Companies are using cloud computing services more aggressively than was believed, separate surveys show.
Novell ( NOVL ), the Massachusetts-based enterprise-software company, reports this week that 77 percent of organizations with more than 2,500 employees use some form of cloud computing today. The tech executives surveyed on behalf of Novell don't expect cloud computing to supplant in-house IT, however: Eighty-seven percent of survey respondents said cloud computing will take hold as a complement to existing IT infrastructure.
"Enterprises are moving forward with cloud computing - whether in a private cloud, public cloud or in a hybrid cloud environment," Novell senior vice president Jim Ebzery said.
Small companies are likely to use cloud computing applications, too. Techaisle, an IT market research firm, reports that companies begin to use cloud computing services when they expand beyond 20 employees. As companies grow to 250-plus employees, they become more likely to move IT operations in-house - and if they continue to grow past 500 workers, they turn once again to the cloud.
Cloud applications can range from storage services to hosted infrastructure - and companies large and small are embracing the cloud programs that are available.
Novell ( NOVL ), the Massachusetts-based enterprise-software company, reports this week that 77 percent of organizations with more than 2,500 employees use some form of cloud computing today. The tech executives surveyed on behalf of Novell don't expect cloud computing to supplant in-house IT, however: Eighty-seven percent of survey respondents said cloud computing will take hold as a complement to existing IT infrastructure.
"Enterprises are moving forward with cloud computing - whether in a private cloud, public cloud or in a hybrid cloud environment," Novell senior vice president Jim Ebzery said.
Small companies are likely to use cloud computing applications, too. Techaisle, an IT market research firm, reports that companies begin to use cloud computing services when they expand beyond 20 employees. As companies grow to 250-plus employees, they become more likely to move IT operations in-house - and if they continue to grow past 500 workers, they turn once again to the cloud.
Cloud applications can range from storage services to hosted infrastructure - and companies large and small are embracing the cloud programs that are available.
Personally, I like the entire concept and functionality of cloud computing. While for many, the most prevalent example is Google docs, the field should be expected to expand. Technology must be accepted, embraced and adapted in order to compete and survive. I would love to know if anyone uses the cloud for their apps and which providers they use, but no one ever responds or comments - makes this endeavor just that much more fun - NOT.
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