In 2022, 33 percent of respondents globally believe that application workloads will move freely across clouds in the future to guarantee availability. Further, since 2019, leaders have consistently stated that leveraging different application services is a primary driver for workloads to move across clouds. This indicates that information technology (IT) leaders are looking to advance their multicloud strategies in the coming years to secure different advantages for their businesses.
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Do you believe that one day application workloads will move freely across clouds and what will be the primary driver?
Characteristic
Yes, to guarantee availability
Yes, to leverage different application services (ex. AI/ML, big data analytics, business intelligence, IoT, etc.)
Yes, to minimize the cost to serve
No, I do not believe that application workloads will ever move freely across clouds
2019
28%
34%
21%
17%
2020
29%
31%
23%
17%
2021
31%
28%
24%
18%
2022
33%
25%
21%
21%
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Turbonomic. (July 22, 2022). Do you believe that one day application workloads will move freely across clouds and what will be the primary driver? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1223606/application-workloads-move-across-clouds-multicloud/
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Turbonomic. (2022). Do you believe that one day application workloads will move freely across clouds and what will be the primary driver?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1223606/application-workloads-move-across-clouds-multicloud/
Turbonomic. "Do You Believe That One Day Application Workloads Will Move Freely across Clouds and What Will Be The Primary Driver?." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1223606/application-workloads-move-across-clouds-multicloud/
Turbonomic, Do you believe that one day application workloads will move freely across clouds and what will be the primary driver? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1223606/application-workloads-move-across-clouds-multicloud/ (last visited August 14, 2025)
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