2025年金融行业混合云负载均衡市场快照：数字化转型、人工智能、数字韧性与合规监管下的优先级与挑战

Table of Contents Introduction.................................................................................................................................................................................3Digital Transformation........................................................................................................................................................3Artificial Intelligence...........................................................................................................................................................3Regulatory Compliance.......................................................................................................................................................3Cybersecurity.......................................................................................................................................................................3Key Findings.................................................................................................................................................................................4 Introduction Financial services (finservs) organizations like commercial and investment banks, credit unions, and fintech providers Artificial Intelligence Digital Transformation AI workloads are placing new demands on technologyinfrastructure. Without careful resource management, GenAIapplications can easily saturate the network and degradeperformance for other critical applications. Real-time inference Amid intense competitive pressure, organizations are movingfast to modernize their technology. Hybrid cloud environments,software-based solutions, and digital-native applications are Regulatory Compliance Cybersecurity The list of mandates keeps growing. GDPR, CCPA, and the EU AIAct impose strict requirements for the way data is stored, used,and governed. DORA calls for higher levels of visibility, control, and Finservs have long been a favorite target of cybercriminals,and a new generation of AI-powered threats are increasing therisk. Organizations have to strengthen their protection against Whether delivered through a standalone device or an application delivery controller (ADC), load balancing can play a valuable role in addressingthese challenges. By optimally distributing workloads across environments and preventing single points of failure, companies can improve This report draws on recent financial industry survey data to explore the role of load balancing at today’s financial services organizations—and Key Findings Nearly half ofU.S. finserv firmshave moved to To learn more about the state of load balancing in finserv, A10 commissioned two surveys: An A10 and Gatepoint Research survey of U.S. finserv executivesModern Application Delivery Strategiesfor Hybrid CloudsAn A10 and Opinion Matters survey of in-house finserv IT professionals in EMEA themedNetwork Load The surveys focused both on the experience of participants with their current load balancing solutionand their concerns moving forward as they address future needs. Questions addressed areas including: Security anddigital resiliencyare top priorities forboth U.S. execs andEMEA IT professionals, How successful do you think your organization has been with migrating applications to the cloud, Security What are your top initiatives and priorities in the coming year?What are your top application delivery or load balancing challenges?What issues do you have with your load balancing solution, and what would prompt youto reevaluate your choice? Key findings: Nearly half of U.S. finserv firms have moved to hybrid cloud (48%)Security and digital resiliency are top priorities for both U.S. execs and EMEA IT professionals,including a focus on AI-related threatsVendor support is the top consideration in choosing an ADC provider or changing to another Vendor support isthe top considerationin choosing an ADCprovider or changing Mixed Results for Finserv Cloud Migration of U.S. execsreport highlysuccessful app While not traditionally early adopters, established financial services firmsare now pushing the pace of innovation to compete with digital-native finservs. However, the success of these efforts has not been uniform. Only a quarter of U.S. finserv professionalsare enthusiastic about their experiences moving to the cloud; the majority (54%) report that they’ve only In this light, it’s no surprise that 81 percent of U.S. professionals continue to use on-premises datacenters—including 33 percent who do so exclusively and 48 percent pursuing a hybrid strategy. Among of U.S. finservshost applicationsboth on-prem and This market share distribution is almost perfectly reversed in EMEA, where IT professionals opt primarily forGoogle Cloud (42%) followed by Oracle (33%), AWS (25%), and Azure (17%). Cloud adoption in general is strongin these regions, with 42 percent of IT professionals pursuing a cloud-first strategy, a model in which all newappl