VIRTUAL REALITIES channels and alliances Mike Walkey. “Its benefits — agility, innovation and scalability — are very real, and it’s important organizations take advantage of them. However, companies are realizing that, for all these benefits, the cloud is not a cost-effective silver bullet for every kind of application and data. In fact, IDC estimates that 70 to 80 percent of companies will repatriate at least some data this year.” The Shift to Hybrid Multi-Cloud Walkey views repatriation as part of a wider shift to hybrid multi-cloud computing, adding that “while cloudfirst is still a legitimate approach for new companies, in the long-term cloud-only is becoming less and less common, just as is on-premises-only.” “The end result of cloud repatriation is not a return to only on-premises computing,” Walkey explained. “It’s an increase in hybrid multi-cloud computing, where cloud services are still key. That said, it may be beneficial for partners to explore offerings that better facilitate hybrid multi-cloud computing, including tools or services that make managing and protecting customers’ entire data estates — from edge to core to cloud — more effective and efficient.” Colotraq CEO Dany Bouchedid compares the new era of hybridization to using rideshare services, with organizations becoming more selective about where they place workloads. “Unless you’re a Manhattanite, you probably have at least one car of your own,” said Bouchedid. “At the same time, you probably also use Uber and Lyft. The same thing is happening in IT and telecom infrastructure. There’s certain use cases and workloads that don’t make sense to completely virtualize on a public cloud.” Not everyone is sold on the idea of full cloud repatriation, with some analysts and consultants dismissing it as a myth and a passing trend. Part of the problem, they argue, is that repatriation is generally viewed as a quick fix for rushed migrations. And it’s up for debate as to whether moving data and applications back out of the cloud is the best way forward. “A few genuine situations might prompt the need to move applications out of the public cloud: poor planning or an application developed in the public cloud that was designed to run on-premises,” said Emma Chervek via SDxCentral. “In that first situation, cloud repatriation doesn’t actually offer any advantages; it’s more of a triage effort. In the second instance, an organization can avoid repatriation by using cloud-native DevOps technologies to develop the applications and workloads in the public cloud and optimized for that environment.” While Walkey tends to agree that full cloud repatriation is a myth, based on conversations he’s having “there’s no doubt it’s happening with some applications and data.” “It’s important to remember there are two competing sides: data center hardware makers and cloud service providers,” Walkey said. “Understandably, both want as much of your clients’ business as they can get. But the reality is somewhere in the middle — for most organizations, neither cloud nor on-premises is an ideal one-size-fits-all solution for all applications and data.” Which of the following best describes your organization’s reason for moving applications from public cloud? Source: Uptime Institute; 2022 In the past 12 months, has your organization moved (i.e., permanently terminated) any of it’s production applications from a public cloud provider to a colocation facility or to your own data center(s) Source: Uptime Institute, 2022 Source: Uptime Institute, 2022 What if anything do you consider the most vulnerable vectors for ransomware attacks? (Tick up to two) Cloud spending was greater than expected Performance was not as expected Other We did not experience a data security breach, but we now believe public cloud is insecure A change in legislation / compliance made public cloud inappropriate for our applications Developing / supporting cloud applications was more challenging than expected Yes (to our own data center/s) Yes (to a colocation facility) No We experienced a data security breach Cloud Applications Email Privileged access Endpoints 42% 19% 0% 19% 42% 7% 5% 25% 8% 65% 44% 39% 37% 36% 35% 42% 27% 52% 29% 16% Which statement best describes the overall impact to your organization of moving applications from the public cloud? I has somewhat reduced our level of public cloud usage 59% There has been no change in our level of public cloud usage 23% It has significantly reduced our level of public cloud usage 8% We are no longer using public cloud 6% It has increased our level of public cloud usage 6% Source: Uptime Institute; 2022 20 CHANNELVISION | MARCH - APRIL 2024
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