Cloud computing adoption on rise

Cloud computing

Cloud computing adoption on rise

Security concerns and low awareness levels mar cloud's growth, finds AppLabs survey

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

HYDERABAD, INDIA: Cloud computing is gaining more and more acceptance among IT enterprises, despite the fact that security concerns and low awareness levels are marring its growth, finds a survey conducted by AppLabs, a software testing and quality management company.

The survey further finds that 30 percent of the companies have already adopted cloud computing and an additional 20 percent are planning to do so within the next 12 months.

Whereas, one-third of the respondents felt that lack of awareness was the major constraint, while another 21 percent cited security concerns as a major deterrent for adopting cloud computing.

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Munavar Attari said on 7/2/2009 11:05:09 AM:
While lack of awareness and security are two important factors affecting adoption of the cloud, the biggest challenge would be bandwidth. Accessing cloud services, especially office applications, would largely depend on the bandwidth capacity that is available. Security concerns are more of a mindset rather a real threat (although not with us, our money is safer in the bank than under our pillow :-)).

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