With all the interest in cloud computing and its apparent inevitability, the following excerpt from “Cloud Computing? No thanks, Say CIOs” from ZDNet Asia today:
“Cloud computing is often touted as cheaper than building and maintaining in-house IT systems, leading to speculation that it may be one of the technologies to benefit as CIOs have to tighten their belts in the face of recession.
However, three-quarters of companies that use ‘proprietary systems’ said the economic downturn had not ‘spurred their interest’ in cloud models, according to a new survey, while the other quarter said the tough business environment had actually decreased their interest in cloud computing.
In the survey of 500 c-level executives and IT managers, sponsored by Microsoft-focused consultancy Avanade, 27 percent of companies that did use cloud computing said they were likely to increase use of it because of the downturn.
Another 60 percent said there had been no impact and 13 percent said they had reduced their use of cloud technologies because of the economic climate.
Concerns around cloud computing included security and loss of control–the most frequently mentioned worry in the survey, followed by the difficulty of integrating with existing internal systems, high ongoing costs and poor support…”
© 2009 CBS Interactive Inc.
