February 2015

ENTERPRISE DATA CENTRE

& CLOUD STRATEGIES SURVEY FINDINGS

AGGREGATE (EUROPE)

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INTRODUCTION

• Interxion commissioned IDG Connect to conduct a survey of 625 enterprise IT decision-

makers and influencers in 2014

• Respondents came from an equal spread across Europe, incl. the UK, France, Germany,

Spain, Austria, Switzerland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark and Sweden

• Research objective was to provide an insight into the current and future data centre and

cloud strategies and preferred computing models of medium- and large-sized enterprises

(100+ employees, private sector)

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RESEARCH QUESTIONS

• Is enterprise cloud adoption becoming a reality in 2015?

• Which cloud adoption model will prevail; public, private or hybrid?

• What percentage of workloads would move to the cloud and which percentage will

remain in the data centre?

• What will the role of corporate data centres be in the cloud era?

• Will data centre outsourcing become more common?

• How will on-premise and cloud-based IT infrastructure be connected?

• What will cloud 2020 look like?

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SURVEY FINDINGS

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KEY FINDINGS

• A new, ‘cloud computing’ era of IT is dawning, creating a new ‘IT reality’ where multi-

sourcing of compute resources is becoming the norm.

• Enterprise cloud adoption is fast becoming a reality, however for most companies (with

legacy IT) it is a transition over time.

• The research shows that today’s reality as well as the mid- to long-term future in terms of

preferred computing models will be hybrid.

• PaaS is becoming an increasingly important cloud adoption model enabling the business.

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KEY FINDINGS (CONT’D)

• As a result of cloud adoption, enterprise data centre strategies are changing as well, with

enterprises increasingly opting for external (outsourced) data centres or colocation.

• Connectivity between on-premise and off-premise is a key requirement for acceleration of

cloud adoption. Based on security and performance requirements, the Internet is not good

enough for many companies.

• Direct connects - already considered by 23% of enterprises – could break these barriers

of cloud adoption.

• The ideal place for Enterprises to architect their Hybrid IT solutions is a colocation data

centre, which best facilitates a multi-sourcing strategy.

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PERCENTAGE USE OF COMPUTING MODELS

How do you currently run your IT infrastructure operations (multiple answers possible?

N = 625

38%

45%

50%

70%

Public cloud

Hybrid IT

Private cloud

Data centre

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PERCENTAGE USE OF COMPUTING MODELS (CONT’D)

How do you currently run your IT infrastructure operations (multiple answers possible? And what would

the total percentage of workloads in the cloud be?

N = 625

2014

2016

(expected)15%

50%

5%

5%

80%

45%

Data centre only Cloud only Hybrid IT

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HYBRID IT ADOPTION (EUROPEAN COMPARISON)

How do you currently run your IT infrastructure operations (multiple answers possible? And what would

the total percentage of workloads in the cloud be?

European

average

(2016 -

expected)

European

average

(2014)

64% 63%58%

51% 49% 48%

37% 35% 35% 34%

20%

93%

85%

98%

86%

96%

77%

88%

63%

56%

64% 66%

2014

2016

N = 625

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CURRENT VS EXPECTED DISTRIBUTION OF WORKLOADS IN 18 – 24 MONTHS’ TIME

N = 625

Could you please indicate the distribution of your workloads today? And how do you expect your

workloads to be distributed in 18-24 months from now? (Give percentage - sum to 100%)

38%

22%

15% 14%11%

34%

19% 19%17%

11%

Traditional DataCentre - Managed

Internally

Traditional DataCentre - Managed

Service

Private Cloud -Managed Internally

Private Cloud -Managed Service

Public Cloud

Current Distribution of Workloads

Expected Distribution of Workloads in 18 to 24 Months Time

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EXPECT TO MOVE MORE WORKLOADS TO PUBLIC CLOUD IN 5 YEAR’S TIME

N = 202 (all those who did not mention public cloud before)

And if the time frame was extended to 5 years’ time would you consider putting (more) workloads into

public cloud?

Yes51%

No / not sure49%

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REASONS FOR KEEPING WORKLOADS WITHIN THE DATA CENTRE

What are your reasons for keeping workloads within your data centre? (Select all that apply)

N = 437 (those with traditional data centres or server rooms)

19%

21%

22%

24%

24%

25%

33%

41%

53%

Required SLAS Cannot be Guaranteed in the Cloud

Not Ready to Make a Big Change to IT

Application Performance due to Latency, Throughput orJitter

Ability to ‘Touch and Feel’ Servers

Prefer to Run Private Cloud for now then go to Public Cloud

Network Connectivity Issues

Company Policy (e.g. Avoid Vendor Dependency)

Data Protection/ Governance Rules

Information Security

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EVENTS LEADING TO OUTSOURCING THE DATA CENTRE

What events led you to outsource your data centre to a service provider? (Select all key factors that

apply) What events would lead you to consider outsourcing your data centre(s) or server room(s) to a

service provider? (Select all key factors that apply)

N = 437 (those with traditional data centres or server rooms)

19%

24%

24%

24%

28%

29%

40%

Redundant Floor Space (due to Cloud Migration)Resulting in Lower Data Centre Cost Efficiency

Running out of Electrical Power

Data Centre not Designed to Reach our Energy-Efficiency Targets

Running out of Floor Space

Data Centre not Designed for High-Density (Virtualised)Servers

Insufficient Capital to Build, Expand or Update Facilities

Strategic Change to Business (e.g. CorporateRestructuring, Change of Premises or Merger/…

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CLOUD DEPLOYMENT MODELS

N = 315

Which cloud deployment models do you rely on? (Give percentage - sum to 100%)

IaaS37%

SaaS33%

PaaS30%

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HOW CORPORATE DATA CENTRES WILL BE/ IS CONNECTED TO THE CLOUD?

N = 625

How do you (expect to) connect your corporate data centre to the cloud? (Select one answer)

Internet59%

Direct Connects

23%

WAN18%

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NETWORK CONCERNS WHEN CONNECTING TO THE CLOUD

N = 625

What are/would be your network concerns when connecting to cloud-based applications? (Select all that

apply)

69%

42%37%

29%

4%

Security Cost ApplicationPerformance due toLatency, Throughput

or Jitter

High Volume of DataImpacting Service

No Concerns

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EXTERNAL INFLUENCERS LIKELY TO BE INVOLVED IN FUTURE IT INFRASTRUCTURE DEFINITION

N = 625

Which external influencers are likely to be involved in defining your future IT infrastructure strategy?

(Select all that apply)

6%

22%

34%

40%

47%

49%

No External Influencers

Reseller or Systems Integrator

Hosting Provider

Data Centre Provider

IT Consultant

Cloud Service Provider

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ACTUAL % VS % WORKLOADS IN CLOUD IF NETWORK ISSUES COULD BE RESOLVED

N = 625

Could you please indicate the distribution of your workloads today? And what would the total percentage

of workloads in the cloud be if network issues could be resolved?

24%

42%

%age Workloads in the Cloud/Public ITInfrastructure Today

%age Workloads would be in the Cloud/Public ITInfrastructure if Network Issues were Resolved

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