The 2018 IDG Cloud Computing study was conducted to measure cloud computing trends among technology decision-makers, which includes their usage and plans across various cloud service and deployment models, investments, business drivers and impact on business strategy and plans.

1. CLOUD INSIGHTS
Exploring the next phase of cloud adoption with a
dive into delivery models and applications
2018

2. IDG Communications, Inc.
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IDG Communications, Inc. Source: 2018 IDG Cloud Computing Survey
Purpose and Methodology
SURVEY
Audience Base
CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld,
ITworldand Network World tech buyer
audiences via email promotions and
communities
550
Cloud Computing
All survey respondents are involved in the
purchase process for cloud computing and
their organization has, or plans to have, at
least one application, or a portion of their
infrastructure, in the cloud.
High Tech 20%
Financial Services 11%
Government/Non-profit 9%
Manufacturing 9%
Education 7%
Services 7%
Healthcare 7%
Telecommunications & Utilities 6%
Retail, Wholesale and Distribution 5%
TopRepresentedIndustries
Average
Company Size
12,297 Employees
75%
3%
10%
6%
6%
Executive IT
IT management
Business management IT professional
Other
Job Titles
Total Respondents
Online questionnaire
Collection Method
Number of
Questions 28
To measure cloud computing trends among technology decision-makers including: usage
and plans across various cloud service and deployment models, investments, business
drivers and impact on business strategy and plans.

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Q. What are your organization's plans with regard to utilizing computing infrastructure or applications via the cloud?
Cloud Has Come of Age
Source: 2011 - 2018 IDG Cloud Computing Survey
51%
57%
61%
69% 72% 70% 73%
20%
25% 24%
18% 16% 16% 17%
21%
18%
15% 13% 11%
14% 10%
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2018
Have at least one application or a portion
of our computing infrastructure in the cloud
(for example, CRM, application development
and testing and disaster recovery)
Plan to use cloud-based applications
and/or computing infrastructure via the
cloud within the next 12 months
Plan to use cloud-based applications
and/or computing infrastructure
via the cloud within 1 to 3 years
77% 1,000+
69% <1,000
15% 1,000+
19% <1,000
7% 1,000+
13% <1,000

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Q. What percent of the total IT budget your organization is dedicating to cloud computing will be allocated to each of the following cloud service models over the next 12 months? AND Q.
Approximately how much will your organization invest in cloud-based services computing (including software, services, training and other related costs) in the next 12 months?
Budgets Continue to Grow
Source: 2018 IDG Cloud Computing Survey
30%
6%
21%
19%
30%
30%
48% 45%
2018 2016
SaaS
IaaS
PaaS
Other
$2.2M
$3.5M $889K
Up from
$1.62M in
2016
Up from
$286K
in 2016

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1,000+ <1,000
76% 66%
65% 61%
50% 65%
54% 60%
53% 50%
43% 36%
38% 38%
36% 35%
26% 38%
27% 21%
Cloud Solutions Are Feeding the Need for Speed
Q. Please rank the top business goals or objectives that are driving investments in cloud computing initiatives at your organization.
Source: 2018 IDG Cloud Computing Survey
71%
63%
58%
57%
51%
39%
38%
35%
32%
24%
Improving the speed of IT service delivery
Greater flexibility to react to changing market conditions
Enabling business continuity
Improving customer support or services
Lower total cost of ownership (TCO)
Replacing proprietary technology
Savings on CAPEX (capital expenditures)
Reducing resource waste
Need for real-time information
Faster return on investment

6. IDG Communications, Inc.
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Enterprise Organizations Under More Pressure
for Total Cloud Migration
Q. Does your IT department feel pressure to migrate 100% to the cloud? (Select all that apply.)
Source: 2018 IDG Cloud Computing Survey
21%
25%
62%
Yes, pressure
from individual
lines of business
Yes, pressure
from executive
management
No
56% 1,000+
69% <1,000
25% 1,000+
17% <1,000
30% 1,000+
19% <1,000
38%
feel pressure to migrate
100% to the cloud
(8% feel pressure from both)
44% 1,000+
31% <1,000

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Striking Shift to Move IT Environments to Cloud
Q. Approximately, what percent of your organization’s total IT environment (i.e., data, applications, infrastructure, etc., throughout the entire organization) presently leverages each of the
following IT service delivery models and what percent do you expect to leverage each model 18 months from now?
Source: 2018 IDG Cloud Computing Survey
Non-
cloud
52%SaaS
23%
IaaS
16%
PaaS
9%
Non-
cloud
31%
SaaS
33%
IaaS
22%
PaaS
14%
% OF COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT IN DIFFERENT DELIVERY MODELS% OF RESPONDENTS USING
DELIVERY MODELS
SaaS PaaS IaaS
Now 89% 61% 73%
In 18
Months
95% 73% 83%
NOW IN 18 MONTHS

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