InformationWeek 2014 HybridCloud SurveyResearch Findings

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We polled 383 respondents for our 2014 Hybrid Cloud Survey to determine the extent of hybrid cloud use in the enterprise. Some data points:

>> 30% of 179 respondents using, piloting, or developing a private cloud can deploy on either public or private cloud, whichever makes the most sense for a particular workload.

>> 26% of 112 respondents using, piloting, or developing a hybrid cloud say almost all of their total cloud-based workloads run on private infrastructure; 6% say almost all of their cloud workloads run on public infrastructure.

>> 62% of respondents using, piloting, or developing a hybrid use VMware cloud stacks for their private clouds; 48% use Microsoft Azure for public cloud services.

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Executive Summary

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Only 36% are using or piloting private cloud

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30% can deploy on public or private cloud, as warranted

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VMware: top private cloud stack

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Microsoft Azure: top public cloud service

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Ratio of public vs private cloud workloads

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ERP can run in public or private cloud, say 47%

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Web servers: good candidates for simultaneous deployments

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Mobile app back-ends can run in public or private cloud, say 52%

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Survey respondent job titles

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Survey respondent industries

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Survey respondent company revenue

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Survey respondent company size

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Survey Name InformationWeek 2014 Hybrid Cloud Survey

Survey Date May 2014

Region North America

Number of Respondents 383

Purpose To determine the extent of hybrid cloud use in the enterprise

Methodology InformationWeek surveyed business technology decision-makers at North American companies. The survey was conducted online, and respondents were recruited via an email invitation containing an embedded link to the survey. The email invitation was sent to qualified InformationWeek subscribers.

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Research Synopsis

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