HashiCorp State of Cloud Strategy Survey 2024: Forrester’s key recommendations

Forrester Consulting's recommendations following the 2024 HashiCorp State of Cloud Strategy Survey suggest organizations invest in cloud skills, cost optimization, AI, and more. The survey found only 8% of almost 1,200 global enterprise respondents qualified as highly cloud mature. Forrester recommends upskilling cloud teams, focusing on multi-cloud efforts, tackling wasted cloud spend with policies and tools, solidifying cloud security efforts, and experimenting with generative AI to help different parts of their cloud program. The study also highlights the need for investment in modernizing practices like infrastructure as code and addressing skills gaps by training employees in cloud, cybersecurity, and GenAI applications.