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BT and Cisco Systems sponsored an online survey conducted independently by Ovum between July and August 2014. The sample included 1,080 European enterprises based in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and Belgium. Demographically, 79% of enterprises surveyed had +1,000 employees, while enterprises with 250–999 employees accounted for the remainder of the sample. Respondents were drawn from health, education, central and local government, financial services,retail and manufacturing firms.
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Realising possibilitiesin the cloud
The need for a trusted broker
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Business cloud research
BT and Cisco Systems sponsored an online survey conducted independently by Ovum between July and August 2014. The sample included 1,080 European enterprises basedin the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and Belgium.
Demographically, 79% of enterprises surveyed had +1,000 employees, while enterprises with 250–999 employees accounted for the remainder of the sample.
Respondents were drawn from health, education, central and local government, financial services,retail and manufacturing firms.
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6 out of 10 enterprises are
convinced that cloud computing
can help solve their business challenges
What are the top 5 business challenges for enterprises?
Legacy technology
Process inefficiency
International expansions
High opex
Price competition
Large enterprise challenges
38%
37%
25%
24%
23% Process inefficiency
Staff skills / shortages
Dealing with compliance
High opex
Price competition
Mid-market challenges
40%
38%
34%
29%
29%
5
15%
5%
41%
17%
40%
56%
3%
22%
Implementer
Decision maker
Not important at all Low importance Moderate importance High importance Critical importance
• 78% of ICT decision makers believe cloud computing is of high importance; those implementing solutions are more cautious with an equivalent ratio of 43%
• Management needs to involve implementers, they are the enablers in minimising the risks and exploiting the benefits of cloud.
Differing views of the role cloud computing plays
Do you believe that cloud computing has a role in solving the major challenges facing your company?
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Is it worth it, or just a pain in the IaaS?
• Whilst there is a strategic desire to adopt cloud computing, 69% of customers are implementing it tactically and cautiously
• Retail and financial services firms are most likely to report product innovation and brand benefits
• One in five central government organisations highlight customer experienceimprovements – the highest across industries surveyed.
Improved efficiency of business processes
Performance improvement for internal users
Improved system resilience / disaster recovery
Faster deployment of new applications
Improved business processes
Cost saving for IT budget
34%
29%
25%
25%
18%
35%
Most important benefits achieved from using IaaS
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Navigating the cloud isn’t always straight forward
Security / Compliance issues
Complying with current and future rules is a main concern for enterprises. So is their exposure if they operate in areas where no cloud services rules yet exist.
43%
Internal skills shortages
Many enterprises don’t have the skills to manage cloud workload migration or select appropriate suppliers. Growing demand for cloud usage will create more issues and challenges.
32%
Time / effort needed to move workloads to cloud
Enterprises see a business risk if the migration is not managed properly. Possible business disruptions or downtime will cost time and money.
29%
Which are the most frequently encountered problems using or evaluating cloud computing?
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Demands are high for both public and private cloud
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
Best of class SLAs
Penalties for non-achievement of SLAs
Zero contractual commitment
Wide area network ownership
Availability of data centres around the globe
Physical location of data centre
Security / compliance credential
Migration support services
Dedicated account manager
Service management / monitoring tools
Experience in delivering hybrid cloud solutions
Public Private
Which of the following criteria would be most important to you in selecting an IaaS cloud service provider for public cloud and for private cloud?
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The criteria is similar for both public and private cloud:
• Security/compliance is the most critical factor for both private and public cloud
• Over 50% of respondents cited best-in-class SLAs as an important criteria
• Service management/monitoring tools stand out for private and public cloud at 49% and 44% respectively
• Similarly, migration of support services stands out at over 43%
• Location of data centre at 51% is particularly high for private cloud
• Experience in delivering hybrid cloud solutions and wide area network ownership also rank highly; more than 42%
• For public cloud only 40% felt zero contractual commitment was of importance.
Demands are high for both public and private cloud
Which of the following criteria would be most important to you in selecting an IaaS cloud service provider for public cloud and for private cloud?
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Major internet players (e.g. Amazon Web Services, Google)
Major software players (e.g. Microsoft)
Major systems vendors (e.g. Cisco)
Major telecom operators (e.g. BT)
Major consultancies (e.g. Accenture)
Major IT services / integrators (e.g. HP)
Major hosting / managed services providers (e.g. Rackspace)
Local hosting / managed services provider
Other local provider
0%
Public Iaas Private Iaas
5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%0%
Public Iaas Private Iaas
5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%
Cloud usage: trends in cloud providers over next 2 yearsCloud providers used for IaaS: a highly competitive market
Enterprises on average use 2.7 differentcloud providers
What type of provider do you use today for public and private IaaS?What types of provider would you consider using for public and private IaaS in the next 2 years?
Plans for the next 2 years
• Future use is strongly tied to current use
• 20% increase in next 2 years using a major telcofor private IaaS
• 36% of enterprises would consider using a major telco for public IaaS and 40%for private IaaS
• 44% would consider a system vendor for either IaaS – an average increase of 16% over2 years
• Large enterprises are more likely to consider a major telcothan mid-sized enterprises for public cloud.
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Securing the ‘cloud of clouds’ is the future challenge
• Security compliance and service management are leading future concerns for enterprises
• More than 1/3 face challenges in meeting internal demands but also moving to another provider or cloud type.
Managing increased compliance / data security requirements
Migrating legacy applications to the cloud
Meeting internal business unit and user demands e.g. application-specific
performance commitments
Moving workloads between different providers or cloud types
Finding a strategic cloud partner that we can work with as our cloud requirements evolve
40%
35%
33%
31%
29%
Future challenges in cloud computing
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• Customer preferences are shifting towards end-to-end management across data centre and the network
• Approx. 90% of enterprises see benefits in selecting a provider that can provide such services.
End-to-end management e.g. fault reporting/fault resolution
End-to-end SLA for availability
End-to-end security
End-to-end performance reporting
48%45%7%
38%53%9%
48%39%13%
32%53%15%
Considerable benefitSome benefitLittle or no benefit
End-to-end management as a differentiator
Do you see any benefits in selecting an IaaS cloud provider that can provide end-to-end management and SLAs for both the cloud datacentre and WAN (wide area network) connecting your company sites?