Flexibility primary benefit of migrating to the cloud
July 14, 2011 – Cloud providers have primarily
focused on cost savings when they try to persuade companies to migrate
to the cloud, but businesses indicate that agility to deliver new
services is their primary driver to adopt cloud computing. This is
according to a recent study conducted by the Cloud Industry Forum in
the UK . Companies
are moving to the cloud because it offers them the flexibility they
need to adapt to the ever changing business climate. The cloud makes it
possible to access technology quickly and to offer solutions that they
did not already have.
Cloud computing market maturing
According to the survey, an overwhelming majority of companies already on the cloud are satisfied with their current use of cloud services. This indicates that the cloud computing market is maturing and businesses are harvesting the benefits they sought.
When these same cloud computing users were asked what additional activities they would likely move to the cloud, data backup/disaster recovery, email services, and data storage services were on the top of the list. On the other hand, the vast majority of companies surveyed do not intend to move employee information and accounts or financial data services to the cloud in the foreseeable future.
Some concerns remain
This last response demonstrates that even though the general trend of cloud computing is positive, some concerns still remain. Data security, data privacy and physical location of data were mentioned as major worries by companies responding to the survey. Regarding the location of data, companies felt more confident if data was stored locally or nationally as they were concerned about the potential impact of another country’s laws on data storage.
Untapped markets exist
Within the IT Channel, cloud services are increasingly considered important, according to resellers surveyed. A large majority of resellers believe end users are ready to move to the cloud and the resellers are active in selling and supporting cloud services. There is still room for growth in this market, however, as almost one third of the resellers still do not actively engage with their customers about the relevance of cloud services versus on-premises technology.
Decision taken by head of IT
The survey also shows that in larger companies the decision to adopt cloud computing is now predominantly made by the head of IT, instead of the president, CEO or other management executive. In companies with fewer than 20 employees, however, the decision to migrate to the cloud is typically made by the president or owner.
Cloud computing gaining momentum
In closing, cloud computing is gaining momentum fast in organizations of all types and sizes. There are major opportunities for expanding the cloud market alongside on-premise solutions, by encouraging companies to adopt cloud computing and guaranteeing safe storage of even more data and IT functionality into the cloud.
Cloud computing market maturing
According to the survey, an overwhelming majority of companies already on the cloud are satisfied with their current use of cloud services. This indicates that the cloud computing market is maturing and businesses are harvesting the benefits they sought.
When these same cloud computing users were asked what additional activities they would likely move to the cloud, data backup/disaster recovery, email services, and data storage services were on the top of the list. On the other hand, the vast majority of companies surveyed do not intend to move employee information and accounts or financial data services to the cloud in the foreseeable future.
Some concerns remain
This last response demonstrates that even though the general trend of cloud computing is positive, some concerns still remain. Data security, data privacy and physical location of data were mentioned as major worries by companies responding to the survey. Regarding the location of data, companies felt more confident if data was stored locally or nationally as they were concerned about the potential impact of another country’s laws on data storage.
Untapped markets exist
Within the IT Channel, cloud services are increasingly considered important, according to resellers surveyed. A large majority of resellers believe end users are ready to move to the cloud and the resellers are active in selling and supporting cloud services. There is still room for growth in this market, however, as almost one third of the resellers still do not actively engage with their customers about the relevance of cloud services versus on-premises technology.
Decision taken by head of IT
The survey also shows that in larger companies the decision to adopt cloud computing is now predominantly made by the head of IT, instead of the president, CEO or other management executive. In companies with fewer than 20 employees, however, the decision to migrate to the cloud is typically made by the president or owner.
Cloud computing gaining momentum
In closing, cloud computing is gaining momentum fast in organizations of all types and sizes. There are major opportunities for expanding the cloud market alongside on-premise solutions, by encouraging companies to adopt cloud computing and guaranteeing safe storage of even more data and IT functionality into the cloud.
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The article is very well versed and perfect for the answer for why and how migrating to the cloud. As stated it is needed for the security, cost saving, remote access of the established business.
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