India, Aug. 4 -- A hybrid cloud isn't just a buzzword anymore. It's how enterprises are running their IT. And Hitachi Vantara's latest move, bringing its Virtual Storage Platform One Software-Defined Storage (VSP One SDS) to Google Cloud Marketplace, shows just how serious things have become.

Cloud adoption has moved far beyond experimentation. A 2025 report says nearly 80% of organisations are already running multiple public clouds. Another 60% have private cloud deployments too. That's a lot of complexity.

And the rise of AI is only making things trickier. Nearly half of IT and security leaders, 47%, say their biggest challenge is limited visibility across these hybrid setups. Managing storage in this landscape isn't just about cost a...