CSC has made a survey of information technology (IT) decision makers around the globe
From this survey, here is what they have seen :
- Few organizations downsized IT after cloud adoption.
- Only 14 percent of companies downsized their IT departments after adopting cloud while 20 percent of organizations hired more cloud experts.
- The majority of organizations save money with cloud, but savings are small.
- 82 percent of all organizations saved money on their last cloud adoption project.
- 23 percent of U.S. organizations and 45 percent of U.S. small businesses (fewer than 50 employees) reported no savings while 35 percent of U.S. organizations saved less than $20,000.
- Brazilian organizations reaped the most cost benefit with 92 percent saving money, while 70 percent of Australian organizations saved money.
- Organizations are into the cloud for the long term.
- 65 percent of companies choose cloud subscriptions lasting one year or more.
- Cloud computing gives organizations a green boost.
- 64 percent of organizations say that adopting cloud has helped them reduce waste and lower energy consumption.
- Nearly all businesses boost improvements in IT performance after cloud adoption.
- 93 percent of all organizations saw at least one area of improvement in their IT department since adopting cloud.
- 52 percent reported increased data center efficiency and utilization, while 47 percent of companies said they witnessed lower operating costs after cloud adoption.
- 80 percent experienced improvements within six months of moving to the cloud.
- Small businesses face less workforce resistance to cloud adoption.
- 74 percent of small businesses say that no one in their company resisted the move to the cloud.
- Data security concerns do not change significantly after adopting cloud computing.
- 25 percent of organizations expressed more concern about data security after adopting cloud services.
- 47 percent of organizations in Singapore expressed more concern about data security following cloud adoption, while 47 percent of Brazilian organizations said they are less concerned after switching to cloud.
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