Cloudy with a Chance of Data Breaches: The Rise of Multi-Cloud Madness
The 2025 State of Cloud Security Report reveals that 78% of organizations now juggle two or more cloud providers, up from 71%. While cloud strategies soar, security concerns persist. With skills shortages and low real-time threat detection confidence, it’s like trying to juggle flaming swords while wearing oven mitts.
Hot Take:
Cloudy with a chance of multi-cloud! It seems like companies are playing the cloud version of musical chairs, jumping from one provider to another faster than you can say “data breach.” With 78% of organizations now using two or more cloud providers, it’s like they are hedging their bets in a casino, hoping for resilience and a jackpot of specialized services! But with great clouds come great responsibilities, and it looks like most folks forgot their umbrellas when it comes to security and compliance concerns.
Key Points:
- 78% of organizations are using multiple cloud providers for increased resilience and specialized services.
- Security and compliance are top concerns for 61% of organizations.
- 76% of respondents face skills shortages in managing cloud security.
- 97% favor unified cloud security platforms for better management and visibility.
- 63% plan to increase their cloud security budgets next year.