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Cloud Infrastructure Research: Impact of Cloud Infrastructure Solutions on IT Planning and Management
Saugatuck Technology, July 2009, Pages: 5
In a recent executive-level survey on Cloud Computing, we questioned senior business and IT executives on the degree of impact that Cloud Infrastructure solutions are expected to have on IT planning and management. This Strategic Perspective addresses the following questions:
- Which Cloud Infrastructure Solutions will have the greatest impact?
- How does expected impact vary by company size, industry segment, and region of the world?
Overall, the results indicate that storage and retrieval solutions, for both data and documents, are expected to have the greatest impact, with batch and OLTP processing solutions expected to have the least impact. Solutions around application development and testing fell in between, in spite of the extensive discussion around them in the marketplace today.
The results also point to specific “sweet spots” for Cloud Infrastructure solutions, some of which fly in the face of conventional wisdom. For example, the solutions appeal more to larger companies with between 1,000 and 25,000 employees, than to smaller or mid-market companies. Public Sector and Retail companies, traditionally viewed as technology laggards, have greater expectations for Cloud Infrastructure solutions, along with traditional leaders such as High Technology. And IT Executives appear to be more optimistic about the impact of Cloud Infrastructure on their operations than are their counterparts in other areas of the business.
In short, Cloud Infrastructure is expected to have a significant impact – and in some cases may already be having an impact – in many organizations. Providers, however, will have some challenges to overcome. Chief among them will be determining the direction of expected impact – positive or negative – and then modifying solutions and market messaging accordingly.
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