(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) A new study reveals a growing interest in advanced hybrid cloud solutions and discloses that UAE respondents are planning to implement this model.
EMC Corporation on Monday announced the findings of a new UAE-based study that reveals organisation preferences of cloud computing models and the priorities that drive these investments.
The survey reveals heightened cloud computing adoption in the UAE as 95 per cent of enterprises surveyed have already implemented or plan to implement a cloud computing model; around 49 per cent of enterprises stated to have currently implemented a private cloud model; and 35 per cent consider their environment to be a public cloud.
Mohammed Amin, senior vice president and regional manager, Turkey, Eastern Europe, Africa, and Middle East, EMC Corporation, said: "IT organisations are striving to transform to deliver services that support the changing needs of their customers. Today, IT must leverage private cloud because it is trusted, controlled, and reliable, and public cloud because it's simple, low cost, and flexible."
Private cloud adopters cited a clear focus on security and control when making a decision about a cloud computing model. The study reveals 46 per cent cited the maximised control and security as being a primary factor for selecting private cloud, 31 per cent said they selected the private cloud for the universal network access with seamless connectivity to public cloud resources, 12 per cent cited the ability to meet local data hosting regulations as a primary reason.
Public cloud adopters cited a focus on compliance and costs as being primary factors for choosing this model. The survey reveals 37 per cent said it is easy to meet compliance requirements, 35 per cent thinks it helps high Capex savings, and 18 per cent said maximum scalability. The study conducted by Dun & Bradstreet, commissioned by EMC, also reveals a growing interest in advanced hybrid cloud solutions. It reveals 23 per cent of respondents stated they have plans to implement an 'Advanced Hybrid Cloud' model.
Respondents reported to be inclined to adopting this model cited a heightened need for flexibility that a blend of the two models allows as 58 per cent cited discretionary data storage as being a key factor. Almost 30 per cent said it is because of scalability, growth and clear migration path. And 12 per cent cited the flexibility to choose environments that best allow them to meet compliance and regulations for multi country operations as being a key factor.
"This study clearly highlights the growing interest in adopting advanced hybrid cloud models to create a perfect blend of the two worlds. We recognised these needs and with the EMC Hybrid Cloud solutions look forward to enabling IT to rapidly deliver the services the business needs, so the business can deliver what customers want. Our solutions empower IT to be a broker of trusted cloud services with a set of fully-engineered solutions that enable choice, seamless integration, transparency and scalability," Amin said.
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