Hybrid IT Survey Question Title * 1. For the purpose of this survey, please consider "cloud strategy" to refer to using a variety of different cloud solution platforms. For example, a hybrid cloud strategy or a multi-cloud strategy.Does your company currently have a cloud strategy? Yes, we currently have a cloud strategy No, but we plan to have a cloud strategy No, we do not currently have or plan to have a cloud strategy OK Question Title * 2. Which of the following best describes how your IT department and business units make decisions regarding cloud strategy? The IT Department works alone to define our cloud strategy Business units work alone to define our cloud strategy The IT department and business units work together to define our cloud strategy OK Question Title * 3. Which of the following types of cloud deployment models best describes the type your company currently utilizes? Public Private Hybrid OK Question Title * 4. On average, approximately what percentage of your total IT budget is currently spent on cloud computing services? Your best guess is fine. OK Question Title * 5. On average, approximately what percentage of your total IT budget do you anticipate will be spent on cloud computing services in the next three years? Your best guess is fine. OK Question Title * 6. Approximately, what percentage of your data storage, if any, would you ideally store on-premises, and what percentage of your data storage, if any, would you ideally store in cloud? Your best guess is fine but must add up to 100%. % would be on-premises % would be on cloud OK Question Title * 7. For which of the following reasons did your company decide to use cloud? Please select all that apply. Cost savings Improved storage capacity Better collaboration Supporting utility computing Improved network performance Reliability in performance Data security Scalability, such as to ensure functionality despite changes in size Other OK Question Title * 8. Approximately how long ago did your company begin its cloud migration process? Please give your answer in years. Your best guess is fine. If it was less than one year, please type "Less than one year" in the textbox. OK Question Title * 9. From which of the following sources, if any, do you get information about cloud technology and adoption? Please select all that apply. Industry events Technology partners Technology media sites Industry analysts Industry peers My employees Vendor websites Webinars Whitepapers Other None of these OK Question Title * 10. When deciding between a cloud service or cloud vendor, who, if anyone, is involved in making final selection decisions? Please type all the applicable business units or individual titles. For example, IT or CIO. Your best guess is fine. OK Question Title * 11. How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statement- cloud has accelerated speed and agility within my business. Strongly agree Somewhat agree Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree Strongly disagree OK Question Title * 12. Which of the following would be the greatest benefit of using public cloud? Please rank your responses from 1 to 6 with 1 being the greatest benefit. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Application Criticality 1 2 3 4 5 6 Run-cost 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rewrite or refactor cost 1 2 3 4 5 6 Security and governance 1 2 3 4 5 6 Performance 1 2 3 4 5 6 Agility OK Question Title * 13. Which of the following would be the greatest benefit of using on-premises? Meaning, as compared to cloud. Please rank your responses from from 1 to 6 with 1 being the greatest benefit. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Application criticality 1 2 3 4 5 6 Run-cost 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rewrite or refactor cost 1 2 3 4 5 6 Security and governance 1 2 3 4 5 6 Performance 1 2 3 4 5 6 Agility OK Question Title * 14. For the purpose of this survey, "cloud sprawl" refers to uncontrolled proliferation of an organization's cloud instances, services or providers. Cloud sprawl typically occurs when an organization lacks visibility into its computing resources. How strongly would you agree or disagree with the following statement - cloud sprawl is an ongoing issue for my company. Agree strongly Agree somewhat Disagree somewhat Disagree strongly My company has never experienced cloud sprawl OK Question Title * 15. How confident are you, if at all, that your company's IT department is effectively managing your cloud sprawl issues? Very confident Somewhat confident Not very confident Not at all confident OK Question Title * 16. Which of the following strategies, if any, does your company currently employ to manage cloud sprawl? Please select all that apply. Internal controls, such as for the IT department Mandatory tagging protocols Investigations of accounts payable, such as to track cloud purchases Strong relationships with cloud consumers, such as development teams Other None of these OK Question Title * 17. How confident do you feel, if at all, utilizing cloud to gain better access to business data? Very confident Somewhat confident Not very confident Not at all confident OK Question Title * 18. For the purpose of this survey, "digital transformation" refers to the application of digital capabilities to processes, products and assets to improve effciency, enhance customer value, manage risk and uncover new monetization opportunities. Which of the following best describes your company's current approach to digital transformation? We are developing a plan for digital transformation We are implementing proof of concepts for digital transformation We are implementing departmental programs for digital transformation We are implementing enterprise-wide programs for digital transformation We do not currently have an approach for digital transformation OK Question Title * 19. Through which of the following, if any, are digital transformation initiatives funded in your company? Please select all that apply. Business units contributing to marketing initiatives Business units contributing to the IT department's budget Standalone innovation budget managed outside of the IT department Self-funded initiatives None of these OK Question Title * 20. If your company uses a tool or tools to manage cloud costs, which of the following benefits, if any, is your company seeing by using that/those tool(s) to mange cloud costs? For example, Apptio, Cloudability or IBM Cloud Management. Please select your top 3. Avoiding cost over-runs driven by cloud Understanding cloud spend across multiple providers Forecasting future cloud spend/capacity needs Understanding total cost of cloud, such as labor, security and other supporting costs Improved tagging quality governance/governance Recovering cloud costs from business units Efficient usage and purchasing of cloud, including reserved instances None of these My company does not use tools to manage cloud costs OK Question Title * 21. Which of the following business outcomes, if any, are most important to your company? Please select your top two responses. Manage infrastructure TCO, consumption and utilization across public, private and on-premises Track spend-to-plan for hybrid cloud Optimize public cloud consumption and purchase options Prioritize workload migration candidates with recommended cloud offerings Identify under-utilized on-premises resources and monitor effice Drive shared accountability and influence consumption with app owners and business units None of these OK Question Title * 22. On average, approximately what is your company's total current budget variance? Please give your answer in percent. Your best guess is fine. If you don't know, please type in "I do not know my company's budget variance" in the textbox. OK Question Title * 23. How often, if ever, is your business forecasting? Monthly Bi-monthly Quarterly Annually Bi-annually Never OK Question Title * 24. On average, approximately how long is your company's annual planning process in a typical year? Please give your answer in number of months. Your best guess is fine. If it's less than one month, please type in "Less than one month" in the textbox. OK Question Title * 25. When it comes to implementing new technology, which of the following best describes your company's typical approach as a whole? We avoid the cost disruption of replacing existing technology We rely on technology that is mature and proven in similar environments before we adopt into our own We wait for the first service pack or dot release We accept the risks and costs of new technology and deploy We aggressively pursue vendor beta programs and co-development opportunities OK DONE