Cloud Worries Still Cloud the UK Biz
According to the latest Veritas Databerg Report, UK companies are still hesitant to jump into the cloud because they’re afraid of data loss and compliance breaches.
Two Decades of Cloud Growth (and a Bit of Delay)
- In 2020, data in the cloud grew by 50% – it actually took almost five years to reach that pace, not the 12 months most folks expected.
- Back in 2015, decision‑makers guessed 43% of data would land in the cloud in a year. Fast forward to 2020, that number is now 47%.
The Shifting Fears In the Sky
- Security fears dropped from 77% in 2015 down to 59% today.
- Unpredictability concerns fell from 49% to a flat 21%.
- But a new headline‑grabber has appeared: 55% worry about data loss and 54% about compliance breaches.
Jasmit Sagoo, UK&I CTO at Veritas, notes that while some old worries fade, fresh ones keep creeping in, especially when you juggle a multi‑cloud setup.
Dark, Redundant, and the Biggest Data Hurdle
- Only 19% of enterprise data is deemed usable and business‑critical.
- 28% are Redundant, Obsolete or Trivial (ROT).
- Shockingly, a whopping 53% remains dark data – untagged, unclassified, and basically a ghost in the machine.
Sagoo laments that managing such a pile of dark data feels like squeezing a Goliath with a slingshot. Moving it to the cloud just adds more silos and splintered headaches.
What’s Next?
Despite the concerns, 64% of decision‑makers still believe that within the next year, most enterprise data will be stored in the cloud. If we’re ever gonna hit those transformation goals, we’ll need to tackle the data nightmares head‑on.
