IDC says that by 2023 over 20 percent of organizations would adopt connected cloud strategies to overcome their challenges
In a recent paper themed IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Cloud 2021 Predictions – India Implications for 2021, IDC says that enterprises in India are leveraging cloud for objectives beyond business continuity and cost, to using cloud as a platform for innovation. During COVID-19 days, cloud adoption has accelerated as organizations look for agility and resiliency in the new normal.
Rishu Sharma, Principal Analyst, Cloud & AI, IDC India, says, “The new normal will witness some of the temporary shifts becoming permanent like hybrid workforce and customer interactions among others. As businesses prioritize resiliency, agility, and efficiency, they will increasingly adopt cloud-native architectures – allowing them to cater to customers and end-users’ demands swiftly”.
Benefits including availability, scalability, and flexibility, are driving cloud investments. Early adopters of cloud and digital technologies have witnessed the least impact on their business operations during the pandemic. IDC views that organizations are planning increased investments in cloud infrastructure and platforms as they aid in faster and more effective ways of application development.
“Cloud is an important part of organizations’ forward-looking strategies. Cloud continues to be the underpinning platform for digital transformation initiatives and has therefore seen strengthening of in demand. Enterprise applications and software that support and align with organizations’ digital transformation strategy are critical investments”, says Swapnil Shende, Senior Market Analyst, Artificial Intelligence, IDC India.
IDC’s Cloud Predictions
Well-connected clouds: Through 2023, all enterprises struggle with app modernization and data integration across cloud silos; over 20 percent will adopt connected cloud strategies to overcome these concerns.
Modern enterprise applications: To gain business agility, enterprises will commit to modernizing over half of their existing applications by 2025, through use of turnkey cloud-native development and deployment services.
Cloud-ready organizations: By 2024, over 50 percent of enterprises will replace outdated operational models with cloud-centric models that facilitate rather than inhibit organizational collaboration, resulting in better business outcomes.
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