Hybrid cloud deployment to result in cost savings: Report

Hybrid cloud deployment could lead to significant cost savings and Indian enterprises are increasingly relying on such a set-up, says a report.
The concept is all about a cloud computing environment that uses a mix of on-premises (private) and third-party (public) services.
According to the Microsoft-Zinnov report, the hybrid cloud market in India is fast becoming a new standard for delivery of digital transformation. According to its estimate, its deployment at a steady rate could result in cost savings in the range of 5-30 per cent for an enterprise.
The findings of the survey conducted as part of this study showed that over 40 per cent of enterprises have planned or are planning to build hybrid cloud infrastructure or transform their existing IT network.

The primary reasons cited for adopting the hybrid cloud solutions include lower total cost of ownership, facilitating innovation, enhancing operational efficiencies and enabling companies to respond to and meet customer expectations more readily.
"The cloud presents an incredible opportunity to improve RoI (return on investment), develop innovative solutions, and respond rapidly to changing business demands," said Meetul Patel, General Manager, Marketing and Operations, Microsoft.

Rapid growth in Internet penetration - fuelled by government initiatives like demonetisation and GST, growth of mobile data and digital transformation led by emergence of disruptive start-ups, especially in areas such as financial technology, e-commerce, Software as a service (SaaS), are stated to be the key drivers.

Zinnov analysed more than 50 global cloud channel partners and found that the hybrid deployment constituted 45- 50 per cent of their overall cloud business.
These channel partners are distributed across large- and mid-tier IT service providers, hosters and telcos, digital marketing, and platform BPO companies, the report stated.