Security News > 2020 > February > 70% of IT leaders say security concerns restrict adoption of public cloud

As of early 2020, a mere 45% of IT infrastructure is public cloud-based, which means the next five years are going to be huge for cloud migrations from on-site servers-and potentially the private cloud as well.

Rapid migration to the public cloud may not continue if IT professionals' biggest cloud concern isn't addressed: Security, which 70% cited as a reason their organization hasn't already adopted public cloud.

Public cloud platforms not integrating well with legacy technology, users being forced to make multiple logins to accomplish one task, and similar concerns are also mentioned as factors.

"Respondents are looking to SD-WAN solutions to resolve not only network issues but also security concerns, as SD-WAN is being used by more than half of those who have added security to their public cloud," the report said.

In other words, businesses who want to migrate to a public cloud-and be secure in doing so-have to plan for third-party security since public cloud providers don't generally provide enough.

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https://www.techrepublic.com/article/70-of-it-leaders-say-security-concerns-restrict-adoption-of-public-cloud/#ftag=RSS56d97e7