3 steps to realizing the true transformational promise of the cloud

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We are seeing the world return to a sense of normalcy as many people slip back into their pre-pandemic routines. The September back-to-school and reality check mindset is upon us. That said, one thing that isn't going back to how it used to be is a predominantly in-person work environment supported by on-premises solutions. In fact, we find quite the opposite.

Today, nearly all modern businesses want to move to the cloud (92%) to complement their digital transformation initiatives. In fact, many large enterprises (82%) operate in hybrid cloud environments, compiling on-premises, public, and private cloud services to meet increased performance expectations. This transformation offers unprecedented scalability, power, and resources, and is critical to the survival of most organizations in today's world.

However, this change is occurring in an increasingly dangerous threat landscape, with companies such as Marriott, Cisco and Toyota falling victim to recent cyberattacks. Imminent threats and the increasing cost and complexity of security measures ultimately limit companies' ability to advance their cloud initiatives.

While necessary in this digital world, hybrid cloud landscapes are much more challenging than on-premises, and working with multiple cloud providers makes it difficult to identify security threats, recognize data bottlenecks, and performance throttling or troubleshooting solutions. With 76% of IT professionals saying they've hit a wall with the cloud, it's time to adapt how organizations approach cloud migration to realize the true promise of cloud transformation.

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Here are three steps businesses should take to minimize risk and harness the potential of the cloud for better business outcomes:

In the digital world we live in today, migrating to the cloud is imperative for operational success. While (82%) of large enterprises are working in hybrid cloud environments today, this number is only expected to grow, creating even more complexity and heightened security risks.

That said, there is a way for organizations to turn this model into a competitive advantage. To do so, they will need to close the visibility gap, which professionals have recently ranked as the most important cloud security factor. This can only be done by prioritizing deep observability, which empowers IT staff with real-time network-level insights to proactively mitigate security and compliance risks, deliver a superior user experience, . ..