Cloud Computing in Businesses: Adoption, Impact and Outlook

Grazed from Business2Community. Author: Lindsey Nelson.

Businesses have reached a tipping point. No longer is it a question of “if” they should turn to the cloud, rather the questions are now a matter of when and which areas of the business would you like to see impacted first. It’s more than just collaboration and anywhere, anytime access.

According to a recent survey administered by SAP and the Knowledge@Wharton group, 85% of respondents believe that cloud computing will not only transform their business, but their industry as well. Why? The survey discovered two main reasons why the adoption of cloud computing in businesses continues to grow globally…

• The first is cloud’s ability to accelerate other technology megatrends beyond its impact on IT infrastructure. 65% saw cloud as an enabler to mobility, big data, and analytics.
• The second is a competitive advantage. Where 66% said they expect a heightened agility to respond to the quickly changing market place.

Despite agreement on the value and benefits cloud computing could bring to the organization, 48% of the survey respondents said that they have minimal or no adoption and only 10% have reached a full integration of all their clouds. What’s holding the others back?…

Read more from the source @ http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/cloud-computing-businesses-adoption-impact-outlook-135525190.html