strategy Survey: Making Multi-Cloud Work. In addition to showcasing the positive outcomes of multi-cloud adoption, the report found a trend toward automation frameworks that help operationalize multi-cloud. Below, I’ll explore the report’s key takeaways to see what CloudOps and platform teams can garner from current multi-cloud trends.” READ MORE
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IT leaders struggle with application modernization, survey finds
Anirban Ghoshal, InfoWorld, August 10, 2022
“A majority of IT leaders said in a recent survey that they struggle with the process of application modernization, according to a report from Asperitas Consulting. Application modernization, according to Gartner, is the process of migrating legacy systems to new applications or platforms, including the integration of new functionality. The concept has gained popularity due to enterprises’ efforts to scale and innovate faster, and all respondents to the Asperitas survey say that application modernization is in fact critical for their businesses.
“More than 45% of IT leaders polled say that the applications they have modernized so far were critical to their businesses, followed by 28% saying that the completion of the process enabled them to innovate faster and scale rapidly. At least 25% of respondents said that modernization improves productivity, followed by 11% claiming that implementing the process could make their enterprises more attractive to employees and customers.” READ MORE
4 reasons projects fail – and how to avoid them
Faiz Khan, DevOps.com, August 17, 2022
“Digital transformation – the use of data, tech, algorithms, machine learning and more to develop new models of work and serve stakeholders – can enable companies to achieve growth via previously untapped potential. According to Mordor Intelligence, digital transformation was valued at $263 billion in the manufacturing market alone in 2020. By 2026, it’s projected to reach $767 billion.
“Despite the seemingly limitless rewards, organizations remain wary of digital transformation. Almost three-quarters (70%) of digital transformations fall short of their objectives, often with profound consequences, according to Boston Consulting Group, who suggest that delivering fundamental change at scale in large, complex organizations is challenging.” READ MORE
Engineering, Finance Teams Struggle to Connect Cloud Costs, Business Value
Nathan Eddy, InformationWorld, August 8, 2022
“With market volatility on the rise and economic headwinds gathering, CIOs are looking to rent cloud-based IT infrastructure and software on subscription-based models rather than placing big tech bets on lump-sum investments.
“A recent Gartner report found cloud consulting and implementation and cloud managed services are expected to reach $255 billion this year, with spending on data center systems forecast to experience the strongest growth of all segments in 2022.” READ MORE
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94% of enterprises are overspending in the cloud: report
Anirban Ghoshal, CIO.com, August 5, 2022
“A vast majority of enterprises surveyed globally are overspending in the cloud, according to a new HashiCorp-Forrester report.
“In a survey that saw [the] participation of over 1,000 IT decision makers across North America, Europe, Middle East and Asia-Pacific, 94% of respondents said their organizations had notable, avoidable cloud expenses due to a combination of factors including underused and overprovisioned resources, and lack of skills to utilize cloud infrastructure.” READ MORE
4 reasons projects fail – and how to avoid them
Pallavi Kenkare, ZDNet, August 9, 2022
“Digital transformation – the use of data, tech, algorithms, machine learning and more to develop new models of work and serve stakeholders – can enable companies to achieve growth via previously untapped potential. According to Mordor Intelligence, digital transformation was valued at $263 billion in the manufacturing market alone in 2020. By 2026, it’s projected to reach $767 billion.
“Despite the seemingly limitless rewards, organizations remain wary of digital transformation. Almost three-quarters (70%) of digital transformations fall short of their objectives, often with profound consequences, according to Boston Consulting Group, who suggest that delivering fundamental change at scale in large, complex organizations is challenging.” READ MORE
Engineering, Finance Teams Struggle to Connect Cloud Costs, Business Value
Nathan Eddy, ITPro Today, August 8, 2022
“Visibility into cloud costs is a challenge for most organizations, with engineers and finance teams struggling to correlate their investment in cloud technology with the value it brings to the business.
“This was among the findings of a CloudZero survey, which asked more than 1,000 engineering and finance professionals to weigh in on the various dimensions of their cloud cost strategies.” READ MORE
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Legislators Gear Up to Take On Cloud Outages
Carlo Massimo, InformationWeek, August 2, 2022
“It hasn’t been news in the tech sector for years, but as business worldwide turn to cloud computing as a necessary, everyday solution, they find fewer and fewer companies who offer it. The demand is immense: RightScale data from 2021 (published 2022) found that 57% of companies planned to move workload to the cloud, and small- to mid-sized businesses increased spend on cloud services by 38% over the previous year. And yet Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, IBM and a few others dominate supply. Antitrust questions aside, the increasing horizontal consolidation of cloud services poses serious security risks. A few spectacular outages have illustrated this handily — 2022 alone has seen a Slack outage (particularly concerning in the work-from-home post-pandemic), two major Apple outages, two IBM outages in one month, and others.” READ MORE
Hybrid Multi-Cloud Is the New Normal
Bill Doerrfeld, Acceleration Economy Network, August 1, 2022
“Hybrid multi-cloud environments are becoming ubiquitous — impressively, 82% of organizations have now adopted a hybrid cloud. Over half of companies now employ 2-3 public Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) clouds. By retaining on-premise computing and spanning multiple cloud vendors, architects have unprecedented flexibility in where to place workloads to suit their unique requirements.
