Cloud Computing. Current Developments and Opportunities

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1 Cloud Computing Current Developments and Opportunities

2 Purpose and Methodology Survey Sample Total Respondents 1,672 Margin of Error +/- 2.7 Audience Base Survey Goal CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, ITworld, Network World and TechWorld sites plus IDG UK, IDG Sweden, , and LinkedIn forums. To measure cloud computing trends among technology decision-makers including usage and plans across various cloud service and deployment models, investments, business drivers and impact on business strategy and plans. Survey Method Collection Number of Questions Online Questionnaire 47 (incl. demographics) 1

3 Organizations Continue to Explore Cloud Opportunities Q. Which of the following best describes your organization s current stance on cloud deployments? 2

4 Cloud Adoption Grows as a Business Staple Have at least one application or a portion of our computing infrastructure in the cloud (for example, CRM, application development and testing and disaster recovery) 57% 61% 69% Plan to use cloud-based applications and/or computing infrastructure via the cloud within the next 12 months 18% 24% 25% Plan to use cloud-based applications and/or computing infrastructure via the cloud within 1 to 3 years 13% 15% 18% Q. What are your organization's plans with regard to utilizing computing infrastructure or applications via the cloud? AND Q. Please rate your level of agreement with the following statement: My organization is evaluating investments in emerging technologies such as software defined networking (SDN) and network virtualization as a way to get the most agility out of its cloud investments. 3

5 Cloud Drives Innovation, Collaboration and Responsiveness IT agility 63% 8% 17% 12% IT innovation 61% 6% 24% 9% Access to critical business data & applications 58% 6% 26% 10% Need for specialized IT skills 56% 11% 25% 8% Employee collaboration 56% 4% 28% 12% IT complexity 55% 22% 15% 8% End-user satisfaction 51% 10% 20% 19% Network bandwidth delivery speeds 49% 16% 22% 13% Demand for new applications 46% 7% 34% 13% IT costs 42% 23% 17% 18% IT headcount 17% 20% 52% 11% Increasing Decreasing No impact Not sure Q. How is the use of cloud computing technology impacting the following at your organization? 4

6 Large Gap in Cloud Spending Between Enterprise and SMB Organizations 40% 14% 17% 20% 20% 14% 10% 1% 9% 5% 5% 7% 6% 1,000+ <1,000 $10 million or more $5 milllion to $9.9 million $1 million to $4.9 million $500,000 to $999,999 $100,000 to $499,999 $50,000 to $99,999 Less than $50,000 Q. Approximately how much will your organization invest in cloud-based services computing (including software, services, training and other related costs) in the next 12 months? 5

7 IT Environments Quickly Move to the Cloud 61% Currently 47% In 18 months 19% 25% 15% 21% 5% 7% Private Cloud Public Cloud Hybrid Cloud Non-Cloud 6 Q. Approximately, what percent of your organization s total IT environment (data, applications, infrastructure, etc.) presently resides in each of the following, and will in 18 months?

8 Many External Cloud Projects Return to IT Do Cloud-Related Projects Come Back into IT Ownership? 10% Factors Driving Projects Back Lack of appropriate skill sets within department Security concerns 59% 59% 45% 45% Need for standardization (on one platform) Not enough staff/time to manage Increasing demand on help desk/problems by users 35% 32% 50% Need for more effective contract negotiations 29% Request/recommendation by other department(s) 23% Yes No Not sure Other 6% Q. Have you encountered instances where a cloud-related project(s) originally initiated outside of the IT organization (i.e., from other areas of your business) come back into IT ownership? Q. What are the main factors that drove the project(s) back into IT ownership? BASE: Encountered instances where cloudrelated project(s) that originated outside the IT organization come back into IT ownership 7

9 Majority Confident in Own Information Security Confidence in Security of Information Assets in the Cloud Q. Considering the current policies and security measures in place at your organization, how confident are you in the security of the information assets your organization has placed in the cloud? 8

10 For More Information For more information on this study, please contact Sue Yanovitch, VP of Marketing at 9