Cloud laggards need to catch up, says KPMG

March 12, 2015 Off By David

Grazed from WhaTech. Author: Editorial Staff.

KPMG has just released its 2014 Cloud Survey Report on the insights gained from a web-based survey of 539 global business executives undertaken for KPMG by Forbes Insights. It’s a wake-up call for any organisation that has not wholeheartedly embraced cloud computing. "Are you keeping pace with the rapid evolution and impact of cloud on businesses today?" it asks.

"Are you leveraging your cloud investment to connect with your digitally savvy customers and employees? Are you prepared to seize the opportunities available from the next wave of cloud technology?" If your answer to any of these questions is ‘No’, then, says KPMG: "You have some considerable catching up to do…

The insight from the survey, according to KPMG, is that "Cloud has clearly come of age. Driven by the demand for speed, flexibility, scale and anywhere access, consumers have fully embraced a cloud-enabled world. And in business, more organisations are relying on cloud to achieve benefits that extend far beyond cost efficiency. Executives are increasingly realising that cloud can be a catalyst for process improvement as well as a driver of business transformation."…

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