Is 2014 the Year Cloud Computing Goes Mainstream?
March 24, 2014
Grazed from AssociationsNow. Author: Ernie Smith.
The stars appear to be aligning for cloud computing. The price wars are starting to heat up, and the potential savings for businesses could be significant. According to a new 451 Research study sponsored by Microsoft, cloud service is becoming the norm in the business world—though that doesn’t mean businesses are likely to put all of their data in one basket.
The study surveyed more than 2,000 information technology professionals from 11 countries on six continents, though it’s heavily weighted toward the United States, which represents 35 percent of the respondents involved. The study focuses on the concerns and thought processes for IT staffs regarding their cloud computing needs. Some highlights from the study:…
Growing fast: As noted in a press release, many companies are pushing forward with their cloud plans this year, with 45 percent of organizations being beyond a pilot stage and 32 percent having a formal cloud computing plan. Microsoft—which offers the Azure platform for enterprise consumers—is seeing robust growth, too. “Hosted private cloud is a gateway to hybrid cloud environments for many customers,” Marco Limena, the company’s vice president of hosting service providers, said in the press release. “We’ve seen significant traction for these environments as our hosting business continues growing at a high rate year-over-year. With this momentum continuing to build, it’s clear that we’ve reached a tipping point where most companies have moved beyond the discovery phase and are now moving forward with cloud deployments to deliver improved business results and capabilities.”…
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