Cloud Computing Service Preferences for Midsize Firms

Grazed from MidsizeInsider. Author: Marissa Tejada.

Cloud computing is on the rise at midsize firms, and many IT professionals understand exactly what they want from cloud providers. A new report shows that, as a result of the rising demand for cloud services, cloud providers are paying attention to these specific needs, and that is changing the way in which options are presented and pricing models developed.

Cloud Contracts

According to a new analysis by CloudScreener, featured in the E-Commerce Times, small and midsize companies are seeking less costly cloud storage capacity. Sixty-five percent of companies prefer not to be locked into a long contract with a service provider, compared with 25 percent that would sign a contract for a year or more. The companies that exhibited confidence in their ability to predict their future needs admitted that they would agree to a contract with a discount. Short-term contracts are increasing in price, and some vendors continue to offer pay-as-you-go packages…

Other interesting findings by CloudScreener include the fact that more than half of cloud requests focus on virtual machine services that offer medium storage capacity while about 10 percent were for larger capacities. The findings also pointed out that vendors offer firms flexibility when it comes to desirable configurations…

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