SINGAPORE, 4 September 2025 – The IDC report titled Cloud Adoption Trends in Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) — Industry View, shows enterprises across Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI), Manufacturing, Retail, and Healthcare accelerating cloud adoption to meet business, technology, and regulatory demands. Organizations are shifting toward hybrid and private cloud strategies to address data sovereignty, cybersecurity, and more predictable cost models. Industry clouds are gaining traction for faster time to value with pre-integrated, compliance-ready capabilities and sector-specific data models.
What industries are doing now
• Healthcare: Adopting healthcare clouds with built-in compliance, secure data exchange, and AI-assisted diagnostics to improve outcomes and meet privacy mandates.
• BFSI: Deploying financial services clouds that enable real-time risk analytics, fraud detection, and localized regulatory reporting.
• Manufacturing: Using industrial clouds to integrate IoT, digital twins, and supply chain analytics for efficiency and predictive maintenance.
• Retail: Turning to cloud platforms to unify customer data for AI-driven personalization and omnichannel inventory management.
“Companies across the region from various sectors are increasingly prioritizing cloud investments—not just for infrastructure, but as a strategic driver of transformation, resilience, and growth,” Shouvik Nag, senior research analyst, Asia Pacific, IDC. “These investments enhance efficiency and strengthen technical and operational capabilities. Industry-specific cloud solutions are reshaping how businesses in APEJ approach cloud transformation. By leveraging innovative software, tailored service stacks, sector-specific data models, and compliance frameworks, organizations can achieve better outcomes while staying aligned with industry mandates.”
To learn more about this IDC report, contact Shouvik Nag at snag@idc.com.For media queries, please contact Michael De La Cruz at mdelacruz@idc.com or Miguel Carreon mcarreon@idc.com.
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