New survey charts disparity between US and UK firms in cloud take-up
January 22, 2013
Grazed from Out-Law.com. Author: Editorial Staff.
A "fragmented" legal framework, the "attitude" of regulators and a naturally cautious approach to security issues are among the reasons why UK businesses have made less use of cloud computing than US counterparts, according to experts.
IT law and cloud computing specialists Charles Park and Christopher Mann of Pinsent Masons said that EU financial services rules also present a sizeable regulatory barrier to businesses in that sector that are looking to utilise the cloud. A survey by Redwood Software, of 100 UK and 200 US senior IT decision makers at a range of companies with more than 1,000 employees, has revealed that 58% of US businesses use cloud computing for "private data storage" purposes compared to just 35% of UK firms…
The survey also showed that whilst 47% of US companies use cloud facilities for "capacity management", just 24% of UK firms do likewise. Fewer than a half of UK companies have considered using the cloud to deliver a "more integrated supply chain", compared with 81% of US businesses, according to Redwood Software…
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