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The Rise of the Data Platform for Hybrid Cloud

The right data storage platform unlocks the potential of generative AI and enables future digital transformation across the business. Here’s what you need to know now.

Distributed enterprise is here to stay

“The typical organization has multiple data centers, multiple cloud providers and umpteen edge locations. Data is all over the place and continues to be created at a very rapid rate.”

– Scott Sinclair, Practice Director, Enterprise Strategy Group

87%

of organizations expect to be distributed across more locations in the next two years.

84%

of organizations combine internal and external data sources to fuel GenAI.2

65%

of organizations face application and data portability challenges across locations.

97%

of organizations with GenAI currently in flight view it as a top-five priority.

A data platform unlocks the potential of GenAI

Whether exploring generative AI, pursuing digital transformation or simply looking to optimize data management and operations, today’s organizations are doing so in increasingly complex hybrid cloud environments.

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Enterprise Infrastructure for Generative AI Success

Virtual Storage Platform One: One Hybrid Cloud Data Platform


Sources

1 Hitachi Vantara Virtual Storage Platform One: Consistent, Streamlined Multicloud Data Storage, Enterprise Strategy Group, 12/23

2 Enterprise Infrastructure for Generative AI: A Foundation for Success, Enterprise Strategy Group, 6/24