Cloud Computing: The Preference for Private

Grazed from Midsize Insider.  Author: Marissa Tejada.

Private cloud computing is showing impressive growth among today’s firms. According to a recent report by InformationWeek, the percentage of organizations using functional private clouds has more than doubled.

Going Private

InformationWeek’s Private Cloud Survey found that within a period of about 20 months, private cloud adoption has increased from 21 to 47 percent. The findings revealed that just a year and a half ago, 30 percent of respondents had just begun a cloud project. The study concluded that firms are adopting the cloud at an extremely fast rate because they expect a significant increase in operational productivity and cost savings…

Early private cloud adopters appreciated the automation factor of private cloud computing, which enabled the duplication and deployment of internal systems. Firms that opted against a private cloud had concluded that their needs were not urgent enough to necessitate migration or that the cloud model did not support their applications or budget. Now, the tables are turning; private cloud adoption is being considered by 12 percent of survey respondents this year compared to 6 percent last year…

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