Multicloud and hybrid cloud environments are the path forward for infrastructure. However, the fusion of on-premises storage arrays and cloud storage services will not be a trivial transition for most organizations given the differences these storage resources have in terms of reliability, performance and storage efficiency. Organizations could potentially leverage advanced cloud storage services that have the ability to integrate with their existing on-premises arrays to narrow the gap – to unlock the full potential of hybrid, multicloud environments while providing consistency.

Key Findings:

• Organizations are increasing their usage of cloud storage and desire interoperability between their on-premises and cloud environments.
• Cloud storage has disadvantages relative to on-premises storage arrays.
• Data migration to/from cloud is a key requirement since it happens often, and enterprises have low tolerance for downtime.