Colt CIO Cloud Survey 2011

Survey Results

Colt, a leading provider of integrated managed IT and networking solutions, has commissioned industry research amongst CIOs and senior IT decision makers to explore current attitudes and adoption levels of cloud computing. The research provides an evidence-based view of cloud computing sentiment and deployment in European enterprises in 2011. The results of the Colt European CIO Cloud Survey are based on more than 500 interviews with large organisations across the UK, France, Germany, Benelux and Spain.

Currently, enterprises are taking a more holistic view of the benefits, drawbacks and various models of cloud to deliver a more agile operating model and sustainable ROI. The research finds that enterprise-wide use of cloud is still in early adopter territory, but, despite concerns around security and an alarming absence of risk evaluation in cloud adoption, cloud computing services look set to dominate strategic IT decisions in next few years.