Cloud leaders use numerous cloud services that they select and manage based on defined criteria. CLOUD LEADERS CURRENTLY
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CLOUD COMPUTING COMES OF AGE Cloud Leaders Outperform in Key Growth Initiatives DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS:
72% 62% 55% 36%
Launched New Products Expanded into New Market Segments Expanded Geographically
Cloud leaders use numerous cloud services that they select and manage based on defined criteria.
Launched New Business
Cloud Leaders Are Using Cloud for Core Business Functions CLOUD LEADERS CURRENTLY USING CLOUD FOR THE FOLLOWING:
24%
Compliance
27%
Finance/ Accounting
33%
29% Supply Chain
LOB and IT Share Responsibility for Cloud Management
29%
Billing/ Invoicing
Procurement
46%
Selecting Cloud Services
33%
PERCENT OF RESPONDENTS SAYING IT AND BUSINESS ARE EQUAL PARTNERS IN THE FOLLOWING CLOUD ACTIVITIES
Acquiring Cloud Services
26%
Deploying Cloud Services
47%
25%
Integrating with Other Cloud Services
Determining the Need
Security Is the Biggest Barrier to Cloud Adoption WHAT HAVE BEEN THE BIGGEST BARRIERS TO MORE FULLY EMBRACING CLOUD?
62%
34%
36%
27%
Security
Cost of Changing Systems
Existing Software Licenses
Integration
Evolution of Cloud
SINGLE SOLUTION Sales Automation
MULTIPLE SOLUTIONS Marketing Travel & Entertainment Sales Automation
25%
Compliance
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LEARN MORE oracle.com/goto/hbr-cloud-age SOURCE “CLOUD COMPUTING COMES OF AGE,” HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW ANALYTIC SERVICES, 2015
