Cloud Computing Survey
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1.
For the following categories of cloud computing, please indicate in which stage of adoption or plans for adoption your organization is at for each category.
(Required.)
Have no plans to use
Using in Production
Using for Dev and Testing Only
Plan to use within: 3 months
Plan to use within: 3-6 months
Plan to use within: 6-12 months
Plan to use within: More than 12 months
Plan to use within: Not sure
Private/Internal Cloud
Have no plans to use
Using in Production
Using for Dev and Testing Only
Plan to use within: 3 months
Plan to use within: 3-6 months
Plan to use within: 6-12 months
Plan to use within: More than 12 months
Plan to use within: Not sure
Storage-as-a-Service Only
Have no plans to use
Using in Production
Using for Dev and Testing Only
Plan to use within: 3 months
Plan to use within: 3-6 months
Plan to use within: 6-12 months
Plan to use within: More than 12 months
Plan to use within: Not sure
Infrastructure-as-a-Service
Have no plans to use
Using in Production
Using for Dev and Testing Only
Plan to use within: 3 months
Plan to use within: 3-6 months
Plan to use within: 6-12 months
Plan to use within: More than 12 months
Plan to use within: Not sure
Platform-as-a-Service
Have no plans to use
Using in Production
Using for Dev and Testing Only
Plan to use within: 3 months
Plan to use within: 3-6 months
Plan to use within: 6-12 months
Plan to use within: More than 12 months
Plan to use within: Not sure
Software-as-a-Service
Have no plans to use
Using in Production
Using for Dev and Testing Only
Plan to use within: 3 months
Plan to use within: 3-6 months
Plan to use within: 6-12 months
Plan to use within: More than 12 months
Plan to use within: Not sure
2.
What did or does your organization view as the most important benefits of cloud computing? Of the factors and drivers below, please rank as many as five that apply from 1 to 5, with 1 being the most important and 5 being the least important.
(Required.)
1
2
3
4
5
Cost savings on hardware
Cost savings on software
Cost savings on IT operations staff
Ability to rapidly launch new products and services
Ability to grow and shrink IT capacity on demand
Convenience for the development teams
No upfront investment
Pricing flexibility
Better collaboration across teams
Outsourcing of non-core competencies
Other (please specify and rank)
3.
What were or are the greatest barriers for adoption of cloud computing in your organization? Please rank the five most important factors or concerns below from 1 to 5, with 1 being the most important and 5 being the least important.
(Required.)
1
2
3
4
5
Reliability
Cloud Provider Lock-In
Performance
Geographic Location of Cloud Provider Data Centers
Security
Compliance
Lack of Ability to Customize
Integration with Existing Systems
Costs and ROI
Lack of Management Understanding / Willing to Innovate
Organizational Politics
Not sure
We did not have any concerns
Other (please specify and rank)
4.
For which types of applications do you use or plan to deploy into a cloud within the next 12 months. Please check all that apply:
(Required.)
Development
Testing/QA/Staging
Ecommerce application
Web 2.0/Social Networking
Internal enterprise application (e.g., HCM, Payroll, CRM, ERP)
Office productivity (e.g., Google Docs, Zoho)
Monitoring / Application Performance Management
Security/Compliance
Collaboration
Marketing/Business Intelligence
Other (please specify)
5.
Do you consider any of the applications for which you are using cloud computing to be mission critical applications for your business?
(Required.)
Yes
No
Not sure. Please explain briefly.
We are interested in understanding the process by which organizations adopt cloud computing. For the next three questions, please consider the following statement: If your organization is already using or planning to use cloud computing, how did the process unfold?
6.
The initial adoption of cloud computing in our organization was done by:
(Required.)
A development team
An IT operations team
A departmental/LOB project
A CEO decision
A CIO/Senior IT Exec decision
Not sure
Other (please specify)
7.
What is the current state of adoption (or plans for adoption within 12 months) in your organization:
(Required.)
Remains the same as indicated in section A above
Includes additional applications within the same department
Includes additional applications across departments
Organizational-wide mandate to adopt cloud computing
Not sure
Other (please specify)
8.
Currently, who in your organization has the key decision make when it comes to the adoption and use of cloud computing. Please rank by order of importance all that apply:
(Required.)
1 (Most Important)
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11 (Least Important)
CEO
CIO
CTO
CFO
Other Business Executive
VP Engineering/R&D
Chief Architect
IT Operations Execs
IT Ops Rank & File
Developers
Not sure
Other (please specify)
9.
As it relates to cloud computing, how much does your organization plan to spend per month on the following categories within the next 12 months:
(Required.)
Hardware/Networking/Storage
Software
Private/Internal Cloud
-- Select an option --
Not using this solution
Less than $1,000 per month
$1,000 to $5,000 per month
$5,000 to $10,0000 per month
More than $10,000 per month
-- Select an option --
Not using this solution
Less than $1,000 per month
$1,000 to $5,000 per month
$5,000 to $10,0000 per month
More than $10,000 per month
Storage-as-a-Service Only
-- Select an option --
Not using this solution
Less than $1,000 per month
$1,000 to $5,000 per month
$5,000 to $10,0000 per month
More than $10,000 per month
-- Select an option --
Not using this solution
Less than $1,000 per month
$1,000 to $5,000 per month
$5,000 to $10,0000 per month
More than $10,000 per month
Infrastructure-as-a-Service
-- Select an option --
Not using this solution
Less than $1,000 per month
$1,000 to $5,000 per month
$5,000 to $10,0000 per month
More than $10,000 per month
-- Select an option --
Not using this solution
Less than $1,000 per month
$1,000 to $5,000 per month
$5,000 to $10,0000 per month
More than $10,000 per month
Platform-as-a-Service
-- Select an option --
Not using this solution
Less than $1,000 per month
$1,000 to $5,000 per month
$5,000 to $10,0000 per month
More than $10,000 per month
-- Select an option --
Not using this solution
Less than $1,000 per month
$1,000 to $5,000 per month
$5,000 to $10,0000 per month
More than $10,000 per month
Software-as-a-Service
-- Select an option --
Not using this solution
Less than $1,000 per month
$1,000 to $5,000 per month
$5,000 to $10,0000 per month
More than $10,000 per month
-- Select an option --
Not using this solution
Less than $1,000 per month
$1,000 to $5,000 per month
$5,000 to $10,0000 per month
More than $10,000 per month
10.
How many employees work at your organization?
(Required.)
Less than 100
100-500
501-1,000
1,001-5,000
5,001-10,000
More than 10,000
11.
Is there anything else you would like to tell us about the adoption or use of cloud computing in your organization?
12.
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