Ahead in the Cloud

AHEAD IN THE CLOUD The CSC Cloud Usage Index Information access to multiple computing devices is the top driver Few companies downsize IT after cloud adoption 33% of companies adopted cloud primarily to access information After cloud adoption: from any device rather than 14% 20% cut costs Downsized Hired Only 14% of companies downsized IT after adopting cloud-20% hired Top reasons for adopting 33% cloud computing 17% Mobility Cost more cloud experts The majority of businesses save money with cloud, but savings are small 23% of U.S. businesses, and 45% of U.S. small businesses Percentage of businesses saving Percentage of all businesses saving (less than 50 employees) reported no savings while 35% of U.S. businesses 92% 70% saved less than $20,000 Dollars saved Brazil Australia 82% of all Brazilian businesses reap companies saved money on their last the most cost benefit with 92% saving money, while only 70% of Australian businesses saved money $0 <$20K 82% cloud adoption project 23% 35% Percent of U.s. businesses Cloud computing gives businesses a green boost Businesses are into the cloud for the long term 65% of companies choose cloud subscriptions lasting one year or more 64% of companies say that adopting cloud has helped them reduce waste and lower energy 65% J•F•M•A•M•J•J•A•S•O•N•D consumption Nearly all businesses boost improvements in IT performance after cloud adoption Percent of companies seeing Companies reporting Lower costs improvement 52% 47% 93% Improvement Increased 80% J•F•M•A•M•J efficiency 93% of all companies saw 80% experienced 52% reported increased data center efficiency and utilization, while 47% of companies said they witnessed lower operating costs after cloud adoption at least one area of improvements improvement in their IT department since adopting cloud within six months of moving to the cloud Small businesses face less workforce Employee preparation in advance of cloud implementation varies widely resistance to cloud adoption % of companies that prepared employees United States 80% Australia 81% Brazil 97% 74% US and Australian businesses lag in preparing employees for cloud adoption with 80% and 81% of companies providing any information or training, while 97% of Brazilian companies 74% of small businesses say that no one in their company resisted the move to the cloud prepared their employees Data security concerns do not change significantly after adopting cloud computing Only 25% of companies expressed more concern about data security after adopting cloud services 47% of businesses in Singapore expressed more concern about 47% of Brazilian companies said they are less concerned after switching to the cloud data security following cloud adoption More Concerned More Concerned Less concerned Half of U.S. government IT workers say they've moved work to the cloud 48% of U.S. government agencies % of U.S. agencies that moved a workflow to the cloud moved at least one workflow to the cloud following the new requirement that U.S. federal agencies adopt a "cloud-first" policy 48% moved Design: Stanford Kay Studio stanfordkaystudio.com These key findings are from a global survey of 3,645 IT decision makers in eight countries conducted independently by TNS and funded by CSC. Waste consumption