– New IBM Transformation Index: State of Cloud helps business leaders assess gaps in their transformation journey
– More than half of respondents are currently concerned about security, and 53% believe it is too difficult to be compliant in the cloud today
– Nearly 70% of those surveyed say their teams lack the skills needed to successfully manage cloud environments
September 28, 2022
Armonk, New York, September 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — IBM (NYSE: IBM) revealed that more than 77% of respondents are adopting a hybrid cloud approach to help drive their digital transformation, but the majority of responding organizations have a solution to make all their cloud environments work together. I struggle with complexity. As organizations face skills gaps, security challenges, and compliance roadblocks, fewer than one-fourth of respondents globally manage hybrid cloud environments holistically, leading to Blind spots can occur and data can be compromised.
The IBM Transformation Index: State of Cloud was commissioned by IBM and conducted by independent research firm The Harris Poll to help organizations map their cloud transformation and self-classify their progress. it was done. Building on a foundation that leverages insights from experienced cloud professionals, the Index provides measurable metrics that help quantify progress and highlight areas of opportunity and growth. You can get The index is composed of over 3,000 business and technology decision makers across 15 industries (financial services, manufacturing, government, telecommunications, healthcare, etc.) in 12 countries to help you understand where your organization is on the journey to transformation. I know if I’m making progress or just making it appear.
The index shows a strong correlation between hybrid cloud adoption and digital transformation progress. In fact, 71% of those surveyed believe it will be difficult to realize the full potential of their digital transformation without implementing a solid hybrid cloud strategy. At the same time, only 27% of those surveyed possessed the characteristics necessary to be considered ‘advanced’ in transformation. So why disconnect? Here’s a sample of our findings:
- compliance: Enterprises now find it too difficult to ensure compliance in the cloud. Especially as enforcement of regulatory and compliance requirements is heating up around the world.
- safety: Enterprises employ a variety of security techniques to protect their workloads in the cloud, but security concerns remain.
- skill: Organizations face the reality of talent shortages and are unable to implement a holistic hybrid cloud strategy. This can create gaps in security and compliance, and pose risks to your entire cloud environment.
“Compliance is a top priority for business leaders as we see regulatory requirements grow around the world. This concern is even greater for leaders in highly regulated industries. We are facing an increasing number of cloud environments, which means a holistic demand.To avoid the risk of a franken cloud, we need to manage a multi-cloud environment.This environment is highly fragmented and , are difficult to navigate and nearly impossible to secure, especially for third- and fourth-party risks.” Howard Boville, Head of IBM Cloud Platform. “The integrated strategy that brings these different pieces together is what we believe separates the leader from the rest of the pack. The alternative is to pay for Frankencloud.”
“The key value of the cloud for enterprises is the rapid access to the innovative technologies, data sources and applications they need to navigate through the current disruption and transform their business. Requirements cannot always be met, so they must be able to effectively control using the cloud.IBM is focused on delivering a holistic hybrid cloud strategy to help organizations take full advantage of cloud innovation. It helps us address the complexities of security, data management and compliance that can prevent us from doing so.” Rick VillarsGroup Vice President of Worldwide Research at IDC.
The 2022 IBM Transformation Index: State of Cloud revealed:
Lack of Appropriate Skills Hinders Progress
When it comes to managing cloud applications, 69% of respondents say their teams lack the skills they need to become proficient. This is a major impediment to innovation, with more than a quarter of his respondents saying skills and talent shortages are hampering their businesses’ cloud goals. The impact doesn’t stop there. These limitations also prevent organizations from harnessing the power of partnerships. More than a third of his respondents say that a lack of technical skills is preventing the ecosystem from integrating his partners into cloud environments. The challenge is even greater in the US, where nearly 40% acknowledge a lack of this skill and point to a need for talent.
Continued exposure to cyber threats despite security technology adoption
More than 90% of responding financial services, telecommunications, and government agencies have adopted security tools such as confidential computing capabilities, multi-factor authentication, but there are gaps that prevent organizations from innovating. remain. In fact, 32% of respondents overall cite security as the top barrier to consolidated workloads across environments, and more than a quarter of his respondents said security concerns were a major concern for his business in the cloud. We agree that it is an obstacle to achieving our goals.
Security concerns can even prevent organizations from realizing the full potential of their partnerships. Respondents said data governance (49%) and cybersecurity (47%) are critical to fully integrating their business ecosystem into the cloud, as potential security gaps can pose third-party and fourth-party risks. said to be the biggest challenge to In Brazil, cyber threats are an even bigger concern for innovation in the ecosystem. Fifty-one percent say cybersecurity risk is a major challenge for companies that want to integrate their business ecosystem partners into their cloud environment.
Regulatory and compliance requirements remain at center stage, business pauses
As regulations increase, so do compliance challenges. Fifty-three percent of respondents believe that ensuring compliance in the cloud is too difficult today, and nearly a third cite as the main barrier to consolidating workloads between private and public IT environments: It raises the issue of regulatory compliance. For example, in financial services, more than a quarter of his respondents agree that meeting industry requirements is preventing them from fully achieving their cloud goals. These challenges span the globe and are particularly prevalent in countries such as: Singapore, China, India When Japan.
Based on this metric, IBM will launch an interactive tool that will serve as an ongoing source of feedback for organizations to measure their transformation progress. The tool has features that help you assess how your company is competing against others, so you can identify areas where transformation is stalling and where it could be doing better. I can do it. cloud conversion.
IBM aims to publish the IBM Transformation Index: State of Cloud tool in the coming months, providing business leaders with valuable benchmarking insights to help with their hybrid cloud strategies. The IBM Institute for Business Value also published a new report, Comparing Enterprise Cloud Strategies, which includes an action guide on how leaders can use indexes to drive their organizations’ digital transformation.
methodology:
The survey was conducted in 12 countries (United States, CanadaEngland, Germany, France, India, Japan, China, Brazil, Spain, Singapore, Australia) by The Harris Poll on behalf of IBM June 8thfrom 2022 July 17thth, 2022.The study found that annual sales were $500 million Someone who has deep knowledge of an organization’s cloud strategy. The IBM Transformation Index: State of Cloud was developed by combining data from more than 25 question batteries in various formats across nine cloud-related dimensions informed by input from industry experts.
About IBM
IBM is the world’s leading hybrid cloud and AI and consulting services provider, with clients in more than 175 countries leveraging data insights to streamline business processes, reduce costs and gain a competitive edge in their industries. We help you get a Nearly 3,800 government and corporate entities in critical infrastructure sectors such as financial services, telecommunications and healthcare rely on IBM’s hybrid cloud platform and Red Hat OpenShift to make their digital transformation fast, efficient and secure. is proceeding to IBM’s breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing, industry-specific cloud solutions, and business services offer clients open and flexible options. All of this is underpinned by IBM’s legendary commitment to trust, transparency, responsibility, inclusivity and service. For more information, see: www.ibm.com.
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