Infographic: What’s Driving Investment in Cloud Computing?
Reducing the cost of infrastructure and flexibility were the top two reasons for investing in cloud (67% and 54% of respondents respectively). Both drivers reflect the current economic climate and the fact that most IT departments are currently focused on meeting short-term goals. So there’s scope to convince organisations of the long-term benefits that cloud can bring to a company.
Almost 40% of small and medium-size companies rated business continuity and disaster recovery (BC&DR) as a top-three driver, compared with just 15% of large companies — reflecting the fact that it’s harder for smaller organisations to provide that capability in house.
Source: http://www.interxion.com
Related:
http://www.cloudtweaks.com/2012/01/infographic-whos-using-cloud-today/
http://www.cloudtweaks.com/2012/01/infographic-most-commonly-used-cloud-applications/
http://www.cloudtweaks.com/2012/01/infographic-biggest-security-concern-with-cloud-computing/
* "The Lighter Side Of The Cloud" Comic by CloudTweaks – David Fletcher is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
