Why Companies Are Cutting Back Cloud Investments
Why Companies Are Cutting Back Cloud Investments
No, cloud computing isn’t going the way of the eight track, but companies are reassessing their cloud options and deciding to keep certain IT functions in-house.
Ramping Down
41% of survey respondents said their organization is either in “full production” or in a transformational period when it comes to cloud adoption, but that’s down from 53% who said this in 2014.
Token Authority
86% said IT is involved in some way when line of business units acquire cloud apps, but only 40% said IT has the authority to make final decisions about these investments. Just over one-third said IT acts more as a consultant on these matters.
Available Options
Among companies deploying the cloud, 46% are opting for a private cloud model exclusively, 28% are solely investing in the public cloud and 26% are adopting a hybrid cloud model.
“Send” Button
51% of survey respondents said their organization uses cloud tools for email, down from 59% who said this in 2014.
Workflow Shift
45% said their company uses cloud apps for business productivity, down from 63% who indicated this in 2014.
Crowd Source
Only 39% said their organization uses cloud apps for collaboration functions, down from 52% who said their company did this in 2014.
Data Distribution
Just 35% indicated that their organization takes advantage of the cloud for analytics/business intelligence, down from 53% who said their business did this in 2014.
Home Team
Only 29% said their organizations deploys cloud tools for help desk support, down from 37% who indicated so in 2014.
Biggest Benefits of Cloud Among Large Enterprises:
Cost reductions: 47%, Lower capital expenditures: 35%, Modernization of legacies: 35%
Top “as a Service” Models Deployed Among Cloud Adopters
Software as a Service: 74%, Infrastructure as a Service: 42%, Platform as a Service: 33%
