{"id":52076,"date":"2025-04-29T10:28:40","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T14:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gtt.net\/?post_type=white-papers&p=52076"},"modified":"2025-05-06T16:26:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T20:26:10","slug":"cloud-usage-and-management","status":"publish","type":"white-papers","link":"https:\/\/www.gtt.net\/resources\/white-papers\/cloud-usage-and-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloud Usage and Management Trends: Where\u2019s the Money Going?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The white paper \u201cCloud Usage and Management Trends: Where\u2019s the Money Going<\/em>?\u201d by GTT, in collaboration with Hanover Research, explores the evolving cloud landscape as enterprises navigate increasing complexity in deployment, spend management, and workload migration. <\/strong>The report reveals that while many organizations have been leveraging cloud environments for over a decade, a significant shift is underway as businesses balance the benefits of public cloud with the enhanced control offered by private cloud and on\u2011premises solutions.<\/p>\n

At the heart of the findings is the acknowledgement that most enterprises operate a multi\u2011cloud strategy. Nearly all surveyed organizations use multiple public clouds, yet a sizable proportion also deploy private clouds for high\u2011value and sensitive workloads. Only about one\u2011quarter of respondents store all their data exclusively in public cloud environments, while critical data\u2014such as financial, customer, and IoT sensor data\u2014is increasingly housed in private clouds or retained on\u2011premises. This hybrid approach helps companies achieve reliability and scalability while ensuring security, compliance, and control over sensitive information.<\/p>\n

Spending trends are among the report\u2019s most compelling findings. While public cloud expenditure remains relatively flat, organizations spending over US$10 million show divergent patterns: public cloud spend is projected to grow moderately, whereas private cloud investment is expected to nearly double its growth rate. This trend toward cloud repatriation is driven by concerns over unpredictable costs, vendor\u2011lock\u2011in, and regulatory compliance. Moreover, although most respondents keep SaaS spending below US$5 million, anticipated SaaS expenditure is set to rise significantly in 2025.<\/p>\n

The white paper also delves into the myriad challenges associated with cloud migration and management. Almost 95% of organizations report experiencing difficulties, with technical skills deficits and migration feasibility being top concerns. Enterprises struggle particularly with migrating legacy applications, container\u2011based workloads, and managing post\u2011migration cost optimization. These challenges underscore the complexity of transitioning workloads across varied environments and highlight the need for specialized expertise. In response, many organizations are increasingly partnering with Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to navigate these obstacles. MSPs offer critical support in cloud design, migration, and ongoing management, thereby helping companies streamline operations and enhance security across multi\u2011cloud environments.<\/p>\n

In addition to migration challenges, the report examines how enterprises are adopting multi\u2011cloud tools and cloud\u2011based services. Key tools focus on security, cloud management, and AI\u2011enhanced applications, with many companies using advanced solutions for compliance, cost optimization, and governance. Cloud\u2011based services such as Database as a Service (DBaaS), Network as a Service (NaaS), data warehousing, and big data processing are widely used, reflecting the industry\u2019s move toward integrated, flexible IT solutions. Moreover, secure networking technologies remain critical, and although advanced solutions like SD\u2011WAN and SASE have moderate adoption rates, they are essential to maintaining robust and resilient cloud connectivity.<\/p>\n

Prioritization of cloud initiatives is another central theme. The majority of respondents identify cost optimization, developing a cloud\u2011first strategy, and enhancing financial reporting on cloud usage as top priorities. To manage these initiatives effectively, many organizations have instituted central cloud teams and FinOps units that consolidate governance, budgeting, and performance monitoring. As generative AI gains traction, enterprises face additional pressure to align cloud strategies with evolving business needs, ensuring that investments in AI are supported by scalable, secure, and cost\u2011efficient cloud infrastructures.<\/p>\n

This white paper presents a comprehensive view of an evolving cloud environment. Enterprises are increasingly adopting hybrid strategies\u2014balancing the benefits of public, private, and on\u2011premises solutions\u2014while managing complex migration challenges and shifting spending patterns. With rising reliance on MSPs and integrated security and management tools, companies are better equipped to optimize costs, improve performance, and drive innovation as they navigate the next phase of cloud evolution. Overall, these insights are truly invaluable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Enterprises are ready to expand their NaaS deployments beyond the cloud. Extending the service flexibility and control of NaaS to other office locations\u2014headquarters, branches, manufacturing facilities, retail locations, and other sites\u2014allows enterprises to manage services to these locations more efficiently by partnering with recognized brands specializing in the field.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":52220,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"service-type":[],"industry-type":[],"search_visibility":[],"class_list":["post-52076","white-papers","type-white-papers","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-whitepaper"],"acf":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"http:\/\/gtt.net\/resources\/white-papers\/cloud-usage-and-management\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Cloud Usage and Management Trends: Where\u2019s the Money Going?","url":"http:\/\/www.gtt.net\/resources\/white-papers\/cloud-usage-and-management\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.gtt.net\/resources\/white-papers\/cloud-usage-and-management\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.gtt.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cloud-white-paper-ft.jpg?w=300&h=300&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.gtt.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cloud-white-paper-ft.jpg"},"articleSection":"White Paper","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Susan Metz"}],"creator":["Susan Metz"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"GTT","logo":"https:\/\/www.gtt.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/gtt-logo-2x-2024.png"},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2025-04-29T14:28:40Z","datePublished":"2025-04-29T14:28:40Z","dateModified":"2025-05-06T20:26:10Z"},"rendered":"