The Hybrid IT Readiness Report shows that 75 per cent of
organizations already outsource managed services as business growth
remains a priority
SINGAPORE, Oct. 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report
from CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) reveals that hybrid IT is the
pervasive IT infrastructure model for organizations in Asia Pacific, including Japan (APJ), as a vast majority are taking
transformative steps to match workloads to their best execution
venue across a blend of in-house and third-party services.
According to the CenturyLink Asia Pacific Hybrid IT Readiness
Report 2016, 73 per cent of organizations are aware of the hybrid
IT deployment model, and 75 per cent of them already outsource at
least one or more data center, network, security or applications
services to third-party managed service providers. In addition, 84
per cent of organizations cite security as the key driver to
consider managed service providers.
The report also found that service delivery improvements
involving data centers (63 per cent) and network (52 per cent) are
key drivers for executives to outsource IT services. Today's
increasingly complex IT environments demand heightened expertise
and management capabilities to ensure continual improvements in
service delivery to customers.
"Digital disruption is changing the way we approach business
today globally. In particular, IT departments are experiencing
tremendous change as organizations turn IT into a driving force for
all aspects of the business, including the customer experience,"
said Gery Messer, managing director, Asia
Pacific, CenturyLink. "As more organizations turn to a blend
of in-house and third-party IT services, it is important for
leaders to address concerns on security. They need to carefully
assess their technology partners to ensure that security
capabilities are well embedded in all of their offerings – managed
hosting, managed services, network solutions, colocation and cloud.
Only then will they be able to help IT transform into a secure hub
for innovation."
A hybrid IT model requires strategic alignment between internal
and external IT professionals to match business applications to
their best execution venue. This approach to rapidly provision IT
services while enabling risk mitigation is appealing to
security-conscious executives. Other concerns in transitioning to
the hybrid IT model include senior management reluctance for 44 per
cent of organizations and migration or consolidation issues for 38
per cent of organizations.
"As industries continue to transform, paradigm shift is
inevitable," said Ajay Sunder, Vice
President - Telecoms, Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific. "The
transformation journey from traditional IT to hybrid IT becomes the
new normal for enterprises across Asia
Pacific. This is a result of organizational priorities as
they keep up with business growth momentum. There is no
one-size-fits-all strategy. As technology diversifies at a rapid pace, IT leaders should focus on
what will work best for the organization. They will require
technology partners that can provide services that will give them
greater visibility and control while enabling them to transform
their business in this digital economy."
The CenturyLink Asia Pacific Hybrid IT Readiness Report 2016
surveyed 600 decision-makers across six key APAC markets in
September 2016. The full report can
be downloaded from http://bit.ly/2emgROk.
About CenturyLink
CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) is a global communications, hosting,
cloud and IT services company enabling millions of customers to
transform their businesses and their lives through innovative
technology solutions. CenturyLink offers network and data systems
management, Big Data analytics and IT consulting, and operates more
than 55 data centers in North
America, Europe and
Asia. The company provides
broadband, voice, video, data and managed services over a robust
250,000-route-mile U.S. fiber network and a 300,000-route-mile
international transport network. Visit CenturyLink for more
information.
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