There has been a growing trend in cloud repatriation. According to a Survey done by IDC 80% of customers have moved applications away from the public cloud during 2017 and 2018 with more planning to repatriate more. These companies moved applications to on premise private clouds, Hosted private clouds, and on premise systems. The main reasons listed are Security, cost, performance, regulatory compliance, and reduce management complexity. Most corporations will end up with a Hybrid cloud, with some applications in the cloud and others on premise, or a private cloud.

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