Enterprise skepticism remains despite cloud benefits, growth

Grazed from TechTarget. Author: Beth Pariseau.

Skeptics still question cloud computing’s value, reliability and security, but users who have taken the cloud plunge say those on the sidelines are missing out. This long-running debate over cloud benefits and challenges shows no signs of stopping, even as cloud computing growth increases in a number of enterprises.

“There are legitimate security and compliance concerns to be sure,” said Christopher Wolf, partner at Hogan Lovells US LLP, a law firm based in Washington, D.C. that represents cloud providers and cloud services users. “But most of them are manageable.”…

Cloud disillusionment persists

Of the 1,497 respondents to TechTarget’s recent Cloud Pulse Survey, 61% use cloud services. Of the remaining 39% that do not, most did not indicate immediate interest; 80% of that minority said they do not plan on using the cloud for at least another year, and 45% said they do not plan on using it at all…

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