Cloud’s ‘One-Stop-Shop Mentality Has Died’

Multicloud represents the future of cloud computing.

That’s according to a new report from 451 Research, commissioned by Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.

“The ‘one-stop-shop’ mentality has died when it comes to the cloud,” said Melanie Posey, research director of cloud and managed services transformation at 451 Research. “Instead, multicloud is the reality of enterprise technology environments as these organizations seek to get the right mix of solutions and capabilities they need to operate effectively.”

In terms of stats, here are some key takeaways from the report:

•        Almost all (98%) of enterprises surveyed use or plan to use at least two cloud infrastructure providers.

•        Nearly one-third (31%) of respondents use four or more cloud environments.

•        Almost all (96%) of respondents use or plan to use at least two cloud application providers (software as a service).

•        Almost half (45%) use SaaS from five or more providers.

•        The top two reasons to use multicloud are data sovereignty (41%) and cost optimization (40%).

•        Business agility and innovation came in at 30%.

“Multicloud is here to stay,” Posey said.