CIOs Focusing on Cloud Application Performance

Cloud Application Performance

1-Top Five IT Investment Areas for 2013Top Five IT Investment Areas for 2013

Cloud infrastructure tops the list but by a small margin. Cloud Infrastructure: 12%, Flexible Renegotiation of Outsourcing Contracts: 10%, Business Analytics, Big Data and In-Memory Computing: 9%, SAP Consolidation: 9%, Mobile Apps: 8%

2-Top Five IT Investment Areas for the Long TermTop Five IT Investment Areas for the Long Term

Cloud computing leads the pack, trouncing other technologies. Cloud Computing: 17%, Mobile IT: 14%, Business Analytics, Big Data and In-Memory Computing: 11%, Smart Computing and Automation: 11%, IT Consumerization: 10%

3-Top Investment Areas in the CloudTop Investment Areas in the Cloud

Routine use cases still dominate, but mission-critical applications are starting to climb up the list. Cloud for Test and Backup: 24%, Implementing Private Clouds: 17%, Public and Hybrid Clouds: 15%, SAP in the Cloud: 9%, Cloud Security: 8%

4-Most Important Long-Term Trend in the CloudMost Important Long-Term Trend in the Cloud

CIOs’ concerns about isolated cloud stacks are high. Full Cloud Integration: 25%, Cloud SLAs and QoS: 14%, Cloud Service Broker: 13%, Business Apps in the Cloud: 11%, Cloud Security: 9%

5-Which of the Following Cloud Services Do You Expect to Use in Next Two Years?Which of the Following Cloud Services Do You Expect to Use in Next Two Years?

Sales and marketing applications should dominate the cloud. (Numbers refer to responses.) E-Commerce: 379 , Web Analytics: 358 , Public Cloud and SaaS: 356 , Public Cloud and IaaS: 346 , Ad Services: 344 , Social Media: 342

6-Concerned with Hidden Cloud CostsConcerned with Hidden Cloud Costs

The vast majority of respondents realize there are a lot of potential downstream issues. Yes: 370 respondents, No: 76 respondents, Don’t Know: 22 respondents

7-Three Largest Cloud Management ConcernsThree Largest Cloud Management Concerns

Performance issues in the cloud are a top-of-mind issue. Poor End User Experience Caused by Bottlenecks: 301 respondents, Impact of Poor Performance on Brand: 239 respondents, Loss of Revenue Caused by Availability and Performance Issues: 204 respondents

8-Main Metric Used to Track Cloud Application PerformanceMain Metric Used to Track Cloud Application Performance

There isn’t much sophistication actually being applied., Availability and uptime: 33%, Response Time: 24%, End User Experience: 18%, Ping: 12%, Business Transaction Management: 9%

9-Top Investment Area for Application Performance Management in 2013Top Investment Area for Application Performance Management in 2013

Companies have a lot of complexity to content with now. N-Tier Application Performance Management: 19%, Real-Time Monitoring With Big Data Integration: 16%, Cloud Application Performance: 14%, End-to-End SLAs: 13%, CMDB Integration: 10%

10-Most Important Long-Term Application Performance TrendsMost Important Long-Term Application Performance Trends

The main challenges involve making the cloud work to its full potential. Real-Time Big Data: 19%, Full Cloud Performance Management: 19%, Integrated Cost and Performance Management: 16%, Converged Business Process Performance Management: 14%, True End to End SLAs: 11%

CIO Insight Staff
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