“Supporting these trends, we’re also witnessing a rise in cloud-native components. By 2023, the majority of applications will use cloud-native technologies. Cloud-native containerization and orchestration are bringing excellent agility and elasticity to the modern computing runtime. However, these strategies are not without their challenges — security and networking are top roadblocks that persist within the new hybrid cloud norm.” READ MORE
It’s past time to figure out cross-cloud security
David Linthicum, InfoWorld, July 29, 2022
“I’ve addressed concerns with multicloud security many times before. Here’s the essence of what I and others assert: Multicloud complexity causes systemic security issues. That’s a fact. Today let’s talk about how we can mediate this complexity to deal with security risks, and what will solve the problems.
“Businesses have certainly taken note. Data published this month by the Ponemon Institute finds that a full 60% of IT leaders have little or no confidence in the security of their company’s cloud access. Consider that: the security team at your bank, or your internet provider, or the wholesaler that keeps your grocery store stocked, is sending more and more information into the cloud with less and less faith that it’s safe there.” READ MORE
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Cloud computing use is growing, but so is regulation
Liam Tung, ZDNet, July 26, 2022
“European firms are reaching a new scale of public cloud usage, with 92% of companies in the UK, France and Germany saying they have adopted cloud computing, with 78% reporting they use a hybrid cloud, and 75% using multiple public clouds mostly on US-made technology, according to research by analyst firm Forrester.
“”After a slow start, Europeans now recognize cloud for its support for new apps and also as affordable compute and storage for existing ones,” it said.” READ MORE
How the Big Three cloud providers are helping customers manage their energy consumption and carbon emissions
Donna Goodison, Protocol, July 25, 2022
“As AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud work toward their carbon-free and net zero carbon emissions goals, they’re also helping their customers understand their own cloud-related carbon footprints and take steps to reduce their impacts.
“All three have released tools that, in varying degrees, measure estimated carbon emissions tied to individual customers’ cloud infrastructure and services usage and help them work more sustainably. Enterprises can use those tools to make and track progress toward their carbon-reduction targets and meet environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) reporting requirements.” READ MORE
Where colocation fits in the modernization roadmap
Lindsey Wilkinson, CIO Dive, July 26, 2022
“On-premise data center use is in slow but steady decline as companies shift workloads to the cloud. But businesses are realizing the cloud is far from a one-stop shop, creating opportunities for colocation data centers.
“More than three-quarters of IT leaders reported moving business intelligence, data analytics and data warehouses from public cloud platforms to colocation centers, according to a CoreSite survey released in July.” READ MORE
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The next frontier in cloud computing
David Linthicum, InfoWorld, July 15, 2022
“A few years ago, I pointed out that multicloud is really not about the public clouds it’s built on. What I did not do is attempt to name it in an effort to claim myself as the creator of a new buzzword.
“Not that I won’t pat myself on the back in all my narcissistic glory. Indeed, I’ve created buzzwords that turned out to be billion-dollar industries. However, I also know that when you give something a name it allows others to define it, which brings its usefulness way down. You end up defining a concept before it’s had a chance to evolve with use. Certainly, architecture patterns, such as the one that’s emerging above multiclouds, are something you don’t want to limit just yet.” READ MORE
CIOs contend with rising cloud costs
Paula Rooney, CIO, July 19, 2022
“Deep into a massive shift to the cloud, McDermott International CIO Vagesh Dave found himself at an unforgiving crossroads: As engineers gobbled up the vast computing resources available in the cloud, the oil rig constructor IT chief noticed the monthly bill was sky high with little return on investment yet to be realized during the migration.
“To stem the tide, Dave opted to move a range of heavy-duty computing loads back to on-premises servers in a downsized data center. ” READ MORE
The current state of zero-trust cloud security
Taryn Plumb, VentureBeat, July 20, 2022
“Cloud adoption continues to grow and accelerate across a diverse range of environments. But despite – or perhaps because of – this, IT and security leaders are not confident in their organization’s ability to ensure secure cloud access. Further compounding this is the fact that traditional tools are falling far behind increasingly complex and ever-evolving cybersecurity risks.
“One solution to this confluence of factors: zero-trust network access (ZTNA). This strategic approach to cybersecurity seeks to eliminate implicit trust by continuously validating every stage of digital interaction. ” READ MORE