98% of SMEs think that IT is important to success
the cloud has given companies the chance to adapt and compete more successfully in a changing market several industry estimates suggest that business can save around 25% of their IT technology by utilising cloud computing
So where is the greatest benefit? Flexibility rather than cost saving alone was cited as the primary driver by those responding to the cloud industry forum research question
50% flexibility
49% hardware cost savings
46% increased efficiency
42% space savings
38% easy and available updates
36% enegy savings
34% increased productivity
32% simplified infrastructure
32% scalability
25% Improved interoperability
23% reduce integration issues
9% other