{"id":2849,"date":"2020-02-06T06:54:59","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T06:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web3unplugged.io\/blog\/?p=2849"},"modified":"2020-05-30T06:56:47","modified_gmt":"2020-05-30T06:56:47","slug":"retailers-look-to-hybrid-cloud-as-they-search-for-flexibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web3unplugged.io\/blog\/retailers-look-to-hybrid-cloud-as-they-search-for-flexibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Retailers Look To Hybrid Cloud As They Search For Flexibility"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Nutanix, a leader in enterprise cloud computing, today announced the retail industry findings of its second Enterprise Cloud Index Report, measuring retailers\u2019 plans for adopting private, hybrid and public clouds. The report found the vast majority of retailers (87.5%) identified hybrid cloud as the ideal IT operating model. It also showed many retailers (72%) are planning to move some public cloud applications back on-premises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Retailers recognize that seamless customer experience is no longer a \u201cnice-to-have\u201d \u2014 it\u2019s a critical factor in winning new customers and retaining existing ones \u2014 and flexible cloud infrastructure is critical to delivering it. A recent IDC report[1] noted worldwide spending on customer experience technologies will reach $641 billion in 2022, demonstrating it\u2019s at the forefront of business leaders\u2019 strategy. In line with broader IT industry trends, many retailers also recognize the full, long-term costs of the public cloud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional findings of this year\u2019s report include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Retailers focus most on agility: Unlike in the broader IT industry, where cost is the top driver, retailers ranked the ability to accelerate IT deployments (54.3%) as the top factor in deciding the best cloud environment for each application. In order to adapt quickly to customer trends in an age of multichannel selling across many platforms, retailers are leading the pack in maximizing the flexibility of IT infrastructure to keep pace.<\/li><li>Security is top of mind: Data showed that security heavily shapes retail cloud deployment plans. Nearly two-thirds of respondents (63.6%) said security has significant influence on their future cloud deployments, with hybrid cloud specifically identified as the most secure (32%). As data privacy regulations continue to tighten and expand, retailers are at the forefront of looking for ways to efficiently manage customer data securely. Hybrid cloud operating models offer the security and flexibility retailers need to stay ahead of policy changes.<\/li><li>Retail leads in digital apps and IoT cloud deployments: Always innovating to keep pace with customers\u2019 demands, retailers outpace averages in using the public cloud to run digital applications and Internet of Things (IoT) applications. They also run their business applications more often in the public cloud than other industries, with about 11% current penetration of multiple public clouds and about 19% penetration of a single public cloud.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cStaying relevant to today\u2019s customers means having the necessary cloud infrastructure in place to embrace omnichannel retail experiences,\u201d said Greg Smith, VP of Product Marketing, Nutanix. \u201cRetailers use data to connect the e-commerce and in-store shopping experiences, and the only way they can do this accurately and efficiently is through flexible, scalable technology. The rise of selling on social media platforms also means integrating payment into the user experience, bringing security and protection of customers\u2019 data to the forefront of retailers\u2019 minds. Hybrid cloud provides the portability and control needed to bring retailers into the new era of customer experience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2019 respondent base spanned multiple industries, business sizes, and the following geographies: the Americas; Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA); and the Asia-Pacific (APJ) region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about the global report and findings, please download the \u201cNutanix Enterprise Cloud Index 2019\u201d or register to access the retail industry finding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nutanix, a leader in enterprise cloud computing, today announced the retail industry findings of its second Enterprise Cloud Index Report, measuring retailers\u2019 plans for adopting private, hybrid and public clouds. The report found the vast majority of retailers (87.5%) identified hybrid cloud as the ideal IT operating model. 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