Crossing the Cloud bridge for better agility and control

As data repatriation gains momentum, businesses are rethinking strategies to balance performance, security, and cost with hybrid Cloud models

- BY SANDEEP BHAMBURE

As businesses navigate the rapidly evolving technological landscape of 2025, the focus is shifting toward optimisation in Cloud strategies. The growing adoption of hybrid and multi-Cloud models, alongside advancements in Artificial Intelligence (Al)-driven automation and edge computing, is reshaping IT infrastructures. Among these trends, data repatriation—the strategic movement of workloads from public Cloud environments back to on-premises systems—is gaining traction as organisations aim to optimise costs, enhance control, and ensure regulatory compliance. This pivotal shift underscores the critical role of data portability in enabling business agility and resilience.

Several businesses are expected to return workloads from the public Cloud to on-premise data centres to manage rising costs and improve operational efficiencies. A core enabler to this is data portability, or the ability to move and store data wherever businesses need it, with no vendor lock-in. In fact, Gartner forecasts that 50% of critical enterprise applications will reside outside centralised public cloud locations through 2027. This shift will require businesses to rethink their Cloud adoption strategies. The Cloud industry will need to adapt to the changing market needs, and companies will need the agility to move quickly.

THE SHIFT TOWARD HYBRID MODELS