The data illustrates the drivers of cloud initiatives from businesses. In 2016, 33% of technology decision-makers indicated that the goal of enabling business continuity was driving their company's investments into cloud initiatives.
Lower total cost of ownership (TCO) | 42 |
Replacing on-premise legacy technology | 35 |
Enabling business continuity | 33 |
Speed of development | 32 |
Improving customer support or services | 27 |
Savings on CAPEX (capital expenditures) | 27 |
Reducing resource waste | 23 |
Greater flexibility to react to changing market conditions | 23 |
Enabling innovation | 22 |
Improve security | 22 |
Enabling digital business transformation | 20 |