New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, on the future of cloud computing has found adoption at different speeds in the US and Europe -about 70% of US and 56% of European respondents currently using cloud technologies find these solutions to be “highly effective”, indicating that exposure to these technologies can lead to wider adoption.
"The majority of cloud-reliant users are in the United States, particularly in manufacturing, and in businesses of 20 to 500 employees, and businesses of over 10,000 employees," said Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Karolina Olszewska. "In the future, however, the IT decision makers in the United States, the government vertical sector and small businesses are expected to show the most marked increase in cloud technology adoption"
More than half of the surveyed businesses in the United States and Europe have already moved 50% or more of their enterprise communications solutions to the cloud. Within the next three years, almost a quarter is likely to migrate 76% or more of their communications solutions to the cloud.
In both regions, email servers and collaborative apps top the list of enterprise communication solutions shifted to the cloud. However, only 27% of cloud users have moved their telephony systems to the cloud. Among those solutions yet to make the change, collaborative apps offer the highest scope for growth.
"The share of remote and mobile workers is expected to increase over the next three years and change business technology requirements," concluded Olszewska. "The cost impact of supporting these new business needs will be felt more intensely by IT decision-makers in the United States than those in Europe."