Majority of European businesses currently completing or actively implementing Cloud migration

9 September 2010 – The majority of European businesses believe that move to Cloud based computing is one of the most important trends in IT over the next few years, according to research conducted by Cordys, the leading provider of software for business operations improvement.

Cloud is pivotal issue for 59%

The research*, conducted at the recent Cloud World Forum in London, found that 59 per cent of those questioned thought that the advent of the Cloud was a pivotal issue for business.

The same sample found also that:

• 17 per cent had already migrated to a Cloud model;
• 39 per cent where actively implementing a Cloud strategy;
• 32 per cent was planning to implement in the next 6 to 12 months.

Peter Karsten, VP, UK Sales, Cordys, stated: “In many ways, the business benefits of the Cloud are obvious. The high-risk strategy in the current economic downturn is to batten down the hatches and do nothing. The lower risk strategy is to exploit the new Cloud capabilities to break the inflexibility of legacy, gaining process change, flexibility and agility, and the ability to take out operational costs – all vital in managing a business through very challenging times,” he added.

Reduced cost, improved efficiency and increased flexibility
The Cordys research also highlighted the key business benefits organizations had identified as a result of migrating to the Cloud.  Just over a quarter (26 per cent) stated that reduced cost was the driver for migrating to the Cloud. Improved business operational efficiency was cited by 22 per cent and increased corporate flexibility was the driver for 21 per cent of those questioned. 

“It is all driven and controlled by well defined processes and process management techniques that utilize a Business Operations Platform, capable of orchestrating and provisioning services and resources on demand at exactly the right place at the right cost. Making the Cloud work effectively is all about control, change and speed”, continued Peter.

Cordys delivers comprehensive Business Process Management capabilities, SOA-based integration and Composite Application Development for cloud solutions, due to its ability to orchestrate processes and Web services over disparate systems, both within organizations and across organizational boundaries. These capabilities enable corporations to facilitate faster and more effective changes and business improvements.

*The research was conducted via face to face interviews with 100 senior IT directors from across Europe at the recent Cloud World Forum in London.