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September 1st, 2011 [by Doug Alder]
Good article http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Cloud-Computing/Small-Business-Embracing-Cloud-Computing-Mobility-637435/ on SMBs moving to the Cloud.
A full 97 percent of SMBs that have put some operations in the cloud report they got what they wanted in terms of cost savings and increased flexibility, according to a new CompTIA survey which also showed accelerated adoption of mobility technologies.A third of small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have already adopted the cloud in one way or another, and another 35 percent are expected to invest in cloud computing technology in some form in the next year, according to the latest research from CompTIA.As technology becomes more affordable and constrained budgets begin to open up, the number of SMBs using the cloud is going to double in the next year, according to CompTIA’s Third Annual Small and Medium Business Technology Adoptions Trends survey and report. The CompTIA survey of 602 IT and business professionals in SMBs in the U.S., found that the most heavily used cloud application among SMBs is storage/backup, with 71 percent of cloud-savvy SMBs using storage and backup cloud solutions. Email (62 percent) is the second most adopted cloud technology among SMBs, followed by document management (59 percent), collaboration (56 percent) and customer relationship management (53 percent).The good news for cloud services providers is that most SMBs have been quite happy with the cloud computing services and applications they use. In fact, 92 percent of the businesses that said they use some form of cloud computing reported either a positive or very positive experience. Even better, 97 percent reported their move to the cloud produced the desired results, including reduced costs and increased flexibility.
