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<\/p>\nUntil very recently \u201cmoving to the public cloud\u201d was the answer to everything, but enterprises are increasingly being forced to rethink their cloud strategy. Multicloud and hybrid cloud are now the norm among enterprises going through business transformation. How we move data among private and public cloud environments as well as how we store, manage, secure and exchange data have become mission-critical with regulatory pressures. With AI workloads on the rise and the explosion of data, multicloud networking and data management strategy becomes even more critical.<\/p>\n
GTT\u2019s latest research with Hanover shows that private cloud is growing nearly twice as fast as public cloud among enterprise-scale organizations. In fact, 40% of respondents said they are repatriating workloads to private cloud to regain control over cost, performance, compliance and, increasingly, the data itself.<\/p>\n
But what\u2019s really driving this shift? And what does it mean for the network?<\/p>\n
When public cloud adoption surged, many organizations overprovisioned and underestimated ongoing costs, assuming a lift-and-shift model would just work. But as environments evolved toward multi-cloud architectures, many realized the limits of a single-cloud mindset, the complexities that followed, and the need for rearchitecting and optimizing their digital infrastructure.<\/p>\n
From unpredictable costs to data duplication, vendor lock-in, and skill gaps, organizations are finding that running workloads in the cloud and managing data across multiple cloud environments are two very different challenges.<\/p>\n
GTT\u2019s report reveals a 24% year-over-year growth rate in private cloud spending at the $10M+ level. That\u2019s double the pace of public cloud growth. While cost predictability is a factor (many enterprises still prefer predictable costs with purchase orders over usage-based pricing), businesses are looking for more control over their data, performance, security, resiliency and compliance. This is reflected in the key drivers for private cloud adoption:<\/p>\n
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When workloads move, traffic patterns change. That means networking policies, connectivity frameworks and security overlays must evolve with them.<\/p>\n
Our customers are no longer connecting just branch offices to a few SaaS apps. They\u2019re enabling potentially highly dynamic, distributed data and AI inference flows between edge, private cloud, hyperscalers, and users across geographies. For example, maintaining consistent security across locations becomes more difficult when traffic volumes become less predictable; the span and paths scale and change in real time.<\/p>\n
Many cloud migration, optimization and repatriation projects could fail without network redesign. Customers may find themselves with the same blind spots and bottlenecks that led to the shift to the cloud in the first place. Applying the layered approach of a SASE framework that integrates on demand SD-WAN networking with comprehensive security, including identity-aware, cloud-native and cloud-delivered controls, is key to delivering a successful hybrid cloud transformation.<\/p>\n
Cloud isn\u2019t static. Hyperscalers often roll out new features, service models and other various changes. Keeping up requires full-time expertise, and many IT teams are stretched thinly enough as it is.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s why 40% of enterprise respondents say they lack the technical skills to manage cloud environments effectively. Cloud was sold as an easy solution. But multi-cloud isn\u2019t self-service. It\u2019s a high-stakes, high-complexity environment.<\/p>\n
GTT is the platform for secure on-demand cloud networking.<\/p>\n
What makes GTT different isn\u2019t just our global Tier 1 IP backbone. It\u2019s the ability to unify networking, security, and cloud strategy under one roof:<\/p>\n
At GTT, we\u2019re not just moving packets. We\u2019re helping enterprises unlock performance and agility across all of their cloud environments.<\/p>\n
The cloud isn\u2019t going away, but it is getting more complex. And the answer to that complexity isn\u2019t doubling down on the same architecture. It\u2019s building a hybrid model that gives enterprises control over their data, cost, performance, and compliance while future-proofing their business.<\/p>\n
If your cloud strategy is evolving, your network needs to evolve, too.<\/p>\n