Information access to multiple computing devices is the top driver Few companies downsize IT after cloud adoption The majority of businesses save money with cloud, but savings are small Businesses are into the cloud for the long term Cloud computing gives businesses a green boost 33% of companies adopted cloud primarily to access information from any device rather than cut costs Only 14% of companies downsized IT after adopting cloud—20% hired more cloud experts 82% of all companies saved money on their last cloud adoption project Brazilian businesses reap the most cost benefit with 92% saving money, while only 70% of Australian businesses saved money 23% of U.S. businesses, and 45% of U.S. small businesses (less than 50 employees) reported no savings while 35% of U.S. businesses saved less than $20,000 64% of companies say that adopting cloud has helped them reduce waste and lower energy consumption 74% of small businesses say that no one in their company resisted the move to the cloud 33% Mobility Top reasons for adopting cloud computing Cost 17% 14% 20% Hired Downsized After cloud adoption: The CSC Cloud Usage Index AHEAD IN THE CLOUD $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Percentage of all businesses saving 92% 70% 82% 23% 35% Dollars saved Percent of U.S. businesses $0 Brazil Percentage of businesses saving Australia <$20K Waste Energy consumption Small businesses face less workforce resistance to cloud adoption 65% of companies choose cloud subscriptions lasting one year or more 93% of all companies saw at least one area of improvement in their IT department since adopting cloud 52% reported increased data center efficiency and utilization, while 47% of companies said they witnessed lower operating costs after cloud adoption 80% experienced improvements within six months of moving to the cloud J•F•M•A•M•J•J•A•S•O•N•D 65% J•F•M•A•M•J 80% 52% 47% Nearly all businesses boost improvements in IT performance after cloud adoption Companies reporting Increased efficiency More Concerned More Concerned Less concerned Lower costs Percent of companies seeing Improvement 93% 80% United States Australia Brazil 81% 97% 74% Data security concerns do not change significantly after adopting cloud computing Half of U.S. government IT workers say they've moved work to the cloud Only 25% of companies expressed more concern about data security after adopting cloud services 47% of businesses in Singapore expressed more concern about data security following cloud adoption 47% of Brazilian companies said they are less concerned after switching to the cloud Employee preparation in advance of cloud implementation varies widely US and Australian businesses lag in preparing employees for cloud adoption with 80% and 81% of companies providing any information or training, while 97% of Brazilian companies prepared their employees 25 47 47 % of companies that prepared employees % of U.S. agencies that moved a workflow to the cloud 48% moved improvement These key findings are from a global survey of 3,645 IT decision makers in eight countries conducted independently by TNS and funded by CSC. Design: Stanford Kay Studio stanfordkaystudio.com 48% of U.S. government agencies moved at least one workflow to the cloud following the new requirement that U.S. federal agencies adopt a "cloud-first" policy

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Information access to multiple computing devices is the top driver

Few companies downsize IT after cloud adoption

The majority of businesses save money with cloud, but savings are small

Businesses are into the cloud for the long term

Cloud computing gives businesses a green boost

33% of companies adopted cloud primarily to access information from any device rather than cut costs

Only 14% of companies downsized IT after adopting cloud—20% hired more cloud experts

82% of all companies saved money on their last cloud adoption project

Brazilian businesses reap the most cost benefit with 92% saving money, while only 70% of Australian businesses saved money

23% of U.S. businesses, and 45% of U.S. small businesses (less than 50 employees) reported no savings while 35% of U.S. businesses saved less than $20,000

64% of companies say that adopting cloud has helped them reduce waste and lower energy consumption

74% of small businesses say that no one in their company resisted the move to the cloud

33%Mobility

Top reasons for adopting cloud computing Cost

17%

14% 20%

HiredDownsized

After cloud adoption:

The CSC Cloud Usage Index

AHEAD IN THE CLOUD

Percentageof all businesses

saving92% 70%

82%23% 35%

Dollars saved

Percent of U.S. businesses

Brazil

Percentageof businesses

saving

Australia

<$20K

Wast

erg

nsu

tio

Small businesses face less workforce resistance to cloud adoption

65% of companies choose cloud subscriptions

lasting one year or more

93% of all companies saw at least one area of improvement in their IT department since adopting cloud

52% reported increased data center efficiency and utilization, while 47% of companies said they witnessed lower operating costs after cloud adoption

80% experienced improvements within six months of moving to the cloud

J•F•M•A•M•J•J•A•S•O•N•D65%

J•F•M•A•M•J80%

52% 47%

Nearly all businesses boost improvements in IT performance after cloud adoption

Companies reporting

Increased efficiency

MoreConcerned

Lessconcerned

Lowercosts

Percent of companies seeing

Improvement

93%

80%United States

Australia

Brazil81%

97%74%

Data security concerns do not change significantly after adopting cloud computing

Half of U.S. government IT workers say they've moved work to the cloud

Only 25% of companies expressed more concern about data security after adopting cloud services

47% of businesses in Singapore expressed more concern about data security following cloud adoption

47% of Brazilian companies said they are less concerned after switching to the cloud

Employee preparation in advance of cloud implementation varies widely

US and Australian businesses lag in preparing employees for cloud adoption with 80% and 81% of companies providing any information or training, while 97% of Brazilian companies prepared their employees

25 47 47

% of companies that prepared employees

% of U.S. agencies that moved a workflow to the cloud

48%moved

improvement

These key findings are from a global survey of 3,645 IT decision makers in eight countries conducted independently by TNS and funded by CSC.

Design: Stanford Kay Studiostanfordkaystudio.com

48% of U.S. government agencies moved at least one workflow to the cloud following the new requirement that U.S. federal agencies adopt a "cloud-first" policy