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Now, ready to learn more about how the cloud is impacting other businesses across the US? Read on
As cloud continues its mainstream adoption, an increasing number of small and midsize companies are
placing their computing infrastructure and applications in the cloud. Thats the key takeaway from the IDG
2015 Cloud Computing survey.
IDGs survey measured cloud computing trends among 962 technology decision-makers, including usage
and plans across various cloud service and deployment models, investments, and business drivers. The
survey fielded online with the objective of understanding organizational adoption, use cases, and solution
needs with respect to cloud computing.
Companies participating in the survey span the spectrum, including those on the cutting-edge of
adopting innovative cloud technologies, those starting to move at least some of their IT functions to the
cloud, those that have explored the cloud but now plan a move back to an on-premises solution, and
those that arent ready to adopt cloud technology.
And with the unlimited potential of the clouds possibilities coming into greater
focus, emerging tools are launching and competing for budget dollars. Cloud
models that will grow over the next 12 months include Storage as a Service,
Disaster Recovery as a Service, and Monitoring as a Service models.
The promise of cloud computing is also bearing fruit, with 70% of respondents
reporting that access to company data from any location on any device is their
end users favorite cloud benefit. Half of the respondents report that increasing
employee productivity and improving collaboration with co-workers and other stakeholders are two other
key benefits of cloud technologies.
What are the most important factors to consider when deciding whether to migrate
an application to the cloud? Four out of five survey respondents cited the following
three: the importance of the application to daily business operations, the sensitivity of
the data being accessed by the application, and migration costs.
Finally, respondents were quizzed about the areas in which they would most
appreciate help from vendors to promote the benefits of cloud computing to
company stakeholders. Consistent with their reasons for adopting cloud
technologies, respondents said they are primarily looking for vendors to help
them make a business case for how the cloud lowers Total Cost of Ownership
and how it ensures business continuity. Also important: showing how their
solution will improve customer support/services, enable innovation, and
increase speed of deployment.
Conclusion
At a time when all organizations must be flexible to adapt to market needs and changes, cloud is proving
to be a fundamental component of that dynamic. As cloud capabilities and offerings continue to mature
and tech departments get their legacy systems in order, this creates opportunities to innovate to meet the
needs of the business today and tomorrow.
To learn more about what cloud computing can do for your company, go to
www.CloudforTomorrow.com.