IT decision makers are tackling a major challenge: how can we architect our IT in a way to maximise access to the range and depth of choice the cloud offers, while also having the flexibility to adapt to changing demands? This is a multi-layered problem that few have comprehensively addressed. To better understand the state of play in business multicloud – that being use of multiple deployment environments and a mix of on-premises, private cloud and public cloud services – we surveyed 401 IT decision makers across Europe.