{"id":3449,"date":"2016-06-28T16:43:22","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T16:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/209.235.70.100\/?p=3449"},"modified":"2021-06-08T19:52:36","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T19:52:36","slug":"idg-study-finds-managed-cloud-benefits-go-beyond-cost-savings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.navisite.com\/blog\/idg-study-finds-managed-cloud-benefits-go-beyond-cost-savings\/","title":{"rendered":"IDG Study Finds Managed Cloud Benefits Go Beyond Cost Savings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

IT cost savings continues to be a primary topic in discussions about moving to the cloud; however the real draw for many is shifting. Saving money may still be a big focus for IT decision makers considering managed cloud<\/a> services, but a new IDG Research survey, commissioned by Navisite, reveals there are more important business benefits driving adoption, including improved productivity and better client satisfaction. The factors that drove organizations to the cloud have expanded and the benefits are numerous. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three out of five organizations are currently leveraging managed cloud services<\/a> to extract benefits from their cloud deployments. While early adopters may have made the switch to cloud to save money, the benefits that followed have driven organizations to expand their deployments to reap a broad range of business enhancements enabled by cloud-based systems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In particular, on-premise and legacy systems are being replaced at a higher rate; the survey found that 75 percent of respondents expect their in-house systems to decline over the next five years. So what is driving the increased adoption? While cost savings remains an important factor in IT discussions, other factors, such as ease of use, time to market, latency and security are coming to the forefront. As a result, increased adoption has been spurred across the organization. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cloud is quickly becoming a crucial part of a successful business strategy and not just as an IT feature.  According to the study, organizations implementing third-party cloud services are experiencing real business benefits that go far beyond cost savings. More enterprises are recognizing that the greater value of cloud is in how it helps the business do what it needs to do: innovate, connect with clients and provide the best possible client service. Today, the most important business trend driving cloud investment is the need for more flexibility to react to client demands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More enterprises are recognizing that the greater value of cloud is in how it helps the business do what it needs to do: innovate, connect with clients and provide the best possible client service.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Over the next two years, IT decision makers are planning big things in the cloud: <\/p>\n\n\n\n