The 2014 IDG Enterprise Cloud Computing Survey highlights research on today’s cloud computing trends that technology decision-makers are faced with, including usage and plans across various cloud service and deployment models, investments, business drivers and impact on business strategy and plans.
2. Purpose and Methodology
1
Survey Sample
Total Respondents
1,672
Margin of Error
+/-2.7
Audience Base
CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, ITworld, Network World and TechWorldsites –plus IDG UK, IDG Sweden, email, and LinkedIn forums.
Survey Method
Survey Goal
To measure cloud computing trends among technology decision-makers including usage and plans across various cloud service and deployment models, investments, business drivers and impact on business strategy and plans.
Collection
Online Questionnaire
Number of Questions
47 (incl. demographics)
Source: 2014 IDG Enterprise Cloud Computing Study
3. 2
Organizations Continue to Explore Cloud Opportunities
Q. Which of the following best describes your organization’s current stance on cloud deployments?
Source: 2014 IDG Enterprise Cloud Computing Study
4. 3
Cloud Adoption Grows as a Business Staple
18%
25%
57%
15%
24%
61%
13%
18%
69%
Plan to use cloud-based applications
and/or computing infrastructure
via the cloud within 1 to 3 years
Plan to use cloud-based applications
and/or computing infrastructure via the
cloud within the next 12 months
Have at least one application or a
portion of our computing infrastructure
in the cloud (for example, CRM, application
development and testing and disaster recovery)
2014
2013
2012
Q. What are your organization's plans with regard to utilizing computing infrastructure or applications via the cloud? AND Q. Please rate your level of agreement with the following statement: My organization is evaluating investments in emerging technologies such as software defined networking (SDN) and network virtualization as a way to get the most agility out of its cloud investments.
Source: 2014 IDG Enterprise Cloud Computing Study
5. 4
Cloud Drives Innovation, Collaboration and Responsiveness
Q.How is the use of cloud computing technology impacting the following at your organization?
17%
42%
46%
49%
51%
55%
56%
56%
58%
61%
63%
20%
23%
7%
16%
10%
22%
4%
11%
6%
6%
8%
52%
17%
34%
22%
20%
15%
28%
25%
26%
24%
17%
11%
18%
13%
13%
19%
8%
12%
8%
10%
9%
12%
IT headcount
IT costs
Demand for new applications
Network bandwidth delivery speeds
End-user satisfaction
IT complexity
Employee collaboration
Need for specialized IT skills
Access to critical business data & applications
IT innovation
IT agility
Increasing
Decreasing
No impact
Not sure
Source: 2014 IDG Enterprise Cloud Computing Study
6. 5
Large Gap in Cloud Spending Between Enterprise and SMB Organizations
Q. Approximately how much will your organization invest in cloud-based services computing (including software, services, training and other related costs) in the next 12 months?
14%
10%
17%
9%
20%
7%
6%
1%
5%
5%
20%
14%
40%
$10 million ormore
$5 milllion to$9.9 million
$1 million to$4.9 million
$500,000 to$999,999
$100,000 to$499,999
$50,000 to$99,999
Less than$50,000
1,000+
<1,000
Source: 2014 IDG Enterprise Cloud Computing Study
7. 6
IT Environments Quickly Move to the Cloud
Q. Approximately, what percent of your organization’s total IT environment (data, applications, infrastructure, etc.) presently resides in each of the following, and will in 18 months?
19%
15%
5%
61%
25%
21%
7%
47%
Private Cloud
Public Cloud
Hybrid Cloud
Non-Cloud
Currently
In 18 months
Source: 2014 IDG Enterprise Cloud Computing Study
8. 45%
45%
10%
Do Cloud-Related Projects Come Back into IT Ownership?
Yes
No
Not sure
7
Many External Cloud Projects Return to IT
6%
23%
29%
32%
35%
50%
59%
59%
Other
Request/recommendation
by other department(s)
Need for more effective
contract negotiations
Increasing demand on help
desk/problems by users
Not enough staff/time to manage
Need for standardization
(on one platform)
Security concerns
Lack of appropriate skill
sets within department
Source: 2014 IDG Enterprise Cloud Computing Study
Q.Have you encountered instances where a cloud-related project(s) originally initiated outside of the IT organization (i.e., fromother areas of your business) come back into IT ownership? Q.What are the main factors that drove the project(s) back into IT ownership? BASE: Encountered instances where cloud- related project(s) that originated outside the IT organization come back into IT ownership
Factors Driving Projects Back
9. 8
Majority Confident in Own Information Security
Source: 2014 IDG Enterprise Cloud Computing Study
Confidence in Security of Information Assets in the Cloud
Q. Considering the current policies and security measures in place at your organization, how confident are you in the security of the information assets your
organization has placed in the cloud?
10. 9
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Source: 2014 IDG Enterprise Cloud Computing Study
For more information on this study, please contact Sue Yanovitch, VP of Marketing at syanovitch@idgenterprise.com
