The Future Of Enterprise San In Hybrid Cloud
Hitachi Vantara, Monday, December 29th, 2025
Hybrid cloud adoption isn't slowing down any time soon, with worldwide IT spending expected to total $6.08 trillion in 2026 - an increase of 9.8% from 2025.
The pace of growth, driven by AI adoption and data center investment, means many IT leaders face a common dilemma: With 70% of CIOs citing governance and compliance as their top challenge in cloud adoption, how can enterprises embrace Azure governance and automation, without abandoning SAN investments that underpin mission-critical workloads?
Until recently, Azure Local was synonymous with hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) and Storage Spaces Direct (S2D). Now, Azure Local offers support for external SAN storage, allowing businesses to maintain their existing SAN strategies while embracing Azure's cloud-based operations. At the heart of this collaboration is SAN - Hitachi VSP One Block, for practical modernization paths that avoid unnecessary complexity.