AUSTIN, TX – March 08, 2016 — /BackupReview.info/ — Spiceworks, the professional network for IT, today announced the results of a new survey exploring IT professionals’ usage of cloud services, future investment plans, and perceptions of cloud storage, productivity, and computing providers. The study “Diving into Cloud Services” found that while 93 percent of organizations are currently using at least one cloud service, 30 percent of organizations expect more than half of their IT services to be cloud-based in two to three years.
In terms of the most commonly used cloud services today, web hosting leads at 76 percent, followed by email hosting at 56 percent, and cloud storage and file sharing at 53 percent. While only 35 percent of organizations are using online backup and recovery, it’s expected to see the most growth in the next 12 months with an additional 23 percent of IT professionals considering it for use. Additionally, adoption of infrastructure as a service currently stands at 20 percent, but an additional 16 percent of IT professionals are considering it.
“At my bank, we’re currently using web hosting, data hosting, and several other software-as-a-service applications,” said Mark Miller, IT manager at Clayton Bank. “As internet connectivity gets faster and cheaper, it makes sense to move more of our IT services to the cloud. They’re not only easier to scale and manage, but they also help strengthen our disaster recovery plan.”
Where IT pros are investing and why
When asked to reveal the most important factors to consider when evaluating IT cloud services, 71 percent of IT professionals said cost, followed by reliability at 58 percent, data security controls at 41 percent, and customer support at 32 percent. IT professionals were also asked to indicate which cloud storage, productivity, and computing providers they’re investing in and which attributes they associate with each provider.
Cloud storage and file sharing:
Cloud computing/infrastructure as a service (IaaS):
Cloud-based productivity suites:
“While we expect to see a major shift in IT services moving to the cloud in the next few years, IT professionals are still being cautious about adopting emerging cloud services like IaaS as they familiarize themselves with the providers,” said Sanjay Castelino, VP of Marketing at Spiceworks. “The results show that IaaS lacked strong brand associations across the board, but this will most certainly change as adoption of IaaS increases and familiarity with brands grows in the market.”
Methodology
The survey was conducted in January 2016 and included 343 respondents from North America and EMEA. Respondents are among the millions of IT professionals in Spiceworks and represent a variety of company sizes including small-to-medium-sized businesses as well as enterprises. Respondents come from a variety of industries including manufacturing, healthcare, non-profits, education, government, and finance. For more information and a complete list of survey results, visit http://www.spiceworks.com/marketing/diving-into-IT-cloud-services/report/
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