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ESG Research Report: The Cloud Computing Spectrum, from Private to Hybrid
ESG Research Report
Mar 29, 2016
In order to assess organizations’ use of server virtualization, cloud computing technology, and converged infrastructure platforms, ESG recently surveyed 308 IT professionals representing midmarket (100 to 999 employees) and enterprise-class (1,000 employees or more) organizations in North America. All respondents were personally responsible for or familiar with their organizations’ server virtualization and cloud computing environments and strategies.
Survey participants represented a wide range of industries including financial services, manufacturing, business services, communications and media, and government. For more details, please see the Research Methodology and Respondent Demographics sections of this report.
Page Count: 26
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Report Conclusions
Introduction
Research Objectives
Research Findings
Private cloud deployments continue to mature
“Best of breed” infrastructure provisioning will continue to be the de facto on-premises approach, but converged/hyper-converged solutions are gaining traction
Open source cloud infrastructure software is being considered
Traditional technology vendors ease the transition to public cloud infrastructure
Hybrid cloud strategies are being employed, but there are obstacles to overcome
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