Cloud App Integration Challenges Limit Demand
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Cloud App Integration Challenges Limit Demand
The integration of applications across hybrid IT environments is limited by the quality of the tools available, a new study finds. -
Top Data Integration Initiatives
The top data integration initiatives include migrating data from one system to another (42%), from back office to front office (37%), integrating data for business intelligence/analytics (37%) and integrating on-premise apps (35%). -
Cloud Integration Priorities
On-premise-to-cloud integration, cloud-to-cloud integration and cloud data replication are top priorities for only 16%, 10% and 10% of enterprises, respectively. -
Primary Method of Integration
54% rely on custom coding as an integration method. The top custom coding method (48%) was via APIs. But 59% also report using third-party software, connectors and integration platforms. -
Top Integration Challenges
Respondents identified time to develop solutions (45%) as their top challenge, followed by cost (36%). Only 30% expressed concern about the time (or ongoing effort) to update solutions. -
Satisfaction With Integration Tools
59% are dissatisfied with their ability to sync data between cloud and on-premise systems; 61% remain unsatisfied syncing cloud-to-cloud apps and data. Only 12% are using a cloud integration platform. -
CRM Moves to the Cloud
CRM is trending slowly toward the cloud, with 30% reporting use of a cloud-based solution. Core business systems, such as CRM, in which investments were made years ago, are heavily premise-based. -
BI in the Cloud
Only 16% report using cloud-based business intelligence solutions. But as more data moves into the cloud, that number is expected to increase. -
Marketing and Sales Force Automation Systems in the Cloud
Adoption of cloud-based marketing automation has skyrocketed, with 62% using a cloud-based solution. Similarly, 60% are using cloud-based sales force automation solutions. -
ERP Remains On-Premise
Only 9% are running ERP in the cloud. Given the large number of these systems already deployed on-premise, it may be a while before large numbers of ERP apps are deployed in the cloud.
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Why Metrics Matter to the Channel There's been a proliferation of new apps in the cloud. Yet the need to integrate all those apps in the cloud has not yet reached critical mass, according to a recent survey conducted by Spiceworks in collaboration with Scribe Software, a provider of application integration tools. The survey of 284 IT professionals finds that existing legacy apps, such as ERP systems, are staying put on-premise. However, companies are deploying new apps, such as marketing automation systems, in the cloud. What has yet to happen is large-scale integration of apps running on-premise and in the cloud. Yet when those apps are integrated, most organizations still rely on custom coding that often requires manual efforts that make use of APIs, according to the study. That may also account for why the study finds most organizations don't seem too happy with the integration tools on which they currently rely. It's only a matter of time before much of the integration process becomes more automated in the cloud. Meanwhile, solution providers should expect to see a lot more demand for integrating apps across hybrid cloud environments once the number of application workloads running in the cloud achieves critical mass.