Most companies don't think they could leave their main cloud provider quickly should the worst happen
- Businesses are starting to recognize that they're locked into vendors from all angles
- AI could add yet another element to keep customers locked into providers
- Four in five have already taken action to move, many would even pay a premium
Nine in 10 (89%) businesses admit they couldn't migrate business-critical workloads away from their primary cloud provider within three weeks if it came to it evidencing widespread vendor lock-in challenges.
New Leaseweb research found more than half (55%) said it would take longer than three months, not weeks – or that it wouldn't even be possible.
But this reality contrasts with a false perception of control – three in four (76%) of the 800 surveyed C-suite leaders feel they have 'complete' or 'high' control over their ability to move data to another provider.
Cloud lock-in is more widespread than businesses perceive
One of the biggest challenges cited in the Leaseweb...
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