how are cloud objectives and obstacles impacting it decision-makers?
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How are Cloud Objectives and Obstacles Impacting IT Decision-Makers?
Sources: 2014 Navigating IT: Objectives and Obstacles, InfoWorld / 2014 Cloud Computing Survey, IDG Enterprise1
To view the complete research results, download the executive summary or contact your InfoWorld sales executive: infoworldmediakit.com
agree that their organization is evaluating investments in emerging technologies such as SDN and network virtualization as a way to get the most agility out of its cloud investments.161%
LATEST CLOUD FORECASTWHATS NEXT?Top Goals Driving Cloud Investments are
#1 Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity #2 Improving Application Scalability/
Flexibility#3 Eliminating Capital Expenditure
plan to invest or increase cloud investment in the next 12 months.
81%
Organizations are investing in an average of
3 cloud technologies.WHAT ARE THEY INVESTING IN?Top Cloud Computing Investments are #1 Software-as-a-Service #2 Private Cloud Infrastructure #3 Hybrid Cloud
57%of IT decision-makers feel that cloud computing will be impacted by the Internet of Things in the next 12 months.
37%of organizations plan to move data storage/data management to the cloud in the next 3 years. 1
61%say that vendors must implement monitoring and access control policies and procedures to become a trusted partner. 1
In 2014,the top benefits of cloud computing include increased IT agility, IT innovation and employee collaboration. 1WHOS INVOLVED?
Top Individuals Involved in the Purchase Process are1 CIO or Top IT Executive(70% Enterprise vs. 43% SMB)IT/Networking Management(55% Enterprise vs. 30% SMB)IT/Networking Staff(45% Enterprise vs. 25% SMB)
Enterprise will invest
$3.3B in cloud servicescompared to
$400K for SMB.1
WHAT MAY GET IN THE WAY?Top Cloud Computing Challenges are 1 #1 Concerns about the security
of cloud computing solutions #2 Concerns surrounding integration #3 Concerns about information governance
of organizations have created, or plan to create a cloud governance policy.1
80%
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