Report: Only 13.6% of technology leaders believe they can “succeed” in cloud security

new report by Canonical emphasizes growth hybrid cloud and very cloudy solutions, more than 83% of respondents said they use a hybrid or multiple clouds. In the last year alone, the percentage of respondents who do not use hybrid or multi-cloud has dropped from 22.4% to 16.4%.

Meanwhile, security has been repeatedly shown as a priority Kubernetes and cloud local technology. Only 13.6% of respondents believed that they had mastered security and compatibility, and for 37.8% of respondents, “how safe is this thing” was a priority when considering local technologies in the cloud – 25.5% optimizing resource usage in a second . The three most popular responses asked to select the three most important factors when choosing the main image of the container emphasized security and stability: 55.1% wanted vulnerability and malware scanned images, 39.1% emphasized compatibility, and 38.9% preferred version. with long-term support.

Demand for relevant skills remains high – 48% of respondents cite a lack of internal skills as a major problem when moving to containers, and as automation of operations continues to increase, there is a growing need to find a safe place to acquire the necessary tools. more importantly, with expert commentators discussing the possibilities of a reliable operator “application store.”

On a lighter note, the focus on stability can influence one of the most interesting statistics. Out of 7.9% in 2021, “Our Practitioner” was identified in the 2022 report as a cloud infrastructure manager for only 5.6% of respondent organizations.

Canonical’s report consisted of about 1,300 responses to an online survey published in November 2021 after KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America.

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