Continuing with current cloud adoption plans is a risky strategy because the challenges of managing and securing sensitive data are growing. Businesses cannot afford to maintain this status quo amid rising sovereignty concerns.
Some 90% of organisations in Europe and 88% in the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META) now use cloud technology, which is a keystone for digital transformation – according to an IDC InfoBrief, sponsored by VMware. As it becomes a dominant IT operating model, critical data is finding its way into the cloud. Almost 50% of European companies are putting classified data in the public cloud.