KPMG survey advocates more strategic thinking around cloud adoption

February 8, 2013 Off By David

Grazed from CloudTech. Author: James Bourne.

According to a new report from KPMG, companies need to assume cost reduction in the cloud is ‘a given’ and consequently need to look at more transformational ideas. KPMG’s report, ‘The Cloud Takes Shape’, polled nearly 700 IT professionals and looks at cloud computing as a maturing technology, noting that seven out of 10 IT professionals agree that cloud computing is currently “delivering efficiencies and cost savings”.

Yet the report advocates that organisations need to go further; merely stating that the cloud drives value isn’t telling the full story. “Gaining real cost savings from the cloud is about more than simply moving from fixed costs to operating costs,” says Rick Wright, KPMG US global cloud enablement program leader in the report. “The greatest cost savings – and, more importantly, the transformational business benefits – will come from the longer-term outcomes, such as more efficient processes, more flexible operating models and faster entry into new markets and geographies,” he adds…

Sneaky costs

Reducing costs, of course, continues to be one of the most aggressive drivers of organisations moving their operations into the cloud. It wouldn’t take long to find a study which cited this. Most recently, Host Analytics’ research back in December showed that four in five business executives claimed value as the biggest driver for a cloud app, compared to just over half (53%) of CIOs…

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