Today, midmarket companies have access to many of the technological bells and whistles of their larger competitors, and at prices that don’t break their businesses. Cloud computing lets these organizations go big on service without maxing out their resources, and a recent survey highlighted on SearchCIO-Midmarket points not only to expanding cloud adoption, but growing understanding of the technologies involved in the cloud. As these mid-size companies migrate to the cloud in greater numbers, they are likely to realize the need for management and automation. The earlier they act on that realization, the better.
SearchCIO Senior Writer Linda Tucci reports on the survey, conducted by the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA). CompTIA surveyed 500 IT and business professionals and 400 IT firms. Tucci writes, “CompTIA’s second annual study on trends in cloud computing suggests that in the space of one year, U.S. businesses have become more educated in the cloud computing concept and more interested in what it can mean for them. In addition, early adopters recognize that their cloud strategy needs tweaking.”
Among the other findings of the survey are these:
- Twenty-nine percent of respondents from small and large firms said their understanding of cloud computing today is higher than that of last year.
- Twenty-two percent of those from midmarket firms reported similar increases in understanding.
- Fifty-eight percent of executives and IT staff surveyed reported a significant increase in their understanding of the cloud.
But as Tucci writes, this greater understanding leaves plenty of room for “tweaking.” As midmarket firms move to the cloud, they often learn that the management offerings their larger counterparts rely on are too expensive or too complex for their needs. They’re searching for automation and management options that meet midmarket needs and deliver easier, faster and quicker return on investment.
Those solutions exist. Embotics works with midmarket companies to predict and prevent the pain points that can come with the adoption of cloud computing and virtualization. Similar to the organizations surveyed by CompTIA, our customers, like Aston University, know a lot about cloud computing today. Part of that knowledge is an understanding of where they need help. Often, that means bringing in the right management and automation support to keep cloud initiatives moving forward.
