Only 30% Indian Organisations Able To Manage Hybrid Cloud Environments Holistically: Report

New report suggests that while the cloud adoption has picked up significantly among Indian organisations, only 30 per cent of them are able to manage their hybrid cloud environments holistically. 

The research has found that 85 per cent of respondent organisations from India 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.

When it comes to managing their cloud applications, 66 per cent of respondents say their team lacks the skills needed to be proficient. This is a major roadblock to innovation, with more than a quarter of respondents saying skills and talent shortages are impeding their business’s cloud objectives. 

39 per cent of respondents say a lack of technical skills is holding them back from integrating ecosystem partners into cloud environments.

In a statement, Viswanath Ramaswamy, Vice President, Technology, IBM Technology Sales, IBM India/ South Asia said, “While our research found the lack of cloud skills as a major challenge, it is encouraging to note that 81 per cent of the Indian respondents said they are creating new positions and teams to fulfil the need for more cloud skills.” 

With regulations on the rise, so too are compliance challenges. Report found 57 per cent of respondents believe that ensuring compliance in the cloud is currently too difficult and 33 per cent cite regulatory compliance issues as a key barrier for integrating workloads across private and public IT environments.

Meanwhile in financial services, more than a quarter of global respondents agree that meeting industry requirements is holding them back from fully achieving their cloud objectives. These challenges span the globe and are especially prevalent in countries such as Singapore, China, India and Japan.

This survey was conducted online in 12 countries (US, Canada, UK, Germany, France, India, Japan, China, Brazil, Spain, Singapore, Australia) by The Harris Poll on behalf of IBM from June 8th, 2022 to July 17th, 2022. The survey was conducted among 3,014 IT and business professionals in companies with annual revenue over USD 500 million who have deep knowledge of their organisation’s Cloud strategy.