Cloud Computing Ranks High among IT Professionals

Grazed from Midsize Insider. Author: Marissa Tejada.

Cloud computing is necessary in the eyes of more CIOs and IT professionals today. A new survey found that more firms are integrating the cloud into their information infrastructure to help them gain a competitive edge. Cost and security ranked as the top concerns when IT decides on a cloud platform and vendor.

High Adoption

NTT Com Security recently commissioned a report from Vanson Bourne that solicited the opinions of IT professionals at firms around the globe. The research, featured in CloudTimes, found that North American companies were the biggest implementers of cloud computing. Almost 100 percent of North American respondents said that that they have had the cloud working for them for the past six months or more. Cost or security ranked as the most important factors when deploying new applications…

Overall, the findings pointed out that CIOs and IT professionals believe the cloud offers their firms a competitive advantage and helps them reduce costs. Nearly three-quarters of CIOs from around the globe who were interviewed said they were already using the cloud…

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