Business Runs on the Cloud

WCIR Wipro Council for Industry Research WIPRO Applying Thought A CXO VIEW: CLOUD DRIVES THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS A Wipro study to get a deeper understanding of the role that CXOS believe cloud technology will play in the future EMBRACING A NEW ERA OF CLOUD By 2020, analysts predict that business spending on cloud computing will reach US$150 billion "Cloud certainly allows us to move faster and to be more nimble. Its flexibility makes more options available with a broader pool of innovators both inside and outside the company. We're making use of a variety of cloud technology applications in our customer-facing world, and increasingly applying the technology for internal data mining too." US$ 150 Bn - KIM METCALF-KUPRES, CMO, Johnson Controls MEET THE CXOS OF THE FUTURE-READY ENTERPRISE CMO CFO CHRO THEIR BUSINESS PRIORITIES ARE: Increasing Profitability Revenue Better Growth Cost Control CXOS AGREE TO THEIR INCREASING INFLUENCE IN TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY DECISIONS CFO 71% CMO 56% CHRO 65% IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS 54% OF CXOS CONSIDER CLOUD CRITICAL 57% » Increasing sales force effectiveness (30%) CMOS » Improve customer satisfaction (27%) agree that cloud solutions will get them closer to realizing their marketing goals » Faster time to market with products (27%) CMO » Improved decision making & automated process 87% CFOS flow (39%) » Increased IT resource utilization (33%) agree that cloud solutions will help them achieve their finance goals CFO » Accessing cutting edge technologies (31.5%) 77% CHROS » Accessing cutting edge technologies (33%) » Increased productivity (30%) agree that cloud solutions will fast-track their HR goals » Greater process automation (30%) CHRO THE TOP THREE BARRIERS TO CLOUD DEPLOYMENT ARE: 40% 36% 31% Complexity associated with Migration cost Security concerns application integration ARE YOU READY TO EMBRACE THE CLOUD TO BE A FUTURE-READY ENTERPRISE? FIND OUT MORE IN THIS REPORT Source: Business Runs on the Cloud - A Wipro Research Report DO BUSINESS BETTER www.WIPRO.COM CONSULTING | SYSTEM INTEGRATION | BUSINESS PROCESS SERVICES