This document discusses the results of a survey on cloud adoption trends. The key findings are: 1. Most organizations use a multi-cloud approach, with the average organization using 1.8 different cloud models including private cloud, public cloud, and SaaS. 2. Organizations cite consistent performance and security as challenges with multi-cloud environments. 3. A lack of skills and expertise is cited as a challenge for multi-cloud adoption. Many organizations only use on-premises cloud solutions. 4. Organizations prioritize security when it comes to the cloud, with security, availability, and identity cited as top security priorities. Encryption of data at rest and in flight are also

1. CLOUDY CHALLENGES AHEAD

2. 2,197TOTAL NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS
FINANCIAL
SERVICES
15%
GOVERNMENT/PUBLIC
11%
HEALTHCARE
5%
MANUFACTURING/
CONSTRUCTION
12%
OTHER
15%
TECHNOLOGY
18%
TELECOM/CLOUD
SERVICE PROVIDER
15%
EDUCATION
9%
INDUSTRY

3. 4%
RESPONDENT ROLE
CLOUD
ARCHITECT/DEVOPS
APPLICATION
ROLES
13%
SECURITY
19%
EXECUTIVE
24%40%
INFRASTRUCTURE/
NETWORK
© 2017 F5 Networks Source: The State of Application Delivery, 2017

4. 01 |
Cloud is not an all or nothing proposition.
Organizations resoundingly opt for multiple
cloud environments.
INSIGHT
CLOUD IS “ALL OF THE ABOVE”

5. 39%
Private cloud
38%
Public cloud
37%
SaaS
41%
Private cloud
32%
Public cloud
29%
SaaS
STRATEGIC
IMPACT
INVESTMENT
PLANS

6. 1.8The average number of
cloud models in use
28%
30%
60%
25%
15%
27%
COLO
OFF PREM PRIVATE
ON PREM PRIVATE
PUBLIC IaaS
PUBLIC PaaS
SaaS
MULTIPLEANSWERSALLOWED
Source: The State of Application Delivery, 2017

7. 02 |
Organizations cite consistency of performance
and security with multi-cloud environments
INSIGHT
CONSISTENT CLOUD

8. 25% 35%27%23%
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT IDENTITY SECURITY
RESPONDENTS IMPLEMENTING MULTI-CLOUD CITE CHALLENGES WITH CONSISTENT…
Source: The State of Application Delivery, 2017

9. 03 |
Organizations cite a skills gap as challenge for
multi-cloud
INSIGHT
SKILL SHORTAGE

10. 29%cite readily available expertise
as challenge for multi-cloud
55%
use only one kind of cloud
hint: it’s on-premises
may partially explain

11. 04 |
Organizations know what they want in in terms
of security in the cloud
INSIGHT
SECURITY SMARTS

12. 39%
33%
15%
SECURITY
AVAILABILITY
IDENTITY
Source: The State of Application Delivery, 2017

13. 02 | Encrypt data at rest (40%)
01 | Security and audit parity (50%)
04 | VPN connection (35%)
03 | Encrypt data in flight (37%)
11% of respondents
who said encryption of
data in flight is
important had NO
PLANS to implement
SSL Everywhere.
Source: The State of Application Delivery, 2017

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