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Focus & Motivators
The concept of cloud computing has transitioned
from being an emerging technology to a mainstream
powerhouse going beyond basic storage.
Since 2011, cloud
computing has
seen a rise in
utilization
57%
51%
Plan to use
cloud in the
next year
Using
cloud
now*
Plan to use
cloud in
1 – 3 years
61%
69%
72%
70%
20%
25%
24%
18%
16%
16%
21%
18%
15%
13%
11%
14%
*have at least one application in the cloud
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Since 2014, we can see that having at least one application
in the cloud has transitioned to the norm. So what else is
happening in the cloud landscape? IDG Enterprise’s 2016
Cloud Computing research lets you know.
Exploring Cloud Adoption
Adoption
isn’t over…
56%
of organizations are still
identifying IT operations that
are candidates for cloud hosting
The most popular applications for cloud solutions
Email/
messaging
Collaboration
& conferencing
solutions
Secure file
sharing and
storage
CRM &
salesforce
automation
Data storage
& data
management
47% 41% 33% 31% 29%
top factors
to consider
with cloud
Migration
The sensitivity of the
data being accessed by
the application
The importance of
the application to daily
business operations
The cost associated
with migrating the
application
82%
76%
74%
52% state this as
critical to consider
43%
plan to migrate
data storage/data
management and
business/data
analytics to the
cloud in 1-3 years
Fuel Behind Cloud Implementation
28%
Average
Investment
$1.62M $3.03M $286K
enterprise
of total IT budget will be allocated to
cloud computing within the next year
Who influences the cloud purchase process?
SMB
CIO or Top IT Executive
90% enterprise 79% SMB
Hopes for Cloud
technologies
74% enterprise 81% SMB
Lower total cost
of ownership
84% enterprise 62% SMB
Replace on-premise
legacy technology
73% enterprise 71% SMB
Enable business
continuity
84%
CEO
77%
IT Architect
72%
CFO
72%
CSO/CISO/Head of IT Security
69%
80% enterprise 59% SMB
42%
35%
33%
26% enterprise 39% SMB
Are using
Are using
62%
60%
26%
Are using
Use of Cloud Models & Services
A percentage of an organization’s
total IT environment may reside
in multiple models
private
cloud
public
cloud
hybrid
cloud
Currently
In 18 months
Private 23%
Public 15%
Hybrid 7%
Services
28%
22%
10%
Other deployed services
Cloud budgets
are focused on
these services
Software
-as-aService
30%
Infrastructure
-as-a-Service
19%
Platform-as-a-Service
n
45%
Backup-as-a-Service
n
Disaster Recovery-as-a-Service
n
Security-as-a-Service
n
Storage-as-a-Service
72%
6%
Other
of orgs have already
deployed Storage-as-aService, followed by Disaster
Recovery-as-a-Service (58%)
How Will the Adoption Get Done?
Cloud Impact on a Personnel Level
Collaborate
with other
business units
or departments
Rethink IT
organizational
structure
Retrain or
reposition
current IT staff
Seek new
IT talent
and skills
51% 39% 46% 36% 40% 32% 38% 31%
enterprise
SMB
70%
enterprise
SMB
enterprise
SMB
of enterprise organizations
report to adding new roles
due to cloud investments
enterprise
SMB
More than a third
of IT decision-makers
say that lack of the
right cloud skill sets
is a challenge to
implementing a cloud
computing strategy
35% cloud architect/engineer
30% cloud systems administrator
29% security architect/engineer
Challenges to Cloud Adoption
2016’s Top
Challenges
Concerns
about where
data is
stored
53%
52%
Concerns
about
security
Concerns
about
vendor
lock-in
Do challenges differ by model?
Private 24%
Concerns about
vendor lock-in
22%
Lack of the right skill sets to
manage and derive maximum
value from cloud investments
21%
Concerns about security
of cloud computing solutions
PUBLIC 43%
Concerns about where
data is stored
41%
21%
Concerns about security
of cloud computing solutions
Hybrid 24%
Concerns about security
of cloud computing solutions
19%
18%
18%
44%
Concerns about
vendor lock-in
Concerns about where
data is stored
Concerns about
vendor lock-in
Lack of the right skill sets to
manage and derive maximum
value from cloud investments
But...organizations are getting more
comfortable with public cloud security
37%
40% 35%
32%
44%
29% 25%
33% 31%
Uncertain
ability to
audit provider
45% 41%
30%
2014
2015
2016
Uncertain
ability to
recover data
2014
2015
2016
Uncertain that
provider meets
regulatory
compliance
requirements
2014
2015
2016
40%
2014
2015
2016
56% 41%
Uncertain ability
to enforce
security policies
at a provider site
2014
2015
2016
Access across
an untrusted
network
IDG Enterprise Cloud Computing Survey 2016
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