In a recent survey Hosting.com conducted at VMworld 2009, we asked conference attendees to select the three most important factors that drive companies to invest in Cloud Computing. The top three results are very close.
We will be listing the results in our eNewsletter over the next few issues.
When asked to select the three most important factors that drive companies to invest in Cloud Computing, here are the results:
- Performance (20%)
- Uptime/High Availability (19.75%)
- Cost Savings (19.5%)
- Scalability (14%)
- Rapid Development (12.5)
- Flexibility (8%)
- Consumption-based Pricing (5%)
The most important factors driving businesses of all sizes to implement Cloud Computing solutions are the same factors that have prompted companies to outsource IT services for years – lower costs, better performance and agility.
Virtualization has enabled many service providers to offer shared platforms at a fraction of the cost of comparable physical platforms. The ability to scale across an enterprise or provider’s network means the cost savings can be substantial.
The Cloud Computing model offers a cost effective means for organizations to acquire and utilize IT. Cloud Computing promises reduced capital IT expenditures and less capacity management and planning resulting in significant cost savings.
For additional industry data, download Hosting.com's Cloud Computing Trends Report which, through a survey of over 600 IT professionals, provides insight into the expectations small, medium and large businesses have of Cloud Computing, their intended uses, reasons for adopting, and expected time-frames for implementing cloud-based solutions.
