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TRENDING
EQUINIX STUDY REVEALS
FURTHER SHIFT TO THE CLOUD
DESPITE SECURITY CONCERNS
An independent study conducted by Equinix of more than
1,200 senior IT professionals across EMEA highlights the
contrast around cloud adoption.
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quinix, a leading global
interconnection and data centre
company, has announced the findings
of an independent survey of more than
1,200 senior IT professionals from across
Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
around cloud adoption. Large public data
breaches have caused uncertainty among
companies, leading to 45% of respondents
focusing on improving their organisation’s
cybersecurity as their biggest IT priority.
Results show that 71% of organisations
are likely to move more of their business
functions to the cloud in the coming years.
A total of 60% of EMEA IT leaders cite
proximity to cloud service providers (CSPs)
as an integral factor when choosing a data
centre in their local market. Cloud and cybersecurity considerations are
top of the mind for IT executives across the
region. For nearly half (48%) of the those
surveyed, the adoption of cloud-based
services represented one of the top two
factors that will impact their business in the
future – second only to cybersecurity risks
and breaches (53%).
Despite more businesses moving to the
cloud, 70% of these same respondents
still perceive there to be cybersecurity risks The results also showed that companies across
EMEA are twice as likely to connect with CSPs
than any other product or service provider.
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CLOUD AND
CYBERSECURITY
CONSIDERATIONS
ARE THE
TOP OF MIND
FOR IT
EXECUTIVES
ACROSS
THE REGION.
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