Successfully migrating data in a hybrid IT environment

Data is an organization’s most valuable asset and is a key foundation for business success. At times, companies will need to move data around the business and this has never been an easy task. These days, with many businesses now operating in a hybrid cloud environment, it is now even more complex than before.This complexity is not going to go away. In fact, it is only going to increase as more and more businesses move into a hybrid cloud environment. A surveyof 1200 IT decision makers, carried out Vanson Bourne for Veritas, found that nine in ten IT decision makers say their organization plans to move more systems to the cloud in the next two years. In order to ensure the transition to a hybrid cloud environment runs smoothly, there are a variety of steps an enterprise must take. Most organizations are in the process of moving at least some of their workloads to the cloud. The reason they are choosing this path is because they recognize the benefits of resiliency, data security, and the ability to stretch their budgets by moving capital expenditure costs to operating expenditures.How quickly and reliably this can be done will influence the pace of digital transformation. The complexity associated with a hybrid IT environment means the potential for problems when migrating data is often unavoidable, delaying an organization’s ability to exploit the advantages of cloud computing.