Cloud security: Customers more confident
October 17, 2013
Grazed from ChannelPro. Author: Editorial Staff.
New research states that more than two thirds (69 percent) of customers questioned believe that cloud computing is as secure as, or more secure than, on-premise IT. This is a higher figure than a year ago when only 54 percent of those surveyed believed this to be the case, demonstrating that confidence in cloud services is increasing.
The Claranet survey, which polled 300 IT decision-makers from a range of SMBs, and enterprises, found that 73 percent of respondents were using some form of cloud service, up from 62 percent in 2012. While adoption rates have shown healthy increases across all businesses, regardless of size or vertical, the most significant growth was found in the midmarket where 81 percent of organisations are now using cloud services, up from 65 percent in 2012…
Presenting the research findings today at IP Expo, Claranet’s UK managing director, Michel Robert, said positive experiences of cloud services, continue to drive the adoption rate up and allay security concerns…
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