UK Cloud Adoption Trends for 2015
For the foreseeable future the use of cloud computing will be combined with on-premise IT infrastructure. Survey data indicates the major reasons for preference for hybrid systems and reveals the important factors in business decisions regarding the migration of some computer services to the cloud.
- By year end 2015, 90% of UK business will be using at least one cloud service.
- Try-before-you buy will become the norm for the adoption of cloud services.
- The largest potential area for growth of cloud services is in public sector organisations.
- The primary considerations regarding cloud services are data security and prior investment in on-premise services.