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82% of organizations experienced a cyber-related outage this year.

41% of leaders are repatriating at least some data to on-premises environments.

75% of leaders express concern about the geopolitical risks of storing and managing data in global cloud environments.

The cloud computing industry has grown into a more than $700 billion sector as of 2025.

70% of CEOs stated they arrived at their current cloud environment by accident rather than by design.

84% of leaders intentionally use multiple clouds.

89% of leaders say cloud investments have made it easier to use AI.

75% of organizations are investing in AI for cybersecurity, more than any other AI capability.

Organizations have increased cloud spending by over 30% on average over the past year.

91% of organizations say their cloud infrastructure provides the flexibility to adapt to new regulations.

65% of leaders have modified their strategies in response to new data sovereignty regulations.

35% of leaders cite integration challenges as a top barrier to realizing ROI from AI.