European CloudOps and Cloud Governance

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Archana Venkatraman

Research Director, Cloud Data Management, IDC Europe

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Filippo Vanara

Senior Research Analyst, European CloudOps, IDC



Hybrid cloud and multicloud are norms in Europe, with the focus as much on cross-cloud consistency, standardization, operations, and governance as it is on migration. Hybrid-cloud investments this decade center around optimizing cloud operations through ITSM, observability, AI/ML and automation, and self-driving autonomous infrastructure. IDC's European CloudOps and Cloud Governance service covers systems management, infrastructure operations (AIOps), financial operations (FinOps), container management, and sustainability (GreenOps) challenges. It also analyzes trends, challenges, and investment strategies around cloud operations, optimization, and governance, as well as covering all the evolving "ops" market trends and technologies.


Markets and Subjects Analyzed


  • Cross cloud management, automation, and orchestration
  • Full-stack observability
  • Multicloud platform management
  • Multicloud maturity and end-user requirements
  • CloudOps and AIOps
  • Container adoption, maturity, and management
  • FinOps and cloud cost optimization
  • Cloud sustainability (GreenOps)
  • Cloud center of excellence and cloud governance
  • Cloud control plane and unified management
  • European customers' hybrid and multicloud management challenges

Core Research


  • FinOps Market Perspective: Cross Cloud Operations and Governance Needs
  • Market Analysis Perspective: European System and Service Management Software
  • Multicloud Trends in Europe: Survey Highlights
  • AIOps: Observability
  • European System and Service Management Software Market Shares
  • European System and Service Management Software Forecast
  • Vendor Profiles — Cloud Monitoring and Management Vendors
  • Multicloud in Europe — Scenarios and Implications for IT Buyers
  • Infrastructure Learnings from Interviews with European xSPs
  • European Service Provider Cloud Management
  • FinOps and GreenOps Market Perspective: How These Two Approaches Come Together

In addition to the insight provided in this service, IDC may conduct research on specific topics or emerging market segments via research offerings that require additional IDC funding and client investment.


Key Questions Answered


  1. What are the drivers of hybrid multicloud in Europe?
  2. What are the cross-cloud operational needs and management software market opportunities?
  3. What are end users' FinOps needs, challenges, and investment plans, and what are the benefits of FinOps for end users?
  4. Who are the leaders and emerging vendors in the European multicloud management market?
  5. What is the impact of multicloud adoption on operations in Europe?
  6. How can European IT buyers orchestrate multicloud via hardware, software, and process adjustments?
  7. What is the value of observability, automation, AIOps, and full-stack monitoring?
  8. How can organizations leverage monitoring, observability, and cross-cloud management to succeed in multicloud strategies?
  9. Who are the key providers of multicloud management tools in the European market?
  10. What do European service providers need to build a successful multicloud business?
  11. What are the readiness levels of and major challenges for IT buyers building multicloud in Europe?
  12. What are the key annual market shares of system management software vendors in Europe?
  13. What does a cross-cloud control plane look like?

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