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Cloud Computing Brings


Cost Savings and More A Recent Survey Illuminates How Various Organizations Are Using the Cloud


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EW technologies have affected the IT industry as profoundly as cloud computing, which


delivers computing as a service or utility. Part of cloud’s appeal is clearly financial; it allows organizations to shed at least some of their expensive IT infrastructure and shift computing costs to more manageable operational expenses. The cloud also eases much of


the technological burden involved with IT systems support and maintenance, helping companies focus on the productive business use of their workloads rather than on underlying systems and software. Regardless of the motivation, business owners and data center managers are increasingly turning to cloud for vital computing services. This report examines key findings


of a recent TechTarget survey about cloud adoption and services.


Interest in Cloud Computing Keeps Climbing In the third quarter of 2012,


approximately 1,500 IT professionals responded to a TechTarget survey examining the use of cloud computing and cloud services in the enterprise. And the numbers suggest a growing exploration and adoption of cloud technologies. Approximately 61% of respondents


reported they use some form of cloud services, while 39% said they do not use cloud services within the enterprise. The proliferation of cloud offerings— SaaS, Iaas, and PaaS—that give IT professionals an array of options could be behind an increased interest. So who’s using cloud? Small and


large companies are implementing cloud services more readily than midsize companies (Figure 1 ), primarily due to differing business needs.


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1: Overall Adoption of Cloud Services


Adopted Not Adopted


Adopted 61%


Not Adopted 39%


How Companies Large and Small Use the Cloud Small companies, for example,


typically have more modest, in-house IT resources, which make it easier for them to look to less traditional IT methods such as cloud computing. Larger companies primarily approach cloud services as a cost-saving strategy for offloading non-mission- critical workloads or those exempt from compliance requirements. By comparison, midsize companies tend to be victims of inertia—significant investments in internal IT resources


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