For the second consecutive quarter, a survey conducted by Gartner, Inc. revealed that dependence on a specific cloud provider for multiple business capabilities is one of the top five emerging risks for organizations. “The risk associated with cloud concentration is fast losing its ‘emerging’ status as it is becoming a widely recognized risk for most enterprises,” said Ran Xu, director, research in the Gartner Legal Risk & Compliance Practice. “Many organizations are now in a position where they would face severe disruption in the event of the failure of a single provider.”

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