5 Cloud Takeaways from Insight’s 2017 Intelligent Technology Index
Click through the slideshow for 5 cloud takeaways from the new report from Insight.
According to the report, 84 percent of medium and large organizations invested in cloud services in 2016. Nearly half of organizations have migrated 50 percent of corporate application workloads to public clouds.
According to Insight, the primary areas of cloud investment in 2016 were software as a service (SaaS) and security as a cloud service, used by 57 percent and 51 percent of companies, respectively. IT personnel also invested in cloud services as infrastructure (39 percent) and disaster recovery (34 percent).
IT pros said that their organizations get a range of benefits from their investments in cloud services. Sixty-one percent of IT leaders report a more flexible and collaborative IT environment, 59 percent believe their organization is more secure, and 55 percent have experienced better remote access capabilities.
Sixty-three percent of respondents said that data security is the most important factor in cloud services. More than three out of 10 respondents report data availability concerns in a cloud environment, and one-third worry that implementation of cloud services is too disruptive to their organizations.
According to 44 percent of IT professionals in large organizations, budgets will need to grow to accommodate growing cloud investments. Even more IT leaders (55 percent) said increased budgets are needed to allocate more resources to security.
According to 44 percent of IT professionals in large organizations, budgets will need to grow to accommodate growing cloud investments. Even more IT leaders (55 percent) said increased budgets are needed to allocate more resources to security.
Insight recently launched its 2017 Intelligent Technology Index, which looks at industry trends around the decisions that IT leaders have to make today to ready their organizations for tomorrow. Of course, a central part is cloud services and the considerations that go along with it.
“IT leaders recognize the benefits of the cloud and, as a result, have begun to migrate their applications and workloads. At the same time, risks and anxieties surrounding cloud implementation remain for many IT professionals,” Insight said in the report. “Interestingly, a closer look at the top benefits and challenges — particularly those around security and workflow — reveals IT leaders already see the benefits of cloud implementation outweighing the challenges.”
Click through the slideshow for 5 cloud takeaways from the report.
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