New research from Ekco reveals that more than half of businesses cannot effectively track their cloud spending, potentially undermining billions in infrastructure investment, and costing organisations significant value.
The Ekco Infrastructure Modernisation Survey of over 1,000 IT decision makers across the UK and Ireland shows that there is a quiet revolution underway in the cloud - and that it’s causing businesses to sleepwalk into unforeseen risks.
After years of wishful thinking, hybrid cloud adoption is hitting the mainstream - but for most firms, it’s still uncharted territory.
As companies ramp up infrastructure modernisation efforts, the survey reveals that only one-third (33%) of cloud projects deliver on every goal.
This gap between partial and complete success is affecting companies, with many struggling to measure true return on investment due to poor cost visibility.
Legacy infrastructure continues to be a major drag on innovation, with 71% of organisations reporting that outdated on-prem technology is actively holding them back.
Among those still relying heavily on legacy systems, 70% believe migrating to the cloud could reduce costs - yet 46% cite management failing to prioritise cloud migration as a key barrier.
James Young, Head of Technical Solution Architecture at Ekco (pictured) said: “Organisations are making substantial cloud investments, but without proper cost visibility and optimisation, they're essentially flying blind.
“The jump to 68% hybrid adoption shows businesses want more control and governance, but that comes with complexity – a challenge that lends itself to a ‘FinOps’ approach, bringing together internal engineering, finance and business teams to ensure smarter, and more accountable cloud spending.”
The research also reveals interesting cultural shifts, with 82% reporting that moving to cloud helps create a more agile culture, suggesting the benefits extend far beyond technical improvements to fundamental business transformation.
The survey suggests that while cloud momentum remains strong with 98% of organisations considering cloud moves, the focus must shift from basic adoption to sophisticated optimisation and governance.