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Business applications
Mobility
are taking center stage IT pros are emphasizing
productivity and
One of the keys to cloud success is determining the optimal anywhere access in their
platform and priorities for running business applications.
business application
Once considered optional, these applications are now central
to infrastructure decisions and achieving company goals.
deployments. This is a
direct reflection of how
The need for real-time engagement and analytics surfaced cloud technologies are
throughout the research. Of survey respondents considering
continuing to accelerate
or planning application deployments to a public or hybrid cloud,
42% have identified business data as their first priority. Of those decision-making,
who have piloted or deployed business applications in their customer responsiveness,
enterprise, 60% have focused first on collaboration/conferencing and the ability to work
solutions, followed by email/messaging at 58% and data
management at 45%.
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Key benefits driving the
transition to the cloud
It is no longer a question of whether or not businesses are moving their
applications to cloud technologies, but how fast IT can manage the
transition. In business applications as elsewhere, IT pros are relying
upon cloud technologies to deliver more for less.
Of respondents surveyed:
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Hybrid, private,
or on-premises
Trend alert: the overall proportion of
on-premise workload is likely to decline fast.
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Closing skill gaps
Cloud technologies, while designed to be straightforward,
nonetheless require dedicated technical expertise. According to
the study, 60% of organizations are currently encountering skill
gaps when deploying business applications to a public or hybrid
cloud. An equivalent percentage has noted difficulties integrating
with on-premise infrastructure. For IT pros implementing these
technologies, such widely acknowledged gaps cannot be closed
quickly enough.
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Identifying best
practices
IDG also asked IT pros for advice on cloud computing. Their answers
underscore the importance of well-considered strategies, tactics,
and culture.
Among respondents:
36%
think their organization
has a cloud-friendly
culture
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Is your company in
position to benefit
from the cloud?
Trends in business applications reflect the positive macro
environment for cloud technologies. In fact, over the next five
years, public cloud services are expected to grow at a 19.4%
annual rate, from nearly $70 billion in 2015 to more than
$141 billion in 2019. Thats nearly six times the growth rate
of total enterprise IT spending and a central reason total cloud
investments are forecast to double over the same period.
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Getting started
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cloud technologies have to offer. Relentless customer focus and the
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