While it may seem a sideshow to an IT industry obsessed with public cloud services, hosted private cloud nevertheless holds a unique position in serving multiple scenarios and users. Hosted private cloud bridges the public and private cloud spaces, combining the expertise of a cloud service provider with the isolation of a private cloud, ultimately resulting in higher perceived levels of comfort and control as well as an unhurried pace of change. Adoption of hosted private cloud continues to rise with surprising speed. This report for infrastructure and operations (I&O) pros explores current trends in hosted private cloud adoption, using data from the Forrester Analytics Global Business Technographics® Infrastructure Survey, 2019.