ARMONK, N.Y., September 28, 2022 New market research from IBM (NYSE: IBM) revealed that 71% of UK respondents have adopted a hybrid cloud approach which can help drive digital transformation, yet the majority of responding organisations are struggling with the complexity to make all their cloud environments work together. As organisations face skills gaps, security challenges and compliance obstacles, less than one quarter of respondents across the globe manage their hybrid cloud environments holistically which can create blind spots and put data at risk.
The IBM Transformation Index: State of Cloud commissioned by IBM and conducted by independent research firm, The Harris Poll, was created to help organisations map their cloud transformation and empower them to self-classify their progress. Built on a foundation that leverages insights from experienced cloud professionals, enterprises can use the Index to gain measurable metrics that can help quantify their progress and uncover areas of opportunity and growth. The Index consisted of more than 3,000 business and technology decision-makers from 12 countries, including the UK, and across 15 industries including financial services, manufacturing, government, telecommunications and healthcare, to understand where organisations are advancing, or merely emerging, on their transformation journeys.
The Index points to a strong correlation between hybrid cloud adoption and progress in digital transformation. In fact, 70% of UK respondents think it's difficult to realise the full potential of a digital transformation without having a solid hybrid cloud strategy in place. At the same time, only 27% of those surveyed globally possess the necessary characteristics to be considered as advanced in their transformation. So, why the disconnect? A sample of the findings include:
Compliance: Businesses agree ensuring compliance in the cloud is currently too difficult especially as we see regulatory and compliance requirements heat up across the globe.
Security: While businesses have embraced a variety of security techniques to secure workloads in the cloud, concerns about security still remain.
Skills: As organisations face the realities of a talent shortage, they are failing to implement a holistic hybrid cloud strategy which can create gaps in security and compliance and cause risk across cloud environments.
These findings show that as cloud adoption matures, UK businesses are recognising they need a cloud strategy that allows them to overcome security and regulatory compliance hurdles and seamlessly forge ecosystem partnerships, to drive innovation. Adding to this, there is a clear and urgent need to address a shortage of essential technical skills in the market. IBM has organized the business to solve these client challenges, bringing together the right technology and consulting expertise with the right ecosystem partners and integration points, says David Hewitt, Cloud Platform Director, IBM UK&I.
The key value of cloud for businesses is rapid access to innovative technologies, data sources, and applications required to navigate current disruptions and transform businesses. No individual cloud can address all of an enterprise's requirements, so they must be able to use and effectively control hybrid cloud assets across many locations. IBM with its focus on providing a holistic hybrid cloud strategy is well positioned to help organisations address the security, data management and compliance complexities that can prevent them from taking full advantage of cloud innovation, says Rick Villars, Group Vice President of Worldwide Research at IDC.
The 2022 IBM Transformation Index: State of Cloud revealed:
Lack of the right skills is inhibiting progress
When it comes to managing their cloud applications, 73% of UK respondents say their team lacks the skills needed to be proficient. This is a major roadblock to innovation, with more than a fifth (21%) of UK respondents saying skills and talent shortages are impeding their business's cloud objectives. The effects don't stop here these limitations are also preventing organisations from leveraging the power of partnerships. One-third (33%) of UK respondents say a lack of technical skills is holding them back from integrating ecosystem partners into cloud environments.
Exposure to cyberthreats continues to lurk despite embracing security techniques
While more than 90% of responding financial services, telecommunications and government organisations globally have adopted security tools such as confidential computing capabilities, multifactor authentication and more, gaps remain that are preventing organizations from driving innovation. In fact, 34% of UK respondents cite security as the top barrier for integrated workloads across environments and more than one quarter (26%) agree security concerns present a roadblock to achieving their cloud business goals.
Security concerns are even holding organizations back from unlocking the full potential of partnerships. As potential security gaps can cause third and fourth party risks to loom, UK respondents say data governance (47%) and cybersecurity (47%) are the top challenges to fully integrating their business ecosystem into the cloud.
Regulatory and compliance requirements remain center stage causing businesses to pause
With regulations on the rise, so too are compliance challenges. 52% of UK respondents believe that ensuring compliance in the cloud is currently too difficult and nearly one-third cite regulatory compliance issues as a key barrier for integrating workloads across private and public IT environments. In financial services, for example, more than a quarter of respondents globally agree that meeting industry requirements is holding them back from fully achieving their cloud objectives. More widely, 28% of UK r
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ARMONK, N.Y., September 28, 2022 New market research from IBM (NYSE: IBM) revealed that 71% of UK respondents have adopted a hybrid cloud approach which can help drive digital transformation, yet the majority of responding organisations are struggling with the complexity to make all their cloud environments work together. As organisations face skills gaps, security challenges and compliance obstacles, less than one quarter of respondents across the globe manage their hybrid cloud environments holistically which can create blind spots and put data at risk.
