Microsoft, VMware Gain Cloud Deployment Edge
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Microsoft, VMware Gain Cloud Deployment Edge
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Reasons for Adopting Cloud Computing
A full 74% cited agility as the primary driver, followed by cost efficiencies (67%) and reduced IT overhead (60%), respectively. -
Method of IT Services Delivery
More than half of IT services (57%) are being delivered on-premise today. In the next 18 months, that number is expected to drop to 42%. -
Types of Cloud in Use
Less than a quarter (22%) are using a private cloud today, and only 12% and 9% have a public or hybrid cloud. In 18 months, 25% expect to have a private cloud, followed by public and hybrid clouds at 20% and 13%, respectively. -
Type of Cloud Used in Production Environment
The Microsoft Azure cloud tops the list, at 36%, followed by VMware vCloud Air, at 29%, and Amazon Web Services, at 28%. The IBM SoftLayer cloud platform came in at 20%. -
Amount of Data in the Cloud
In 18 months, about half of all customer data will reside in the cloud. But only 19% will reside in a public cloud. Today 66% of customer data resides in a traditional on-premise system. -
Barriers to Cloud Adoption
66% of respondents cited security concerns; other major obstacles to cloud adoption include reconfiguring applications (52%), compliance issues (37%) and lack of technical expertise (34%). -
Cloud Security Concerns
Half of the respondents said they were very concerned about cloud security. Only 16% said they were not especially concerned. -
Cloud Security Visibility
45% reported that cloud security visibility is either more difficult or extremely difficult. Another 22% said it's easier. A full 76% said they lack visibility into cloud attacks. -
Biggest Cloud Security Concerns
Data ownership topped the list, at 56%. Data location and shared technology/multi-tenancy followed, at 51% each. -
Issues With Existing Cloud Security
A full 80% said conventional network perimeter security technologies don't work well in the cloud. On average, respondents said it takes five months to procure a cloud security solution.
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Why Metrics Matter to the Channel When it comes to deploying cloud applications in an actual production environment, Microsoft Azure and VMware vCloud Air cloud platforms are leading Amazon Web Services (AWS), according to a survey of 100 IT professionals conducted by IDG Enterprise on behalf of CloudPassage, a cloud security software provider. "Microsoft Azure is the cloud IaaS solution most often running in production today, followed by VMware vCloud Air and AWS," the study said. "These are also the solutions that respondents' organizations are most often testing and investigating." The channel should note that the cloud being chosen to develop an application is not necessarily the one in which that application is going to be deployed in a production environment that the internal IT organization manages. The survey also finds that agility has now clearly passed cost as the primary reason most IT organizations are moving to the cloud. Yet for all the hype surrounding cloud computing, the study also makes it clear that overall migrations are occurring at a measured pace, largely due to security concerns. Here are key takeaways from the study.