Sorting Through Cloud Computing's Complex Layers
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Sorting Through Cloud Computing's Complex Layers
IT organizations need more financial visibility into cloud computing scenarios in order to manage today's complex cloud environments, new research suggests. -
Cloud Computing Use
Nine in 10 companies (90%) are currently using the cloud to one degree or another, but only 15% describe their use as advanced. Additionally, 8% report no use of cloud services. -
Types of Cloud Use
Nearly a third (31%) of cloud strategies employ a hybrid model. Another 23% have built an on-premise cloud, while another 18% are using a third-party cloud. Only 6% rely totally on all public clouds. -
Depth of Cloud Use
Only 37% of attendees have a quarter or more of their services in the cloud today. Another 63% have less than a quarter in the cloud. -
Use of Microsoft Cloud Services
A full 84% are currently using Microsoft cloud technologies, mostly in the form of Microsoft Office 365 (54%). Only 32% are using Microsoft Azure cloud. -
Reasons for Using the Cloud
Reducing costs and improving IT efficiency top the list of desired cloud benefits, at 25% each. Speed of innovation comes in third place, at 18%. -
Tracking Cloud Use Costs
Nearly three-quarters (72%) indicate that tracking cloud use and costs is either extremely (35%) or very important (37%). -
Ability to Track Cloud Use
Only 45% rated their ability to track cloud use and costs as very good or excellent. A full 27% rated their ability as either poor or horrible. -
The Importance of Forecasting
More than half the companies (57%) want to use cloud consumption and usage data to improve forecasting capabilities. Another 39% want to be able to compare costs, while 37% want to implement chargeback/showback for business units. -
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Although cloud use is widespread, most IT organizations still don't have much visibility into, much less control over, cloud deployments, according to a study conducted by Dimensional Insight on behalf of Cloud Cruiser, a vendor of financial management software for tracking hybrid cloud use. As IT environments become more distributed in the hybrid cloud age, an opportunity is emerging for solution providers to help their clients manage the complexity—resulting from various forms of private, public and hybrid clouds running any number of types of cloud apps. However, first, IT organizations need more financial visibility to better understand those clouds' true costs. It's no longer so much an argument about whether IT organizations will employ cloud computing, but rather how they will do so. Armed with the right financial tools, solution providers can make the case for different cloud scenarios and provide a service around a financial management task that most internal IT organizations are challenged to figure out on their own. Here's a look at key findings from the research, which is based on a survey of 279 IT professionals who attended the recent Microsoft Ignite 2015 conference.
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