Why 91% of Enterprises Waste Money in the Cloud (and How to Fix It)

USA, Oct 22, 2025

Cloud promised agility, efficiency, and innovation. For many enterprises, the reality has been more complicated. Despite significant investment, most organizations are not realizing the full return they expected. In fact, HashiCorp’s State of Cloud Strategy Survey reveals that ninety-one percent of enterprises admit they are wasting money in the cloud. Only eight percent of organizations qualify as highly cloud mature. The rest are struggling with inefficiencies, cost overruns, and governance gaps that slow down transformation. 

The hard truth is that manual processes and siloed tools cannot keep up with today’s demands. IT teams spend more time fighting complexity than enabling innovation. Finance leaders are caught off guard by unpredictable bills. Security leaders are left exposed to compliance risks. Cloud has become a business-critical foundation, but without discipline and automation, it is also a liability. 

 The Missing Piece: Infrastructure as Code 

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is the strategy that changes the game. By codifying infrastructure, organizations gain a consistent, repeatable way to deploy and manage resources. IaC eliminates the guesswork that leads to cloud waste. It enforces governance at the source of provisioning. It accelerates delivery so that projects once delayed by weeks can move forward in minutes. 

With HashiCorp Terraform, enterprises create a standardized language for infrastructure across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. With HashiCorp Vault, they centralize secrets management and reduce the risk of credential sprawl. Together, these tools empower organizations to control spend, reduce risk, and unlock the agility the cloud was meant to provide. 

 IBM + HashiCorp + Logicalis: A Partnership Built for Impact 

IBM’s acquisition of HashiCorp represents more than a product expansion. It is a signal to the market that automation and governance are essential to the future of hybrid and multi-cloud strategy. When paired with IBM’s leadership in enterprise-grade technology and AI, HashiCorp’s automation platform offers unmatched potential. 

Logicalis is the partner that turns this potential into measurable results. As a long-standing IBM Platinum Partner with deep HashiCorp expertise, Logicalis helps enterprises build modernization strategies that are practical, scalable, and secure. Logicalis guides clients from assessment and roadmap creation through implementation and managed services, ensuring that Infrastructure as Code is not just deployed but embedded as a sustainable business practice. 

The Executive Imperative 

For CIOs, CTOs, CFOs, and CISOs, the message is clear. Without automation and governance, cloud strategies will continue to underdeliver. Infrastructure as Code is not a developer preference. It is an executive imperative that affects cost, risk, and time to market. 

By partnering with Logicalis, enterprises gain more than tools. They gain a strategic ally who can align cloud investments with business outcomes, eliminate inefficiency, and prepare infrastructure for the future of AI and digital innovation. 

Learn More 

The cloud does not have to be a source of waste. With Logicalis + HashiCorp, an IBM Company, it can become a platform for speed, security, and growth. 

Download the HashiCorp Whitepaper and read the Executive Brief to explore how Logicalis can help you transform your cloud strategy into a competitive advantage. 

 

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