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In the 2026 Gartner® Market Guide for Private Clouds
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Source: Gartner Inc., Market Guide for Private Clouds, By Dennis Smith, Ed Anderson, Published 18 May 2026.
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“Interest in private cloud is increasing for specific workload classes where sovereignty, latency, privacy, cost predictability, and platform control matter.”
Source: Gartner Inc., Market Guide for Private Clouds, By Dennis Smith, Ed Anderson, Published 18 May 2026.
Addressing the Key Drivers of Private Cloud Adoption
Major drivers behind the resurgence of private cloud identified by Gartner
AI Inference Workloads and Agentic AI
Enterprises will not move all of their data to a public cloud (cost, sovereignty requirements, and data security). This is causing AI to be brought to the data in the form of a private cloud platform supporting an AI ecosystem.
Geopolitical Tensions and Sovereignty
Rising geopolitical concerns cause uncertainty in many countries, forcing enterprises to seek more control over their IT estates and reduce their dependence on foreign providers and global hyperscalers.
Application Modernization
Private cloud platforms — such as distributed hybrid infrastructure — provide nondisruptive, modern infrastructure capabilities to host traditional workloads and legacy applications that are not easily moved to the public cloud.
Security and Control
Private clouds provide enhanced data protection and isolation from public cloud multitenant risks. Internal data shows a significant reduction in security breaches for companies managing their own infrastructure compared to those using public cloud services, helping organizations comply with strict industry frameworks like GDPR and HIPAA.
Looking Ahead: Hybrid Cloud and AI-Ready Infrastructure
Aligned with the key drivers identified in the Gartner report, we believe Sangfor is well-positioned to support enterprise private cloud adoption. Through Sangfor Cloud Platform, organizations can:
Enable VMware-like operations on-premises through simplified management and intelligent automation
Support both traditional and cloud-native workloads within a unified platform
Ensure data sovereignty and strong security control with flexible, localized deployment options
Achieve cost predictability through streamlined infrastructure and optimized licensing models
Support emerging AI-driven workloads with next-generation HCI capabilities, delivering seamless compatibility with diverse AI agent scenarios and providing ready-to-use environments and components.
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