The ability to work in a more mobile and flexible way was identified in an IBM study as the number one reason for small and mid-size businesses to use cloud-based apps. IBM says the survey shows interest has moved from cost savings to more-strategic advantages.
About two thirds of the senior managers surveyed had either already implemented cloud services or intended to in the future, with 45 percent of U.K. businesses looking to do so within the next two years.
The increased ability for employees to work with greater mobility and flexibility was identified as the most popular reason to move to cloud services (39 percent of respondents), with cost efficiencies named as the second most popular reason (33 percent of respondents).
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
66% of U.K. SMBs Have Adopted Cloud Services, or Plan to
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
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