The CSC Cloud Usage Index

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 Top reasons for adopting 33% cloud computing 17% Cost Only 14% of companies downsized IT after adopting cloud-20% hired more cloud experts Mobility The majority of businesses save money with cloud, but savings are small Percentage of all businesses saving 23% of U.S. businesses, and 45% of U.S. small businesses (less than 50 employees) reported no savings while 35% of U.S. businesses Percentage of businesses saving 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 Businesses are into the cloud for the long term Cloud computing gives businesses a green boost 64% of companies say that adopting cloud has helped them reduce waste and lower energy consumption 65% of companies choose cloud subscriptions lasting one year or more 65% J•F•M•A•M•J•J•A•S•O•N•D Nearly all businesses boost improvements 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 52% reported increased 80% experienced improvements at least one area of improvement in their IT department since adopting cloud data center efficiency and utilization, while 47% of companies said they witnessed lower operating costs after cloud adoption within six months of moving to the cloud Employee preparation in advance of cloud implementation varies widely Small businesses face less workforce 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 74% of small businesses say that no one in their company resisted providing any information or training, while 97% of Brazilian companies 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 47% of businesses in Singapore expressed more concern about 47% of Brazilian companies said they are less concern about data security after adopting cloud services data security following cloud adoption concerned after switching to the cloud 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 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. Design: Stanford Kay Studio stanfordkaystudio.com