The study outlines the maturity of cloud use and shows current developments, challenges and trends. 90 percent of the companies surveyed in Austria ascribe added value to cloud computing when it comes to reducing their CO2 emissions.
More and more cloud-based companies
42 percent of cloud users run their productive applications from the cloud. For the year 2025 they set this figure at 66 percent. In addition, seven percent of existing users state that they will achieve cloud usage of between 91 and 100 percent in their IT systems in 2025. “Ideally, there should be a separate unit, such as a Cloud Center of Excellence, that drives these digitization goals. The aim would be for these teams to be provided not only with cloud knowledge but also with know-how from IT project management or IT security,” says KPMG Director Wolfgang Schramm on cloud transformation goals.
Public cloud launch with obstacles
Only 16 percent of cloud users state that the start in the public cloud went smoothly. In particular, compliance requirements (52 percent), security requirements (60 percent) and the lack of skilled workers (40 percent) complicate the integration process.
“There is no way around building up the relevant know-how in order to remain competitive. The demand for well-trained cloud experts is growing all the time,” says KPMG Director Christian Frühwirth.
For critical applications or information, only 17 percent of companies use their public cloud solutions. Nevertheless, a positive response from the employees can be observed: “Due to the pandemic-related work, cloud solutions accompany employees on a daily basis and therefore they have gained increasing acceptance. It doesn’t matter whether the company decides in favor of the private or public cloud – without cloud computing there will be no way around IT modernization,” says KPMG Senior Manager Wolfgang Zeitler.
further results
- 62 percent name the use of the cloud as a goal for the implementation of agile projects.
- 46 percent see cloud technologies as an enabler for the development of digital business models.
- The topic of security continues to play a central role in cloud use: 43 percent were exposed to ransomware attacks in the past twelve months.
- 57 percent reported downtime of their cloud solutions in the past twelve months.
- At 77 percent, the IT department is driving the cloud transformation.
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