CDW Survey: Mobile Applications and Devices Promote Adoption of Cloud Computing

March 4, 2013 Off By David

Grazed from CloudTimes. Author: Florence de Borja.

In the “2013 State of the Cloud Report”, CDW found out that about 75% of its respondents have this notion that the personal use of mobile devices and applications by employees influence how businesses take advantage of cloud computing. 68% of the respondents said that organizations have decided to adopt cloud computing because of requests from their employees. Also, cloud adoption savings have increased by as much as 3% from the 10% savings in 2011. CDW surveyed a total of 1,242 IT practitioners.

In the same survey, some 39% of the respondents said that their organizations are currently implementing cloud solutions, an increase of 11% from the 2011 figures. Some 60% of the IT respondents believe that their use of cloud services in their non-work related endeavors have greatly influenced their recommendations to adopt cloud computing at their workplace…

According to CDW General Manager for Cloud Solutions Stephen Braat, the steady increase in cloud adoption by enterprises isn’t really surprising due to the increase in use of mobile devices as well as the IT commercialization. The employees’ preferences to use mobile applications and devices have provided their organizations some benefits such as improved ability to innovate, enhanced employee mobility, improved efficiency, and cost savings…

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