More companies are adopting private/hybrid
clouds as they accelerate digitalization, automation and
sustainability drives, ISG Provider Lens™ report says
Australian enterprises are adopting private and hybrid cloud
models faster than ever before as they accelerate their digital
transformations, according to a new research report published today
by Information Services Group (ISG) (Nasdaq: III), a leading global
technology research and advisory firm.
The 2022 ISG Provider Lens™ Next-Gen Private/Hybrid Cloud —
Services & Solutions report for Australia finds demand for
hybrid IT, colocation and managed hosting services is increasing
due to a range of factors, including ongoing digitalization,
sustainability efforts, demand for automation and the effects of
the COVID-19 pandemic. A vast, growing array of providers is
meeting this demand.
“Australia is arguably the most competitive cloud services
market in the world,” said Scott Bertsch, partner and regional
head, ISG Asia Pacific. “Demand is growing, and all types of
providers are stepping up to meet it.”
The Australian data center landscape has grown beyond its
traditional hubs in Sydney and Melbourne as global, national and
regional providers open facilities in many state capitals. To be
leading players, providers now have to cover at least four of the
country’s major markets, ISG says. Investment in localized
solutions is expected to keep increasing as demographic shifts make
smaller regions more important.
The effects of the pandemic on customer behavior, supply chains
and other aspects of business have sharpened Australian companies’
need for data center solutions to make them truly digital. This
trend will continue because the road to digitalization is a
“one-way street,” the report says.
Data centers are also at the center of Australia’s increasing
trend toward sustainability, which is fueling a move to greener
data center locations, energy systems and management, ISG says.
Sustainability is a major objective for both enterprises and state
governments, and the recently elected national government is likely
to increase sustainability requirements. Enterprises are seeking
cloud providers that share their green goals.
Like many countries, Australia faces a severe shortage of
professionals with essential IT and cloud skills, the report says.
Unemployment is at or near record lows, and migration into
Australia has slowed because of the pandemic. Both enterprises and
providers will need to develop and attract new talent while also
using technology to reduce the need for workers, ISG says.
“Australian companies need to invest more in automation to have
even a remote chance of meeting the skills gap,” said Jan Erik
Aase, partner and global leader, ISG Provider Lens Research.
The report covers a wide range of cloud-related trends in
Australia, which also include the emergence of enterprise edge
computing and the growing availability of industry-specific cloud
solutions.
The 2022 ISG Provider Lens™ Next-Gen Private/Hybrid Cloud —
Services & Solutions report for Australia evaluates the
capabilities of 43 providers across three quadrants: Managed
Services, Managed Hosting and Colocation Services.
The report names Telstra as a Leader in all three quadrants. It
names Fujitsu and Kyndryl as Leaders in two quadrants each.
Accenture, Datacom, Digital Realty, Equinox, HCL, Infosys,
Macquarie Telecom, NEXTDC, NTT DATA, Optus, TCS, Vocus and Wipro
are named as Leaders in one quadrant each.
In addition, CDC Data Centres, Datacom and Rackspace Technology
are named as Rising Stars — companies with a “promising portfolio”
and “high future potential” by ISG’s definition — in one quadrant
each.
The 2022 ISG Provider Lens™ Next-Gen Private/Hybrid Cloud —
Services & Solutions report for Australia is available to
subscribers or for one-time purchase on this webpage.
About ISG Provider Lens™ Research
The ISG Provider Lens™ Quadrant research series is the only
service provider evaluation of its kind to combine empirical,
data-driven research and market analysis with the real-world
experience and observations of ISG's global advisory team.
Enterprises will find a wealth of detailed data and market analysis
to help guide their selection of appropriate sourcing partners,
while ISG advisors use the reports to validate their own market
knowledge and make recommendations to ISG's enterprise clients. The
research currently covers providers offering their services
globally, across Europe, as well as in the U.S., Canada, Brazil,
the U.K., France, Benelux, Germany, Switzerland, the Nordics,
Australia and Singapore/Malaysia, with additional markets to be
added in the future. For more information about ISG Provider Lens
research, please visit this webpage.
A companion research series, the ISG Provider Lens Archetype
reports, offer a first-of-its-kind evaluation of providers from the
perspective of specific buyer types.
About ISG
ISG (Information Services Group) (Nasdaq: III) is a leading
global technology research and advisory firm. A trusted business
partner to more than 800 clients, including more than 75 of the
world’s top 100 enterprises, ISG is committed to helping
corporations, public sector organizations, and service and
technology providers achieve operational excellence and faster
growth. The firm specializes in digital transformation services,
including automation, cloud and data analytics; sourcing advisory;
managed governance and risk services; network carrier services;
strategy and operations design; change management; market
intelligence and technology research and analysis. Founded in 2006,
and based in Stamford, Conn., ISG employs more than 1,300
digital-ready professionals operating in more than 20 countries—a
global team known for its innovative thinking, market influence,
deep industry and technology expertise, and world-class research
and analytical capabilities based on the industry’s most
comprehensive marketplace data. For more information, visit
www.isg-one.com.
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