CRN Network, December 3, 2009, 1400
Awareness about cloud computing in Asia remains relatively low, with two-thirds of the organizations finding it ‘not relevant’ to their businesses, according to a Springboard Research survey.
According to the survey report titled Cloud Computing in Asia Pacific – Market Evolution and Implications only 46 percent of those surveyed in the Asia-Pacific region were familiar with the cloud computing concept.
Springboard Research defines cloud computing as a collection of IT-enabled resources and capabilities that can be delivered via the internet as a service. The report looks across all layers of the cloud, including not only Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), but also Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS).
Among the organizations that are aware of the concept, 78 percent have not yet deployed any cloud-based applications, adds the report. However, on a positive note, 95 percent of Asian organizations are familiar with SaaS, the report said.
SaaS-based applications (such as CRM and ERP), storage, web conferencing and e-mail are the most popular applications among cloud users and constitute the bulk of cloud-related spending, as per the survey report.
“We expect organizations across Asia Pacific to embrace cloud computing as a way to drive greater standardization at the IT infrastructure level, while simultaneously lowering the resources required to leverage technology solutions for business benefits,” said Michael Barnes, Vice President, Software Research.
“For cloud vendors, establishing and maintaining trusted relationships is critical to overall market growth,” added Barnes. “In fact, delivering strong support is even more important in the still nascent cloud computing market as it is needed to overcome the early skepticism, uncertainty and doubts that characterize this market,” he concluded. |