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While AI is accelerating cloud adoption, organizations’ reasons for migrating their systems and applications to the cloud remain relatively consistent: a desire to lower capital expenditures, increase agility in a fast-paced business environment, and improve availability of business-critical resources.

Flexera’s 2024 State of the Cloud Report underscores organizations’ consistent desire to make the most of cloud: Asked about their cloud initiatives for the year, 71% of respondents reported that they were working to optimize their existing use of cloud—making this the top cloud initiative for the eighth consecutive year. Organizations are also still working to shift more of the business to cloud: The next-most-popular initiatives were migrating more workloads to cloud (cited by 58%) and progressing on a cloud-first strategy (48%).

But while moving to the cloud will always deliver significant benefits, the demands of business are fast evolving, requiring organizations from all industries

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