According to Frost & Sullivan’s 2024 global IT decision-maker survey, AI and data-centric strategies are dominating enterprise priorities. While 85% of leaders ranked data-centricity and AI capability as top goals, and over 50% noted AI as their biggest upcoming investment, challenges remain. Chief among them: siloed, heterogeneous data environments that hinder meaningful insight generation. As a result, the hybrid cloud storage market is rapidly evolving to meet these demands, enabling scalable, secure, and AI-ready data infrastructure.
Highlights and Subtopics:
1. AI and Data Strategy Lead 2025 Tech Investment Plans
- 85% of IT decision-makers prioritize data-centricity and AI enablement.
- More than half plan significant AI investments in the next 12 months.
- Fragmented and siloed data ecosystems still present a major obstacle.
2. Hybrid Cloud Storage: The Backbone of AI Infrastructure
- AI needs seamless access to diverse, multimodal datasets.
- Hybrid cloud storage supports unification of on-prem and cloud environments.
- Delivers scalable operations, integrated security, and compliance alignment.
3. Market Momentum: $100B in 2024, 16% CAGR Ahead
- Frost & Sullivan reports $100 billion generated by hybrid cloud storage in 2024.
- Forecasted 16% CAGR over the next six years, driven by data and AI growth.
- The need for resilient, high-performance storage solutions is accelerating adoption.
4. Expert Insight: AI Needs Unified, Compliant Storage
- Karyn Price, Industry Principal at Frost & Sullivan, underscores that:
“AI demands access to unified, multimodal data… hybrid cloud storage is foundational.”
5. 2025 Frost Radar™: Hybrid Cloud Storage Market Leaders
- Frost Radar™ evaluates key players based on innovation and growth potential.
- Highlighted leaders include:
- Nasuni, CTERA, and Panzura: Standout innovators in AI-ready, secure storage.
- Cloudian, Hammerspace, LucidLink, NetApp, Peer Software: Key contributors reshaping data infrastructure.
- Features emphasized: global data access, edge-to-cloud scalability, and security integration.
As AI becomes central to enterprise strategy, hybrid cloud storage emerges as the infrastructure backbone enabling this transformation. With growing investment in AI and the demand for unified, secure, and scalable data solutions, organizations are adopting hybrid models to break down silos and support next-generation innovation. Frost & Sullivan’s latest analysis points to a competitive, fast-moving market—where agility, performance, and AI-readiness are the new standards for success.
