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Nutanix, a leader in hybrid multicloud computing, has released the results of its fourth worldwide Enterprise Cloud Index (ECI) survey and research study, which assesses how far businesses have progressed with cloud adoption. The study examines trends and patterns in Singapore's cloud ecosystem, identifying multicloud as the most popular deployment strategy at the moment, with adoption predicted to increase to 63% in the next three years.
However, managing workloads across cloud boundaries remains a key barrier for businesses, and a growing demand for hybrid multicloud technologies that unify and automate operations across disparate cloud platforms is emerging. 82% of respondents think that a hybrid multicloud infrastructure, an IT operating model that combines interoperable private and public cloud environments, is excellent for addressing major concerns such as interoperability, security, cost, and data integration.
This year, survey respondents were questioned about their present cloud issues and how and where they expect to host business apps in the future. Respondents were also asked how the pandemic might affect recent, current, and future IT infrastructure decisions and how IT strategy and priorities might alter as a result.
Key findings from this year’s report include:
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Multicloud is the most deployed IT operating model in Singapore. More than a third of respondents from Singapore (38%) said multiple clouds, including private or public, are their most commonly used IT environment. Adopting multicloud models amongst Singapore enterprises also outpaced their APAC (35%) or global counterparts (36%). Moreover, multicloud usage is expected to increase by 25 percentage points to 63% penetration within three years.
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The pandemic has changed how nearly all organisations operate, and multicloud supports this new way of working. At least half of all employees in 62% of Singaporean companies surveyed currently work remotely. Most organisations report that while their remote workforces may shrink or grow, they are here to stay for the foreseeable future. Multicloud offers the most agile IT environment for supporting this flexibility by distributing data to diverse geolocations for user proximity, and business continuity.
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In Singapore, the growing acceptance of public cloud is fueling multicloud deployment. Nearly a third of respondents from Singapore (31%) said they currently use two or three public cloud providers, outpacing the global (26%) and APAC averages (26%). Three use cases that harness the public cloud are expected to drive multicloud growth in the next three years: bolstering business continuity (42%) with diverse data backup and redundancy; support for growing remote work requirements (39%); and a desire to capitalise on cloud-native technologies (39%) such as artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML), which enable data analytics and operations automation.
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Despite the rise of multicloud, key challenges in cross-cloud management remain. Singapore respondents ranked data integration (53%), security (50%), and application mobility (46%) as key hurdles in multicloud management, outpacing global and regional averages. While multicloud is the most commonly used operating model, and the only one expected to grow, most enterprises are struggling with the reality of operating across multiple clouds, private and public. This reality is not going away, and IT leaders are realising that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to the cloud, making hybrid multicloud ideal according to most respondents (82%).
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Application mobility is top of mind. Nearly all organisations in Singapore (99%) have moved one or more applications to a new IT environment over the last 12 months. Amongst local respondents, most cited improved security and compliance (48%) as the reason for the move, followed by hopes for faster app development (44%), desire to integrate with AI/ML and other cloud-native technologies (41%), and anticipated improvements in data access speeds (40%). However, 76% of respondents remain that moving a workload to a new cloud environment can be costly and time-consuming.
“The future of a hybrid world is here — from modes of operation to the workforce, and business agility has become mission-critical for enterprises looking to thrive in this new disruptive economy. As a result, we are seeing greater demand amongst Singapore businesses for hybrid multicloud models, prized for their agility and high levels of intercloud operability it offers. Ultimately, this enables businesses to align their cloud needs with strategic business priorities, streamline existing workflows and resources, enhance workforce productivity, and accelerate innovation at speed and scale,” shared Ho Chye Soon, Singapore country manager, Nutanix.
He added, “We expect the local demand for hybrid multicloud to continue on an upward trajectory in the coming years, alongside a growing need for platforms that seamlessly unify and automate processes across different cloud platforms and applications. This will be a key priority for Singapore enterprises as they race to gain competitive advantage and further support hybrid work productivity, and we are ready to support businesses as they chart their cloud futures on their own terms.”
For the fourth consecutive year, Vanson Bourne conducted research on behalf of Nutanix, surveying 1,700 IT decision-makers around the world in August and September 2021. The respondent base spanned multiple industries, business sizes, and the following geographies: the Americas; Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA); and the Asia-Pacific (APJ) region.
