idg enterprise cloud research 2012 excerpt

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Source: IDG Enterprise Cloud Computing Study, January, 2012

Key Trends and Future Effects

2012 Cloud Computing

Cloud Computing

Conducted across the IDG Enterprise brands: CIO,

Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, ITworld & Network World


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Purpose and Methodology

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Survey Sample

Field Work Dec. 20, 2011Jan. 12, 2012

Total Respondents 1,682

Margin of Error +/- 2.19%

Audience Base CIO, Computerworld,CSO, Network World,InfoWorld and ITworld sites

Survey Method

Survey Goal

To measure cloud computing trends amongtechnology decision-makers including usage andplans across various cloud service and deploymentmodels, investments, business drivers and impacton business strategy and plans.

Collection Online Questionnaire

Number ofQuestions

53 (incl. demographics)


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Cloud Service Models

Software as a Service (SaaS)Employs the providers

applications running on a cloud infrastructure. Theapplications are accessible from various client devicesthrough either a thin client interface, such as a web browser(e.g., web-based email), or a program interface. The providermanages or controls the underlying cloud infrastructure withthe possible exception of limited user-specific applicationconfiguration settings.

Platform as a Service (PaaS) Consumer-created oracquired applications supported by the provider are deployedonto the cloud infrastructure which the provider manages orcontrols. The consumer has control over the deployedapplications and possible configuration settings for theapplication-hosting environment.

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) The consumerprovisions processing, storage, networks, and otherfundamental computing resources where the consumer is

able to deploy and run arbitrary software, which can includeoperating systems and applications. The provider manages orcontrols the underlying cloud infrastructure while theconsumer has control over operating systems, storage, anddeployed applications; and possible limited control of selectnetworking components (e.g., host firewalls).

Cloud Deployment Models

Community Cloud Shares infrastructure between severalorganizations from a specific community with commonconcerns (e.g., security, compliance, jurisdiction), whethermanaged internally or by a third-party and hosted internally orexternally.

Public Cloud The cloud infrastructure is provisioned by thecloud provider for open use by the general public. It may beowned, managed, and operated by a business, academic, or

government organization, or some combination of them.

Private Cloud Infrastructure provisioned solely for a singleorganization, whether managed internally or by a third-partyand hosted internally or externally.

Hybrid Cloud A composition of two or more clouds (private,community, or public) that remain unique entities but arebound together, offering the benefits of multiple deploymentmodels. It can also be defined as multiple cloud systems that

are connected in a way that allows programs and data to bemoved easily from one deployment system to another.

Cloud Computing Definitions


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Private Cloud Most Readily AdoptedRapidGrowth Expected to Continue

23%

10%

6%4%

27%

9%8%

5%

32%

17%

13%

6%

34%

14%

15%

9%

Private Cloud Public Cloud Hybrid Cloud Community Cloud

Currently (


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Long-term Outlook Shows One Quarter Will HaveMajority of IT Ops in the Cloud

Q. Which of the following best describes your long-term expectations for cloud computing at your organization over the next 5 years?

35% 27% 21% 9% 3%

Only a few selected IT

operations will be

performed in the cloud

We'll limit our cloud

activity to private clouds

We'll limit our cloud activity

to software-as-a-service (SaaS)

Our use of cloud-based

resources will be negligible

The majority of our IT operations

will be performed in the cloud

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Long-term Savings Anticipated butCalculating a Challenge

63%

55%

56%

57%

22%

27%

30%

30%

14%

18%

14%

12%

My organization anticipates cloud will save us money inthe long term, however, we expect to realize higher short-

term costs

In general, cloud vendor contracts aren't structured toallow us to easily evaluate costs and/or ROI

Accurately estimating or calculating CAPEX (capitalexpenditures) resulting from cloud poses a challenge for

my organization

Accurately estimating or calculating OPEX (operatingexpenditures) resulting from cloud poses a challenge for

my organization

Strongly Agree/Agree Disagree/StronglyDisagree Not Sure/Not Applicable

Q. Please rate your level of agreement with the following statements.


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Hurdles for Cloud Computing: Security, Accessand Governance

70%

40%37%

34%32%

25%

12%9%

Concerns about thesecurity of cloud

computing solutions

Concerns aboutaccess to information

Concerns aboutinformation

governance

Difficulty measuringROI of cloud

solutions

Concerns about theability of cloud

computing solutionsto meet enterpriseand/or industry

standards

Lack of clear strategyor help from key

vendors in adaptingtheir applications tocloud computing

platforms

Business leaders arenot receptive to cloud

computing solutions

Employees are notreceptive to cloud

computing solutions

Q. What are the top three challenges or barriers to implementing a cloud computing strategy at your organization?

30% more pressing thanclosest challenge or barrierto implementation

CIO results


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