93% of IT executives surveyed said better security is needed to help companies realize the benefits of software-defined data centers (SDDC), such as cost savings and performance improvements. 93% also felt the benefits of cloud and SDDC solutions are undeniable and quantifiable. 88% said optimizing SDDC strategies can increase virtualization and server optimization to benefit the bottom line. 94% felt current SDDC platforms and strategies adequately address security needs. The industries most embracing SDDC include technology, business consulting, healthcare, and telecommunications.

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SDDC Goes Mainstream
HyTrust 2016 Study and
Survey on The Cloud and
Software Defined Data
Center

2. 93%
93% of IT Executives, Managers and Directors surveys said better security will help
companies more quickly derive the obvious benefits -- including cost savings, agility
and performance enhancements -- of SDDC.
Better Security
will help SDDC

3. 93%
93% of IT Executives, Managers and Directors surveys said they felt that the benefits
of moving to virtualized and cloud solutions are both undeniable and quantifiable.
Benefits of
Cloud/SDDC
Undeniable

4. 88%
88% of IT Executives, Managers and Directors surveys said optimal SDDC strategies
and deployment can quantifiably drive up virtualization ratios and server optimization,
and noticeably benefit the bottom line.
SDDC
Optimization helps
bottom line

5. 94%
94% of IT Executives, Managers and Directors surveys said current SDDC platforms
and strategies ensure top-tier security meets their organizations' needs either ‘very
well’ or ‘somewhat well’
SDDC Platforms &
Strategies are On
Track

6. • Technology Companies: 41%
• Business Consulting /Mgt: 41%
• Emergency Services: 34%
• Fin Serv, Banking, Ins., Trading: 34%
• Healthcare/Biotech: 29%
• Telecommunications: 28%
• Government and Defense: 26%
• Legal/Law Enforcement: 21%
• Recruitment and HR: 13%
• Retail: 12%
Who’s Embracing SDDC the Fastest?

7. 75%
Plan to move
Workloads to
public cloud
Platforms being adopted
32%
Microsoft
Azure
24%
Vmware
vCloud Air
22%
Amazon
AWS
14%
Google
Cloud
5%
IBM
Softlayer
2%
Virtustream

8. Encryption Requirements

9. 60% - Disaster Recovery
60% - Test/Dev
55% - Directory Services
Top 3 Workloads

10. What have you already
virtualized?
45%
Mission Critical
Servers
55%
Active Directory/
Directory Services
55%
Network
55%
Storage
60%
Test/Dev Servers

11. Top Cloud Migration Concerns
60%
Data Breach
60%
Security &
Control
55%
Monitoring &
Visibility

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