Hybrid Cloud is the Future New Dell research shows hybrid cloud - the ability to deploy and manage applications across public, private and managed cloud solutions – is the future for enterprise IT. Hybrid cloud is a must-have for IT decision makers (ITDMs) think hybrid cloud will be the optimal cloud solutions for enterprise IT vs plan to return business applications from public cloud to private cloud. Dell calls this trend public cloud repatriation. 9/10 ITDMs say hybrid cloud important for a Future-Ready Enterprise 18 % 16 % for public cloud 17 % for on-site data centers for off-site private cloud 47% Hybrid cloud usage will increase in the future Returning applications from the public cloud to private cloud is on the rise ITDMs see hybrid cloud usage increasing more than other cloud solutions in the future: 78% of ITDMs say the ability to burst to public cloud is important as demands increase Source: Dell and Penn Schoen Berland Poll, 2015 46% 43% 8% 3% Somewhat important Very important Not very important Not at all important 89% Hybrid cloud off-site private cloud public cloud on-site data centers 34 % increase 44 % increase 48 % increase 62 % increase Flexibility is key