Workload Awareness Is Vital October 2014
Study Goals For this report, IDC conducted a survey of large enterprises around the globe to explore public, private, and hybrid cloud IT adoption trends. A key focus of the research: evaluate worldwide enterprise IT cloud strategies and workload priorities. Respondents had enterprise-wide knowledge of cloud environments and represented a variety of industries. Total Employees Worldwide Regions Revenues 16% 24% 29% 15% 36% 13% 32% 28% 25% 31% 14% 37% n 1000 to 4,999 n 5,000 to 14,999 n 15,000 to 29,000 n 30,000+ n US/Canada n EMEA n AP n LATAM n Under $2B n $2B to under $4B n Over $4B n Don t Know N = 638 Base = All Respondents pg 2
93% of Large Enterprises Worldwide are Taking Cloud Seriously 36.1% 32.3% Overall, how would you describe your organization s current approach to cloud? 24.5% 22.0% 6.6% Currently use/ in process of implementing private cloud Evaluating but no formal decisions yet Currently use/ in the process of implementing public cloud Educating ourselves No interest in cloud at this time N = 604 Base = All respondents that agreed with cloud definition provided in survey Notes: Managed by IDC s Quantitative Research Group.; Data Not Weighted; Multiple dichotomous table - total will not sum to 100%; Use caution when interpreting small pg 3
Business Agility is the Priority: 73% Expect Cloud to Improve IT s Ability to Support the Business Will improve IT s ability to support the business 73% Will have limited or no impact on IT s ability to support the business 27% To what extent do you believe the use of cloud computing will improve IT s ability to provide support for the business in the next two years? Please use a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 means It will not improve IT s ability at all and 5 means It will significantly improve IT s ability. N = 564 Base = Respondents indicated organization using or considering to implement cloud computing sample sizes Scale: 1-It will not improve IT s ability at all 5-It will significantly improve IT s ability pg 4
Hybrid Cloud Becomes Dominant Strategy by 2015 23% 32% 45% n Private cloud n Public cloud n Non-cloud 2015 Overall, when you consider all of your organization s production workloads, what percent do you expect will be deployed in the following environments by 2015? N = 564 Base = Respondents indicated organization using or considering implementation of cloud computing pg 5
Most Widely-Used Public Cloud Production Workloads Focus on Commerce, Mobility and Collaboration Percentage of all cloud users expecting to deploy this type of workload into public cloud 19.7% 17.2% 16.8% 15.8% 14.9% E-commerce/ customer/partner services and support Mobile Applications and Device Management ERP including finance, HR and CRM/sales force automation N = 564 Base = Respondents indicated organization using/plan to implement cloud computing Collaboration and end user productivity including email, content management, and training New cloud enabled revenue generating business services pg 6
Most Widely-Used Private Cloud Production Workloads Emphasize Large-Scale Data Volumes and Infrastructure Needs 42.9% 42.4% 42.2% 41.0% 40.8% Percentage of all cloud users expecting to deploy this type of workload into private cloud Content serving and archiving Database, Big Data & Analytics Virtual Desktop (VDI) On-demand compute and storage IT resources ERP including finance, HR and CRM/sales force automation N = 564 Base = Respondents indicated organization using/plan to implement cloud computing pg 7
90% of Cloud Strategies Still Maturing Workload Awareness is Often Missing Overall, using the maturity scale shown below, how would you describe your organization s cloud strategy and operational environment today? Ad hoc 12% Too soon to tell 13% Optimized 10% Repeatable 13% Other 4% Opportunistic 22% Managed 30% The Top 10%: Optimized Cloud Characteristics Workload awareness Consistent SLAs across hybrid public and private cloud architectures Unified software defined management across compute, storage and network Broad support for open source Readiness for container based application and workload management N = 564 Base = Respondents indicated organization using/plan to implement cloud computing pg 8
Use of Workload Tiers Indicates Mature Workload Awareness Does your organization classify workloads into priority tiers (e.g., Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3)? Which of the following are considered primary characteristics of Tier 1 workloads? 70.8% 70.1% No 31% Don t know 9% Yes 60% Need for reliable, predictable performance Confidential info protection, regulatory or security reqs 56.8% 47.4% 40.6% Revenueproducing workloads Audit & change control requirements Scale of data managed and protected 1.6% Other N = 638 Base = All Respondents Notes: Managed by IDC s Quantitative Research Group.; Data Not Weighted; Use caution when interpreting small N = 384 Base = Respondents indicated organization classify workloads into priority Tiers Notes: Managed by IDC s Quantitative Research Group.; Data Not Weighted; Multiple dichotomous table - total will not sum to 100%; Use caution when interpreting small pg 9
Workload Awareness: A Sign of Cloud Maturity Mature Cloud Users More Likely to Use Workload Tiers 81.0% Does your organization classify workloads into priority Tiers (eg. Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3)? 66.3% 68.9% 64.0% 58.5% 40.8% Optimized Managed Repeatable Opportunistic Ad hoc To soon to tell N = 564 Base = Respondents indicated organization using/plan to implement cloud computing pg 10
Workload-Aware Organizations Recognize Value of Open Technologies to Cloud Strategies 42.7% 40.9% 51.7% 21.3% Docker is important to cloud strategy Openstack is important to cloud strategy n No, do not designate Tiers n Yes, designate Tiers N = 564 Base = Respondents indicated organization using/plan to implement cloud computing pg 11
Workload Awareness Links Cloud Strategies to Business SLAs 34.9% 30.2% Which statement best describes your organization s plans for supporting Tier 1 workloads in any cloud environment? 12.5% 11.7% 10.4% Equally likely to deploy onto private or public clouds if costs & SLAs are consistent Only consider deploying Tier 1 workloads into private clouds Tier 1 workloads will be some of the last workloads moved to any kind of cloud We do not plan to move any Tier 1 workloads to cloud Preference to deploy Tier 1 workloads onto public clouds N = 384 Base = Respondents indicated organization classify workloads into priority Tiers pg 12
Workload Awareness Emphasizes Critical Role of Storage, Data Management, and Data Protection for Cloud With respect to storage, which statement(s) best describe your cloud strategy? 44.4% 29.3% Data mgt, backup, data protection and storage are top priority issues 39.4% 27.4% Data confidentiality & access control are top priority issues 37.7% 26.2% Concerned about cost of storage in cloud and are working to optimize 14.8% Storage not part of cloud strategy 20.7% n Yes, designate tiers (N = 358) n Do not designate tiers (N = 164) Base = Respondents indicated organization using/plan to implement cloud computing Notes: Managed by IDC s Quantitative Research Group.; Data Not Weighted; Multiple dichotomous table - total will not sum to 100%; Use caution when interpreting small pg 13
Mature Organizations Recognize Data Management & Storage Vital to Cloud With respect to storage, which statement(s) best describe your cloud strategy? 47.5% 28.4% 27.9% Data mgt, backup, data protection and storage are top priority issues 38.2% 36.9% 34.2% Data confidentiality & access control are top priority issues Concerned about cost of storage in cloud and are working to optimize 43.2% 34.2% Focusing first on compute/apps but will focus on storage in next 12-18 months n Ad hoc/opportunistic (N = 190) n Repeatable/managed/ optimized (N =301) Base = Respondents indicated organization using/plan to implement cloud computing Notes: Managed by IDC s Quantitative Research Group.; Data Not Weighted; Multiple dichotomous table - total will not sum to 100%; Use caution when interpreting small pg 14
Effective Hybrid Cloud Management Requires Workload Awareness Workload awareness = detailed understanding of these requirements for individual workloads: Performance Security Compliance Data Protection Storage Automation pg 15