Future of Cloud Computing Survey Reveals New Drivers for Cloud Adoption

June 21st, 2011 Kevin Martinez

North Bridge Venture Partners announced Wednesday the results of its Future of Cloud Computing Survey at GigaOM Structure Conference in San Francisco. The survey was conducted in partnership with GigaOM Pro and The 451 Group and supported by more than 30 industry collaborators. It captures current perceptions and future expectations of cloud computing from industry experts, users and vendors of cloud software, support and services.

A total of 413 respondents participated in the survey, including representatives from both vendor and end user communities. Respondents were asked about a wide range of key issues impacting cloud computing, such as: drivers for cloud computing, inhibitors, sourcing, hiring, TCO, cloud’s effect on business sectors, and user interest for future cloud services.

“Cloud computing is a multibillion-dollar industry today, but many companies are still unclear on which technologies they need, how they work together, who the main vendors are and how to implement cloud technologies effectively. The Future of Cloud Computing is the first broad-reaching survey to take the pulse of organizations’ knowledge, concerns and questions about cloud computing, and the findings clearly show cloud-based technologies will play a crucial role in driving innovation in every industry in the next decade,” Derrick Harris, senior analyst and curator, GigaOM Pro said in a statement.

Key Findings in the Survey include:

  • Cloud computing is clearly still in its infancy, as 40 percent of respondents indicated that they are only now experimenting with a move to the cloud, while another 26 percent of respondents are awaiting market maturity before adopting a formal cloud strategy. On average, respondents have been using cloud based solutions for 20 months.
  • Today, scalability and cost are seen as the primary drivers for cloud usage, while agility and innovation are quickly emerging as a key factor for adoption, as IT organizations view cloud computing as an effective means to implementing new applications quickly to keep pace with application backlogs and business demands.
  • Factors cited as longer term (up to five years) drivers for cloud adoption included maintaining competitive differentiation, mobility and ensuring application interoperability through the use of open cloud APIs.
  • While security and compliance remain the top inhibitors, with 31 percent citing these as key obstacles to cloud adoption, interoperability and vendor lock-in remain real threats as 25 percent of respondents identified these as roadblocks to cloud usage.
  • The majority of respondents (55 percent) believe that cloud computing has a lower total cost of ownership (TCO).
  • Respondents were equally split on the impact of cloud computing on IT manageability, with an equal number (39 percent) indicating that the cloud would make for less or more complex environments.
  • 74 percent of respondents indicated that cloud computing would either lead to an increase in hiring or have no impact, while only 26 percent of respondents expected any decrease in hiring based on cloud adoption.

 

SOURCE: BUSINESS WIRE

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