Companies Move More Critical Apps to the Public Cloud
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Companies Move More Critical Apps to the Public Cloud
Spending on the public cloud is increasing as more companies are committing to public clouds for enterprise applications, including ERP and CRM. -
Sharing Data on the Cloud
85% of IT pros polled believe it is valuable to share cloud consumption metrics with the business. -
Cloud Costs
While only 43% of IT pros share consumption and cost information with business users, this is up from 37% in 2014. -
Who Pays?
42% of IT pros continue to find it difficult to properly allocate public cloud usage and costs to the correct organization or project. -
AWS Apps
In 2015, 62% of respondents said they use AWS for software development and testing, followed by enterprise applications (46%) and sandbox for testing public cloud offerings (30%). -
Enterprise Uptick
But enterprise application—ERP/CRM/HR/email—use in the public cloud jumped from 38% in 2014 to 46% in 2015. -
AWS Usage
61% of respondents expect to increase their use of AWS. -
Competition Under Pressure
IT pros planning to use other cloud environments than AWS decreased in 2015. Microsoft Azure Cloud dropped from 34% in 2014 to 31% in 2015, and Google Cloud Platform decreased from 26% in 2014 to 13% in 2015. -
Growing Confidence in Public Clouds
IT pros planning to use internal private cloud fell from 38% in 2014 to 27% in 2015. Those not planning to use alternative cloud platforms rose from 27% in 2014 to 43% in 2015.
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Why Metrics Matter to the Channel Public cloud, initially used as a solution for startups and software test and development, is now making its way into the corporate data center and enterprise applications. A recent IDC study reveals that spending on public cloud IT infrastructure will increase by nearly 30 percent to $20.5 billion in 2015. A Dimensional Research survey, released by Cloud Cruiser, a provider of software solutions for hybrid cloud analytics, finds that more companies are committing to public clouds for enterprise applications, including ERP and CRM, which translates into a bigger potential revenue stream for cloud services providers. Despite public cloud growth for enterprises, many organizations still can't provide details on their cloud costs and consumption. This is a key finding of the survey of nearly 350 IT professionals who attended the Amazon Web Services (AWS) re:Invent shows in 2014 and 2015. Here are highlights from the survey that show channel players why they need to provide solutions that help customers gain greater usage visibility and cost transparency into their public cloud investments.