To meet the technology demands of the digital era, businesses require an IT environment that is flexible, scalable, secure, and cost-effective. For most IT leaders, this means implementing a hybrid cloud. By transforming the corporate data center into an efficient pool of resources that can seamlessly interface with public clouds, organizations can ensure optimal deployment of each workload and data set. It’s not surprising that 80% of IT leaders say that their hybrid cloud strategy is essential to remaining competitive in their industry; and 75% say the cloud is the most critical part of their entire digital transformation strategy.