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Key Findings: Nearly all U.S. companies use some type of cloud computing, but
few have a comprehensive cloud computing strategy yet. Increasingly
heterogeneous application environments are creating integration challenges.
Ad hoc implementation of cloud applications: Use of the cloud for databases, collaboration,
email, accounting and other applications is happening in most companies (even SMBs). Very few
companies have adopted comprehensive cloud computing strategies, however: it is happening
on an application-by-application basis.
Full commitment to cloud computing is spotty, and comprehensive company-wide plans are
rare: Fewer than 10% of companies have adopted a comprehensive, company-wide cloud
computing plan. Nearly a third of large companies are actively working towards such a plan; but
most companies are currently dealing with a patchwork of cloud and non-cloud applications.
IT Professionals now see themselves as the champions of cloud computing : More than half of
IT professionals are proactively pushing cloud computing at their organizations; while non-IT
execs and line of business managers are more commonly resistant or concerned about cloud.
Improvements in cloud technologies, continuing economic volatility and server virtualization
are spurring cloud computing adoption. Overall, businesses are reactive to cloud computing, but
IT departments are taking note of recent improvements in cloud solutions as their initial
skepticism is fading away.
Ad hoc nature of cloud applications is creating integration and security challenges. Since IT
architecture heterogeneity is now the status quo, IT departments are looking for expert
consulting to deal with application, security and compliance challenges.
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80%
60%
40%
32
16 22
20%
33
31
17 17
10
33
29
16
19
12
0%
Adopted a
comprehensive plan
within company
Working toward a
comprehensive plan
within company
Company Size
Small
3
Mid-size
Large
Base: All respondents. n=223 Q4: Which of the following best describes your companys level of commitment to cloud computing?
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What if I'm not ready to move everything to the cloud? I have yet to
speak to an enterprise customer who thinks it is realistic to move 100%
of their computing to the cloud...These organizations need a strategy
for how the cloud meets their business goals without disrupting the
complex environments. TechNet.com
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% Resistive
IT Department
23
34
End-users
52
17
26
15
40
12
% of respondents
Base: All respondents. n=223 Q5: How would you best characterize the following
groups' current outlook with respect to implementing cloud computing solutions
within your company?
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IT departments perceive many recent improvements in cloudbased technologies, which helps explain their change in attitude
Customers are also turning to cloud in response to continued economic
uncertainty, and many see private and hybrid cloud computing as a logical next
step after virtualizing most of their server infrastructure
Cloud Computing Drivers
48
39
39
34
Improvements in security
Increasing reliability of WAN or Internet connectivity
33
33
31
26
21
18
25%
50%
% of respondents
Base: All respondents. n=223 Q6: What's driving your company to use or consider using cloud computing solutions? Select all that apply.
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Security/compliance
35
Integration
28
Network infrastructure
25
Custom application
24
22
Cloud delivery
22
19
Infrastructure readiness
18
Management of implementation
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
% of respondents
Base: All respondents. n=223 Q7: Which of the following cloud-computing related services is your company likely to pay third-party companies for
in the future? Select all that apply.
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On Security Challenges:
I'm spending a lot more time on cloud computing security than I ever
imagined. I've always been focused on information-centric (data)
security, and the combination of cloud computing adoption, APT-style
threats, the consumerization of IT, and compliance are finally driving
real interest and adoption of data security. securosis.com/blog
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On Integration
Challenges:
With the explosion of
cloud solutions and the
change in buying pattern
for these services (from
IT to the business) the
key challenge is to make
sure that the integration
of these services in to the
IT support processes take
place.
EnterpriseCIOForum.com
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On Integration Challenges:
If you are on a cloud-based accounting system, and a cloud-based email system, and these are at two separate cloud providers: you could
lose [integrated] functionality. This lack of integration is what stopped
us from putting e-mail in the cloud. We have too many integrated
systems that make it necessary to keep our e-mail on premise.
sbnonline.com
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11
12
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