In 2018, cloud computing went mainstream. Virtually all organizations (96 percent) use it in one way or another. However, studies show that as users gain cloud maturity, they tend to move from hybrid cloud scenarios – which comprise both private and public clouds – toward multi-cloud landscapes spread across a multitude of service providers. Indeed, according to Rightscale’s 2018 State of the Cloud Report, 81 percent of enterprises already have a multi-cloud strategy in place.
The Rightscale report highlights that many more enterprises view public cloud adoption as their top priority, up from 29 percent in 2017 to 38 percent in 2018. Hybrid cloud has decreased as a priority, declining from 50 percent in 2017 to 45 percent in 2018. On average, organizations use roughly five clouds, while advanced users leverage even more. Respondents typically run applications in 3.1 clouds and are testing 1.7 more, for a total of 4.8 clouds. Public cloud users use an average of 2.7 clouds. Companies that use private clouds use an average of 3 of them.
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Source: IT Strategy