Technology Magazine March 2021 | Page 10

THE BRIEF

“ If you don ’ t get the culture right , that technology is not going to take . Period .”

Kate Maxwell CTO , Defense & Intelligence , Microsoft Worldwide Public Sector �
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“[ The pandemic ] has highlighted the vital role that networking technology plays in modern society ”

Alex Connors Head of Strategy UCC , Vodafone Business �
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“ When we have freed the knowledge workers from the mundane , we can look at automating what remains ”

Neil Kinson Chief of Staff , Redwood Software �
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75 % Midsize and large organisations will have adopted a multicloud or hybrid IT strategy by 2021 ( Gartner Predicts )

BY THE NUMBERS

55 %

Organisations using two or more public clouds
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The rise of multicloud

The benefits of multicloud – security , avoiding vendor lock-in and a pick ‘ n ’ mix attitude to new technology – are well known . But what are the stats ?

79 %

Companies using multicloud or hybrid “ struggle to achieve synergy ” ( IDG )
According to Gartner , public cloud was worth :

$ 32.4bn

2018

$ 24.7bn

2017

$ 950m Worldwide container management revenues by 2024 ( Gartner )

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Did you know that having started the month at $ 17.25 , video game retailer Gamespot ’ s stock price soared to $ 325 by the end of January , buoyed by retail investors following the WallStreetBets subreddit .

10 March 2021