23 percent of UAE Organizations Inclined to Hybrid Cloud

Key drivers seem to be flexibility, scalability, growth and clear migration

EMC Corporation’s new UAE based study reveals heightened cloud computing adoption. 95% of enterprises surveyed have already implemented or plan to implement a cloud computing model. 49% of enterprises have currently implemented a private cloud model while 35% consider their environment to be a public cloud.

Private Cloud adopters cited a clear focus on security and control when making a decision. 46% cited the maximized control and security as being a primary factor for selecting private cloud while 31% said they selected the private cloud for the universal network access with seamless connectivity to public cloud resources. 12% cited the ability to meet local data hosting regulations as a primary reason

23% of respondents stated they have plans to implement an Advanced Hybrid Cloud model. They cited a heightened need for flexibility that a blend of the two models allows.

According to Mohammed Amin, Senior Vice President and Regional Manager, Turkey, Eastern Europe, Africa, and Middle East, EMC Corporation, “IT organizations are striving to transform to deliver services that support the changing needs of their customers. With the EMC Hybrid Cloud solutions we look forward to enabling IT to rapidly deliver the services the business needs, so the business can deliver what customers want. Our solutions empower IT to be a broker of trusted cloud services with a set of fully-engineered solutions that enable choice, seamless integration, transparency and scalability.”