Many who want to throw away the heads of the American cloud services – but does the UK have an alternative?
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- Half of British companies want to throw away American cloud providers
- Many have already started repatrolizing applications
- Data security remains a great concern
New research by Datacenter solution provider Asanti has shown that one in two (52%) UK IT leaders are planning to leave American cloud providers.
Although earlier reports have suggested that constant geopolitical tensions can motivate some leaders to switch, Asanti says that data on sovereignty (95%) and data residence (93%) requirements are usually responsible.
The respondents of the survey agree that recent political developments ensure that they want to limit the exposure to data to the American jurisdiction, but this was a concern that was only fueled by 45%.
British companies want to use American clouds less
The demand for greater trust, control and strategic sovereignty in data management pushes the shift, in which companies are becoming increasingly aware of jurisdictor risks. Geopolitical tensions and the involvement of regulatory authorities have also ensured that many companies reconsider their setups.
“It’s no longer just about performance or costs. It’s about trust, control and strategic sovereignty,” Asanti CEO Stewart Laing explained.
Although we are starting to see more reports about cloud movements, the trend has been going on for many months. In October 2024, 91% of the organizations were already repatriated some applications, Asanti out.
High public cloud costs (41%), limited control and adjustment (39%), slow real -time data transfer (36%) and security, compliance and risk problems (39%) were all increased during an earlier study, which suggests that a broad sense of dissatisfaction about solutions that are traditionally provided by American hyperscalers.
Laing added: “Cloud is powerful – but not perfect. The lesson here is that the infrastructure strategy must be powered by business needs, not a supplier hype.”
Repatria applications, however, come up with its own challenges, including migration complexity (38%), supplier lock and inflexible contracts (36%) and a lack of skills to deal with migrations (41%).
Looking ahead, Asanti not only advises companies to consider their needs from a solution, but also to assess geopolitical risks, to correspond to the workload that is sensitive to hosting models and to guarantee flexibility.
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