The Cloud: No Longer Distrusted and Misunderstood

Grazed from eCommerce Times. Author: Dana Gardner.

"If you look back to 2011, 10 percent of the survey respondents would have said that the cloud is just too risky, and they gave many reasons last year. This year, we’re down to 3 percent. So that’s a significant drop, said Michael Skok, partner at North Bridge Venture Partners. "I’d argue that 3 percent says that you’re at a point where people are beginning to understand cloud better."

A recent survey on cloud computing explored the business growth opportunities for buyers and consumers of cloud services alike, and its findings about confidence are surprising. Businesses are experimenting with the technologies and services that are available. The multi-year annual survey on the cloud market provides a springboard to examine some of the implications for where the growth opportunities and inhibitors may be…

To learn more about where the cloud business has been and where it’s going, listen to an interview with Michael Skok, partner at North Bridge Venture Partners, which conducted the survey. The interview is conducted by Dana Gardner. Before joining North Bridge in 2002, Skok had himself been an entrepreneur and CEO in the software business for 21 years…

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