As enterprise organizations continue to expand how they use their data to maximize its potential value, they are increasingly looking to leverage data management and enablement (DM&E) or copy data management (CDM) solutions. The growing use of public cloud infrastructure, especially by those organizations leveraging services from multiple cloud providers, is driving the use of DM&E/CDM capabilities. ESG’s research indicates that the majority of businesses are using data management technology to orchestrate copies or re-use of data, and that cloud-based services and management are the leading drivers when it comes to these solutions.

Respondents use of containerization in a production capacity

The continuous integration and delivery methodology of DevOps represents a means to automate securing hybrid clouds. Integrating security with DevOps—DevSecOps—enables automation use cases across dev, test, and production environments.

Respondent organizations plans for incorporating security processes and controls via its DevOps processes

The leading areas in which respondent organizations plan to employ DevSecOps

But who will champion DevSecOps as part of a hybrid cloud cybersecurity strategy? Many organizations have created a cloud security architect role to drive cloud security strategies including leading the DevSecOps charge.

While many organizations use separate controls to secure separate environments, the intention to unify cybersecurity controls for all server workload types across the infrastructure of a hybrid cloud requires a methodology. Implementing workload-based cybersecurity controls via DevSecOps promises to automate the application of consistent cybersecurity across disparate resources and locations.