Research Objectives and Methodology

Respondent Profile

Respondent Profile (continued)

Key Findings

Technologies Important to Achieving Business Priorities

C-Suite Influence on IT Investments Increasing

Security, Costs, New Technologies Top Organizational Challenges

Businesses Prefer to Pay for Cloud Using Tier-Based Subscriptions

Most Businesses Seek to Optimize Cloud Costs Through Rightsizing

ESG Remains a Priority, But Knowledge and Costs Hinder Initiatives

Cloud Adoptions Enjoys Continued Growth

Largest Businesses Embrace Public and Hybrid Clouds

Healthcare Dominates Public Cloud

Hybrid and Multicloud Computing at the Heart of Digital Transformation

Larger Companies More Likely to See Cloud as Critical

Legacy Apps Remain in 2024

Businesses Modernize Apps Using Many Methods

Security, Sustainability, Existing Investments Top Reasons to Choose Traditional Infrastructures

Edge Computing Slows, but Planned Usage Remains

Large Businesses Lead on Edge Deployments

Data Processing, Optimized Infrastructure, Improved Control at the Edge

Managed Service Provider Usage, Plans Decrease

Partners Assist with Areas of Greatest Challenge

New Tech Integration, Faster Time to Functionality are Leading Benefits

Growth Opportunities Fuel the Growth Pipeline Engine™

Why Is It Increasingly Difficult to Grow?

The Strategic Imperative 8™

Benefits and Impacts of Growth Opportunities

Next Steps

List of Exhibits

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