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Cloud Adoption
Cloud Model
Company Size
When considering the results based on the degree of cloud adoption,
the survey shows that those companies most heavily “in the cloud” are
signicantly more likely to report having achieved their intended cloud
outcomes. Yet, less than 50% of these companies recount full achievement
of expected results.
For companies only moderately adopting cloud or early in their
journey (1 year or less), realizing the full benets of cloud are less likely.
Generally, 30% or less report having achieved the desired outcomes,
and for companies just starting, achieving their speed-to-market goals
is particularly challenging with only 18% accomplishing their goal.
Similarly, the cloud model employed by organizations appears to have
an inuence on their ability to capture expected cloud results. Companies
employing private clouds tend to lag their counterparts employing public
cloud or hybrid models when it comes to fully achieving expected outcomes
(28% vs. 42% and 38% respectively). While private cloud users seem to
struggle more generally, they are most challenged in achieving desired
cost saving and service level improvements. More than half of public
cloud users (54%) report having captured their cost saving goals, yet
only 28% have experienced their anticipated speed-to-market benets.
This survey looked at company size according to revenue in three
categories—revenues of $1-$5 billion, $5-$10 billion, and those in
excess of $10 billion. There were not signicant differences based
on company size, with full achievement of benets falling on average
between 33-36%. The most notable deviation related to large companies
and service level improvements where only 28% respondents claim full
achievement of expected benets, though 98% of these companies
reported at least partially achieving their objectives.
