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Ask Google AISangfor Technologies, a leading global provider of IT Infrastructure and Cloud Solutions, announced it has been recognized as a Representative Vendor in the 2026 Gartner® Market Guide for Private Clouds.
According to Gartner, “interest in private cloud is increasing for specific workload classes where sovereignty, latency, privacy, cost predictability, and platform control matter,” as organizations accelerate infrastructure modernization and respond to evolving demands such as on-premises AI workloads and digital sovereignty requirements.
To us, the report highlights a rapidly evolving landscape where enterprises are re-evaluating their cloud strategies, balancing flexibility with control, and increasingly adopting private cloud platforms to support critical workloads.
Addressing the Key Drivers of Private Cloud Adoption
Gartner highlights several major drivers behind the resurgence of private cloud, including data sovereignty, security, cost predictability, and the need to support modern workloads such as AI and legacy applications:
- VMware replacement: Pricing pressure since the Broadcom acquisition of VMware has caused many enterprises to rethink their on-premises infrastructure strategies. Many have chosen to pursue private cloud solutions.
- AI inference workloads and agentic AI: Enterprises will not move all of their data to a public cloud (cost, sovereignty requirements, and data security). This is causing AI to be brought to the data in the form of a private cloud platform supporting an AI ecosystem.
- Geopolitical tensions and sovereignty: Rising geopolitical concerns cause uncertainty in many countries, forcing enterprises to seek more control over their IT estates and reduce their dependence on foreign providers and global hyperscalers.
- Application modernization: Private cloud platforms — such as distributed hybrid infrastructure — provide nondisruptive, modern infrastructure capabilities to host traditional workloads and legacy applications that are not easily moved to the public cloud.
- Security and control: Private clouds provide enhanced data protection and isolation from public cloud multitenant risks. Internal data shows a significant reduction in security breaches for companies managing their own infrastructure compared to those using public cloud services, helping organizations comply with strict industry frameworks like GDPR and HIPAA.
Sangfor’s Position in the Private Cloud Landscape
In the report, Sangfor is listed among a broad range of global vendors offering private cloud solutions, which we believe highlights the diversity and competitiveness of today’s evolving market.
Sangfor delivers its private cloud capabilities through the Sangfor Cloud Platform, designed to help organizations build agile, secure, and scalable cloud environments across on-premises and hybrid deployments. The platform integrates compute, storage, networking, security, and cloud management into a unified architecture, simplifying operations while accelerating digital transformation.
As enterprises increasingly explore alternatives to traditional virtualization and seek integrated private cloud platforms, solutions that combine ease of deployment, strong security, and operational efficiency are becoming key evaluation criteria.
Aligned with the key drivers identified in the Gartner report, we believe Sangfor is well-positioned to support enterprise private cloud adoption. Through Sangfor Cloud Platform, organizations can:
- Replace or modernize VMware-dependent environments with fully integrated hyperconverged architecture
- Enable VMware-like operations on-premises through simplified management and intelligent automation
- Support both traditional and cloud-native workloads within a unified platform
- Ensure data sovereignty and strong security control with flexible, localized deployment options
- Achieve cost predictability through streamlined infrastructure and optimized licensing models
- Support emerging AI-driven workloads with next-generation HCI capabilities, delivering seamless compatibility with diverse AI agent scenarios and providing ready-to-use environments and components.
We believe the growing momentum behind private cloud reflects a fundamental shift in how organizations balance innovation with control. To us, being recognized as a Representative Vendor in the Gartner® Market Guide reinforces our commitment to helping customers modernize their infrastructure, especially those seeking viable alternatives to traditional virtualization platforms. With Sangfor Cloud Platform, we aim to provide a simple, reliable, secure, and affordable path to private and hybrid cloud adoption, enabling enterprises to confidently support future workloads including AI.
Keith Lee, Cloud Product Director of Sangfor International Market Department
Looking Ahead: Hybrid Cloud and AI-Ready Infrastructure
Gartner predicts that 90% of organizations will adopt a hybrid cloud approach through 2027, making the ability to synchronize data securely across private and public environments a top priority.
At the same time, the rapid rise of AI and data-intensive applications is reshaping infrastructure requirements, driving demand for platforms that can deliver high performance, strong data governance, and secure, localized processing capabilities.
Looking ahead, Sangfor remains committed to helping organizations navigate this transformation. With its unified cloud platform, Sangfor aims to support seamless hybrid cloud integration while enabling AI-ready infrastructure that meets evolving business, regulatory, and technological demands.
By combining simplicity, security, and scalability, Sangfor is focused on empowering enterprises to build resilient, future-ready cloud environments that can adapt to the next wave of innovation.
Additional Resources
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Source:
Gartner Inc., Market Guide for Private Clouds, By Dennis Smith, Ed Anderson, Published 18 May 2026.
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About Sangfor Technologies
Sangfor Technologies is a global leader in cybersecurity, cloud computing, and IT infrastructure, providing fully integrated and AI-driven solutions. Founded in 2000 and publicly listed since 2018 (STOCK CODE: 300454.SZ), Sangfor serves over 100,000 customers worldwide, including 28,000+ organizations using its hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) solutions – spanning Fortune Global 500 companies, government institutions, universities, and healthcare organizations. With over 7,000 employees and more than 70 branch offices across APAC, EMEA, and LATAM, the company is committed to delivering on its mission to Make Your Digital and AI Transformation Simpler and Secure.
