Security News > 2021 > March > To support a growing remote workforce, the public sector turned to the cloud

Nutanix announced the global public sector industry findings of its report, measuring organizations' plans for adopting a private, hybrid and public cloud.

While public sector organizations have historically grappled with regulations that deter telework, the pandemic forced them to take necessary steps to securely support a remote workforce.

In order to effectively support this growing remote workforce, organizations have begun strategically evaluating their cloud models - with more 82% of global public sector respondents identifying hybrid cloud as the ideal IT operating model for their organization.

43% of public sector respondents reported a direct increase in their public cloud investments as a direct result of the pandemic - eight points higher than the global average.

"The public sector has struggled with IT modernization efforts, due in part to the regulatory and security challenges in the industry," said Chip George, VP Public Sector of U.S. sales at Nutanix.

"However, the rapid IT changes that were implemented in order to maintain seamless operations at the onset of the pandemic proved that modernization could be accomplished in a cost-effective and streamlined manner, all while keeping regulations in mind. Looking ahead, I believe the public sector will continue to expand its reliance on hybrid cloud models to support increasingly digitized workplace operations."

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