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'Multicloud' World, Not Just Hybrid

The channel should get use to hearing the term "multicloud" from Cisco.

According to a Cisco commissioned study with research firm IDC of 30,000 executives across the globe, 81 percent of customers are evaluating or using public cloud; 73 percent have hybrid cloud strategy; and 84 percent will use multiple clouds. The multicloud world is not just about public and private cloud for customers, but things like Software-as-a-Service and managed clouds, Mohr said.

"As cloud is changing, multicloud is now a new term you're going to hear from Cisco along with hybrid cloud," said Mohr.