The Cloud Reset: DevOps Brings Workloads Back to Private Clouds
devops.com, Thursday, October 23rd, 2025
Many DevOps teams are hitting the reset button and rebalancing their use of public versus private clouds after a decade of 'public cloud-first' strategies.
Recent research reveals that 69% of enterprises are considering moving workloads from public cloud back to private environments. DevOps teams' desire for greater control, security and cost predictability is largely driving this shift. Indeed, 92% of IT leaders say they trust private cloud more for security and compliance needs than public cloud
The shift to private cloud is very DevOps-driven. This is because all stakeholders can benefit. DevOps teams benefit from the private cloud's stability and how existing or future investments in on-premises infrastructure are complemented and maintained. With the benefits cloud computing offers (automation, scalability and self-service), DevOps teams are better able to manage security and meet compliance needs, especially when data sovereignty is concerned. Additional benefits for the business DevOps stakeholders include how private cloud can help reduce rapidly rising public cloud costs.