With organizations progressing on their digital journey, cloud has become the backbone for all new-age technologies. Accordingly, 95 percent of the organizations are planning to increase their cloud spend in the coming 12 months. The adoption of cloud technologies is ergo pertinent for enterprises of all sizes.

Ideally, as part a of its India contextualized Worldwide Cloud Predictions for 2020 & beyond, IDC (International Data Corporation) predicts that half of the enterprises in India will be operating in a hybrid multi-cloud environment by 2021.

Commenting on this revelation, Rishu Sharma, Principal Analyst, Cloud & Artificial Intelligence, IDC India, says, “Enterprises in India are looking at cloud as a key enabler to meet their business priorities. As per IDC's Cloud Pulse 2Q19, 75 percent of organizations in India have plans to invest in the cloud-based infrastructure and applications to meet their business goals. Cloud will become the enabler for all things digital but will bring in challenges associated with the management of multiple clouds & traditional systems.”

While organizations are looking at multiple clouds, they are also simultaneously dealing with the challenges of managing a hybrid multi-cloud environment. For organizations to establish a winning cloud strategy, the operational & management challenges cannot be ignored and require a strict discipline when it comes to visualize resources & manage overall performance.

Cloud will become the enabler for all things digital but will bring in challenges associated with the management of multiple clouds & traditional systems

Some of the key predictions that would impact the technology buyers and suppliers in cloud technologies & services in India in next three years are as follows:

 Distributed Clouds: By 2021, 50 percent of the enterprises in India will rely on a mix of on-premises/dedicated private clouds, several public clouds, and legacy platforms to meet their infrastructure needs.

 Multi-cloud Management: By 2022, 30 percent of enterprises in India will deploy unified VMs, Kubernetes, and multi-cloud management processes & tools to support robust multi-cloud management & governance across on-premises and public clouds.

 Hyperagile Apps: By 2023, a third of India enterprise applications will be deployed in a containerized hybrid cloud/multicloud environment to provide agility, delivering a frictionless deployment & management experience.

“Cloud management is a challenge. Organizations are looking for partners that can help them bridge the talent gap, reskill existing staff, and develop access to new resources. India market demands consistent and standardized automated cloud installations which enable technicians and decision-makers to execute timely assessments cost-effectively,” concludes Swapnil Shende, Senior Market Analyst - AI, IDC India.