CLOUD COMPUTING 2020

• By 2020 cloud computing will cross the $270 billion mark.
• Over 50% of American companies plan to increase cloud budgets in 2015.
• 94% of managers say their business security has improved after adopting cloud applications.
• 75% of businesses report that service availability improved since moving to the cloud.
• 91% of SMBs says their cloud providers made it easier to satisfy compliance requirements.
• For every 1200 smartphones or 600 tablets a new server is added to the cloud.
• By 2016 36% of all data is expected to be stored in the cloud.  Up from 7% in 2013.
• 90% of Microsoft's R&D budget is being used to improve cloud technology and security services.
• 67% of IT professionals use cloud services and applications.
• 64% of companies have reduced waste and lowered energy consumptions after shifting to the cloud.
• 52% of companies reported  increased data efficiency and utilization.
• 47% of companies said they witness lower operating costs after cloud adoptions.
• Cloud Computing is up to 40 times more cost effective for an SMB, compared to running its own IT system.
• The US Federal Government saved $5.5 Billion per year by shifting to Cloud Services.
• 50% of American companies increased their public Cloud budgets in 2014.
• Cloud Computing spending in SMBs will reach $16 billion in 2015.
• Software as a service applications will be the largest cloud service category by 2015 reaching 67.4 billion.
• More than 60% of enterprises that adopt cloud computing, accept that it reduces energy consumption.
• 80% of cloud adopters believe that it helps their organization reduce IT costs.
• 56% of organization are seeking to hire staff with cloud expertise.

Savings and Productivity Benefits of the Cloud:

• Cloud Computing is up to 40 times more cost effective for an SMB, compared to running its own IT system.
• 70% of businesses report that they've been able to reinvest funds back into their business as a result of moving to the cloud.
• 59% of SMBs using cloud services report significant productivity benefits.
• The US Federal Government saved $5.5 Billion per year by shifting to Cloud Services.

The Cloud and Security/Privacy:

• In 2016, 77% of companies plan to increase cloud security expenditures for mobile and cloud-based services.
• 94% of SMBs have experienced security benefits in the cloud that they didn’t have with their on-premises service.
• 62% of respondents of a Microsoft survey said their levels of privacy protection increased as a result of moving to the cloud.

The Cloud Benefits for SMBs:

• Recovery times for SMB are four times faster for businesses using cloud computing when compared to those not utilizing cloud services.
• For SMB, energy use and carbon emissions could be cut by 90% by using cloud computing, saving the environment and energy costs.
• 70% of SMBs reinvested cloud savings in areas that benefit and grow their businesses such as product development and innovation and marketing.

Cloud Market Predictions and Stats:

• 90% of Microsoft’s Research & Development  budget will be used to improve cloud technology and security services in 2016.
• By 2018, at least 30% of service-centric companies will move the majority of their ERP applications to the cloud.
• Experts predict that 40 zettabytes, or 40,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 bytes of data will be held in the cloud by 2020.
• It's predicted that 78% of U.S. small businesses will have fully adopted cloud computing by 2020.