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2015 IDG Enterprise Cloud
Computing Survey
Insights into the Advancements of
Enterprise Cloud Adoption
Purpose and Methodology
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Survey Sample
IDG Enterprise 962 respondents
Audience Base CIO, Computerworld, CSO,
InfoWorld, ITworld and Network
World audiences via site pop-
ups and email invitations
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 29 (incl. demographics)
Source: 2015 IDG Enterprise Cloud Computing Survey
Steady Increase in Cloud Utilization
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Q. What are your organization's plans with regard to utilizing computing infrastructure or applications via the cloud?
18%
25%
57%
15%
24%
61%
13%
18%
69%
11%
16%
72%
Plan to use cloud-based applicationsand/or computing infrastructurevia the cloud within 1 to 3 years
Plan to use cloud-based applicationsand/or computing infrastructure via the
cloud within the next 12 months
Have at least one application or a portionof our computing infrastructure in the cloud
(for example, CRM, application developmentand testing and disaster recovery)
2015 2014 2013 2012
Source: 2015 IDG Enterprise Cloud Computing Survey
Investments Tied to Lowering
Ongoing & New Costs
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Q. What business goals or objectives are driving investments for cloud initiatives at your organization?
Source: 2015 IDG Enterprise Cloud Computing Survey
16%
10%
20%
22%
19%
26%
28%
29%
50%
38%
26%
44%
37%
34%
11%
13%
15%
18%
24%
27%
29%
32%
33%
34%
35%
43%
46%
48%
Expanding revenue opportunities
Faster return on investment
Need for real-time information
Gaining a competitive edge
Development of new products or services
Enabling innovation
Greater flexibility to react to changing market conditions
Reducing resource waste
Enabling business continuity
Improving customer support or services
Savings on CAPEX (capital expenditures)
Lower total cost of ownership (TCO)
Speed of deployment
Replacing on-premise legacy technology
1,000+ <1,000
Wide Range in Cloud Investments
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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?
Source: 2015 IDG Enterprise Cloud Computing Survey
11%
7%
22%
11%
21%
5% 6%
1%
6% 6%
18%
13%
43%
$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
CIO Leads Collaborative Cloud Purchase Process
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Q. How influential are the following groups/individuals during the cloud computing purchase process?
Source: 2015 IDG Enterprise Cloud Computing Survey
5%
8%
12%
13%
13%
14%
20%
25%
33%
41%
47%
48%
55%
73%
26%
32%
48%
45%
47%
44%
20%
35%
41%
36%
35%
29%
25%
15%
54%
41%
26%
30%
26%
28%
30%
24%
17%
15%
9%
12%
10%
6%
15%
19%
14%
12%
13%
14%
31%
15%
9%
8%
8%
11%
10%
6%
Human resources
CMO
IT/networking staff
Application/software developer
Line of business management
System integrator
Chief digital officer
COO
CFO
CEO
IT management
CSO/CISO or head of IT security
CTO/architect/engineer
CIO or top IT executive
Significant Influence Some Influence No Influence Don't Know
Relinquishing Control of Cloud Solutions
Keeps Security a Top Challenge
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Q. What are the top three challenges or barriers to implementing a cloud computing strategy for your IT organization?
Source: 2015 IDG Enterprise Cloud Computing Survey
CHALLENGES TO IMPLEMENTING
A CLOUD STRATEGY 2015 ENTERPRISE SMB
Concerns about the security of cloud computing
solutions (risk of unauthorized access, data integrity
and protection)67% 64% 69%
Concerns surrounding integration (making information
available to applications outside the cloud preserving
a uniform set of access privileges)43% 41% 45%
Concerns about the ability of cloud computing
solutions to meet enterprise and/or industry standards35% 42% 30%
Concerns about information governance (eDiscovery
and other information management requirements) 30% 38% 24%
Difficulty measuring ROI/determining accurate
economic value of cloud solutions27% 27% 27%
Lack of clear strategy or help from key vendors
in adapting their applications to cloud computing
platforms16% 16% 15%
Business leaders are not receptive to cloud
computing solutions15% 14% 16%
Employees are not receptive to cloud computing
solutions10% 12% 9%
1 1
2
23
3
UP FROM
61% IN 2014
DOWN FROM
46% IN 2014
UP FROM
27%IN 2014
DOWN FROM
35% IN 2014
DOWN FROM
30% IN 2014
DOWN FROM
20% IN 2014
UP FROM
11%IN 2014
REMAINED
THE SAME
#3
#4
#2
#5
#1
#1
Evidence of Lower TCO Still
Needed from Vendors
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Q. In which of the following areas would you most appreciate support of ammunition from vendors
to help you sell the benefits of cloud to internal stakeholders at your company/organization?
Source: 2015 IDG Enterprise Cloud Computing Survey
Areas Where Help is Needed Selling Public/Private Cloud to Internal
StakeholdersPublic Cloud Private Cloud
Lower total cost of ownership (TCO) 23% 21%
Enabling business continuity 16% 18%
Replacing on-premise legacy technology 15% 15%
Improving customer support or services 14% 13%
Enabling innovation 14% 12%
Speed of deployment 13% 14%
Savings on CAPEX (capital expenditures) 13% 15%
Gaining a competitive edge 10% 9%
Faster return on investment 10% 11%
Reducing resource waste 10% 11%
Greater flexibility to react to changing market conditions 10% 6%
Expanding revenue opportunities 9% 7%
Need for real-time information 9% 9%
Development of new products or services 8% 7%
INVESTMENT
DRIVERS
Conclusion
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Source: 2015 IDG Enterprise Cloud Computing Survey
• Cloud investments continue to rise and enterprise organizations are
investing significantly more than SMBs.
• Cloud computing investments continue to be driven by lower total cost of
ownership, enablement of business continuity and speed of deployment.
• Traditional “as-a-service” models remain significant, and there’s movement
towards Storage-as-a-Service, Monitoring-as-a-Service and Disaster-
Recovery as-a-Service.
• Sensitivity of data and importance to business determine which applications
are migrating to the cloud.
• Security remains the top adoption challenge, with over half of organizations
saying that vendors must ensure security measures can meet their
compliance requirements.
• Organizations have strong relationships with cloud vendors, but vendor
support is still needed to fully embrace cloud solutions.
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