2014 Cloud Computing Survey

Current Developments and Opportunities

Cloud Computing

Purpose and Methodology

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Survey Sample

Total Respondents 1,672

Margin of Error +/- 2.7

Audience Base CIO, Computerworld, CSO,

InfoWorld, ITworld, Network

World and TechWorld sites

–plus IDG UK, IDG

Sweden, email, and

LinkedIn forums.

Survey Method

Survey Goal

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.

Collection Online Questionnaire

Number of

Questions 47 (incl. demographics)

Source: 2014 IDG Enterprise Cloud Computing Study

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Organizations Continue to Explore Cloud Opportunities

Q. Which of the following best describes your organization’s current stance on cloud deployments?


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Cloud Adoption Grows as a Business Staple

18%

25%

57%

15%

24%

61%

13%

18%

69%

Plan to use cloud-based applicationsand/or computing infrastructurevia the cloud within 1 to 3 years

Plan to use cloud-based applicationsand/or computing infrastructure via the

cloud within the next 12 months

Have at least one application or aportion of our computing infrastructure

in the cloud (for example, CRM, applicationdevelopment and testing and disaster recovery)

2014 2013 2012

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.


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Cloud Drives Innovation, Collaboration and Responsiveness

Q. How is the use of cloud computing technology impacting the following at your organization?

17%

42%

46%

49%

51%

55%

56%

56%

58%

61%

63%

20%

23%

7%

16%

10%

22%

4%

11%

6%

6%

8%

52%

17%

34%

22%

20%

15%

28%

25%

26%

24%

17%

11%

18%

13%

13%

19%

8%

12%

8%

10%

9%

12%

IT headcount

IT costs

Demand for new applications

Network bandwidth delivery speeds

End-user satisfaction

IT complexity

Employee collaboration

Need for specialized IT skills

Access to critical business data & applications

IT innovation

IT agility

Increasing Decreasing No impact Not sure


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Large Gap in Cloud Spending Between Enterprise and SMB Organizations

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?

14%

10%

17%

9%

20%

7%6%

1%

5% 5%

20%

14%

40%

$10 million ormore

$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

1,000+

<1,000


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IT Environments Quickly Move to the Cloud

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?

19%

15%

5%

61%

25%

21%

7%

47%

Private Cloud Public Cloud Hybrid Cloud Non-Cloud

Currently

In 18 months


45%

45%

10%

Do Cloud-Related Projects Come Back into IT Ownership?

Yes No Not sure

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Many External Cloud Projects Return to IT

6%

23%

29%

32%

35%

50%

59%

59%

Other

Request/recommendation by other department(s)

Need for more effectivecontract negotiations

Increasing demand on helpdesk/problems by users

Not enough staff/time to manage

Need for standardization (on one platform)

Security concerns

Lack of appropriate skillsets within department


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 cloud-

related project(s) that originated outside the IT organization come back into IT ownership

Factors Driving Projects Back

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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?

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For More Information…


For more information on this study, please contact Sue

Yanovitch, VP of Marketing at [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

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