Cloud computing research from Chadwick Martin Bailey shows significant confusion around the definition of cloud computing. When asked to define cloud computing, many IT decision makers defined it as SaaS, a hosted or managed service or a form of outsourcing. There were 24% who were not able to define cloud computing at all.
A recent study of close to 300 IT professionals by Chadwick Martin Bailey (CMB), a custom market research and consulting firm, indicates there is still quite a bit of confusion around the definition of cloud computing. When asked to define cloud computing, many IT decision makers defined it as SaaS, a hosted or managed service or a form of outsourcing. There were 24% who were not able to define cloud computing at all.
“With so many big players like Microsoft, EMC and even Google putting heavy investments into the value of the cloud, the confusion will go away and the value proposition will become clear,” comments Don Ryan Managing Director of CMB’s Technology practice. “The key to success for providers will be their ability to address issues such as security and privacy.”
This research was done as part of CMB’s Tech Pulse, which provides free insights on key technology topics on a quarterly basis. Other recent topics have included Netbooks and Windows 7 adoption. The data for the Tech Pulse is gathered from interviews conducted among IT decision makers using CMB’s own Enterprise IT Panel.
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