rightscale 2014 state of the cloud - market trends

2014 STATE OF THE CLOUD REPORT

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http://www.rightscale.com/2014-cloud-report

Download the full report at www.rightscale.com/2014-cloud-report

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Cloud Adoption Reaches Ubiquity

Public Cloud Adoption Nears 90% on the Journey to Hybrid

Cloud


• Cloud Adoption Reaches Ubiquity• Hybrid Cloud is the Strategy of Choice• Enterprise Cloud Governance Lags Adoption

• Cloud Benefits Grow in 2014• Cloud Security Concerns Abate while Compliance, Cost,

Performance Demand Attention

• Next-Generation IT Shapes Up: Cloud + DevOps + Self-Service

• Cloud Wars Heat Up• AWS Leads in Public Cloud, Interest Builds in Azure and Google• VMware and OpenStack Battle for Lead in Private Cloud

2014 Findings


• 74,500 people emailed from RightScale database• 1068 responses• 3.2% margin of error• Respondents are not just RightScale users• 303 (28%) are RightScale users

Methodology


Company Size


Industry


Role of Respondents

Finding:

Cloud Adoption Reaches Ubiquity


94% of Respondents Are Using Cloud Running apps or Experimenting


Cloud Maturity


Enterprises are in Middle Stages of Adoption


Enterprise Cloud Maturity 2014 vs. 2013

2013

2014

8%

6%

17%

18%

26%

29%

23%

25%

26%

22%

Enterprise Stage of Cloud Adoption

No plans Cloud Watchers Cloud Beginners Cloud Explorers Cloud Focused

Source: RightScale 2014 State of the Cloud Report

Finding:

Hybrid Cloud is the Strategy of Choice


Enterprises Want Multi-Cloud


Quicker Progress on Public Cloud

Finding:

Enterprise Cloud Governance Lags Adoption


Cloud Governance Lags Adoption


Differing Views of Role of IT in Cloud


BUs See Public Cloud as Top Priority


Central IT Worries More About Security


• Central IT sees IT having broader role in cloud than technical staff in Bus

• Business Units see Public Cloud as higher priority• Business Units see public cloud security as less of a

challenge

Tale of Two Worldviews

Finding:

Cloud Benefits Grow in 2014


Workloads Expand with Maturity


Cloud Workloads 2014 vs. 2013


Benefits Grow with Cloud Maturity


Cloud Benefits 2014 vs. 2013

Finding:

Security Concerns Abate while Compliance, Cost, and

Performance Demand Attention


Challenges Decrease with Cloud Maturity


Cloud Challenges 2014 vs. 2013


Security Concerns Decrease in 2014


Top 5 Challenges Change with Maturity

Finding:Next Generation IT Shapes Up: Cloud + DevOps + Self-Service


DevOps Adoption Up from 2013


DevOps Adoption Grows with Cloud Maturity


Chef Taking Lead in Configuration Management


Enterprise Self-Service Expands and Improves with Cloud Maturity

Finding:

AWS Leads in Public Cloud;Interest Builds in Azure and Google


Public Cloud Usage – All Respondents


Public Cloud Usage - All Respondents2014 vs. 2013


Public Cloud Usage – Enterprise Respondents (1000+ employees)


Public Cloud Usage – SMB Respondents(<1000 employees)


Compare Top Public Clouds – All Respondents


• AWS still dominates• 4x share of nearest competitor

• RAX is second overall• Largely on strength of SMB market

• Google & Azure IaaS gaining mindshare• Azure IaaS gaining more interest in enterprise• Google IaaS gaining more interest in SMB

Public Cloud Usage Takeaways

Finding:

VMware and OpenStackBattle for Lead in Private Cloud


Private Cloud Usage – All Respondents


Private Cloud Usage - All Respondents2014 vs. 2013


Private Cloud Usage – Enterprise Respondents(1000+ employees)


Private Cloud Usage –SMB Respondents (<1000 employees)


Compare Private Clouds – All Respondents


• VMware leading• Many see vSphere/vCenter environments as private cloud• Surprising # claim use of vCloud Director

• OpenStack a strong #2• Gaining mindshare and interest – beyond even VMware

• Microsoft System Center • #2 in Enterprise segment

Private Cloud Usage Takeaways


All Cloud Usage – Enterprise Respondents (1000+ employees)


2014 State of the Cloud Report

Download The Full Report atwww.rightscale.com/2014-cloud-report


2014 STATE OF THE CLOUD REPORT

DOWNLOAD THE FULL REPORT ATWWW.RIGHTSCALE.COM/2014-CLOUD-REPORT


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