Cloud Success Tips from the Future

FUTUREMAN

I’ve come from 5 years Into the

future… to guide you to cloud success

(actually, these tips are from a global survey of 452 companies, all using cloud toDay, some for five or more years.

We looked to see what they’ve learned that others can use.)

thIs Is “future hIstory”

future history shows there are substantial business and technology benefits to be gained

If you are not In the clouD yet, get movIng

future hIstory shoWs companIes In 2013 are seeIng ...

faster than expecteD Deployments

“somewhat” or “much faster than expected” for Iaas 56%

55%

46%for saas

for paas

nearly 100% overall satIsfactIon WIth clouD results

Innovation

revenue

costperformance99%

95%98%

97%

stop thInkIng of the clouD as Immature

future history shows the cloud is already mainstreamin 2013

37% of those who wait for technologies that have been “completely proven in the market” have been using cloud for 4+ years

only 10% of the respondents who self-identified as “early” adopters of new technologies have been in the cloud that long

are alreaDy bIg users of clouD

“late aDopters”

people thInk they are early, but they are alreaDy behInD the tImes …

future history shows the longer a company used cloud, the more likely that cloud exceeded expectations

cloud exceeded expectations

the more you use clouD, the more benefIt you get

22% 1 year

37% 2 years

48% 3 years71% 4+ years

•total cost•reduced capital expense•performance•revenue•Innovation•staff focus

other areas Where responDents say“experIence counts”

future history shows the longer a company used cloud, the more likely that cloud exceeded expectations

8% of respondents that used only paas said it failed to meet expectations for speed of innovation

8% who used only saas failed at increased It performance

14% who used only saas failed at focusing It staff on core duties, away from “chores”

those companIes Who DID faIl only useD one type of clouD servIce

look for aDDItIonal applIcatIons that can be moveD to the clouD

your peers have been moving key applications to the cloud for years and are reaping the benefits

have already moved critical applications to the cloudarounD 50% of responDents

customer-facing applications (57%); back-office applications, such as HR and CRM (55%);

and web infrastructure (54%).

57%

55%

54%

customer-facing applications

back-office applications, such as hr and crm

web infrastructure

customer-facing applications (57%); back-office applications, such as HR and CRM (55%);

and web infrastructure (54%).

testing/development47%

It security48%

be specific about your needs for security and realistic about whether the cloud can support it

stop usIng securIty as the catch-all reason for avoIDIng the clouD

respondents overwhelmingly said that security was as good or better in the cloud than they expected

securIty Is not a problem for the clouD

97%99%paas

saasIaas98%

enhanceD securItyis actually one of the top objectives for using cloud

saas

paas

Iaas

41%

38%

38%

but, future hIstory shoWs It leaDers are also conflIcteD about securIty

securItythe proof:

remains the primary reason a mission-critical app isn’t moved to the cloud

security

app is too critical to our business privacy/legal

40%

34%28%

cloud isn’t the answer to every It or business problem

Don’t be conflIcteD, just be smart about What you move to the clouD

IncluDe It management servIces as part of your overall clouD expansIon plans

responDents saythe more you use clouD, the more you neeD gooD tools to manage It•end-to-end service

automation•ability to switch

between cloud providers•Identity management

look particularly for It management suites that support both cloud and non-cloud components

respondents who used all 3 types of services were 2x as likely to cite this as a need for future cloud success

companies using the cloud for 4+ years are almost six times more likely to increase cloud spending by more than 30% over last year.

expanD your use of clouD noW for future success

•Increase budget•use new types of cloud

thanks, futureman!

for more details on the findings of the cloud success survey, seeca.com/cloud-success-factors