Cloud Computing Can Cut Costs

Companies that are moving select IT capabilities to the cloud are saving money and increasing profits which they are putting back into the business to increase headcount, boost wages and drive innovation.

The decision over whether to move your organisations IT to the cloud can be a daunting one. After all, it means a wholesale change in the sourcing and delivery of IT products and services. However, many companies are making the leap, at least for select capabilities – a recent survey by CDW of 1,242 IT professionals found that more than half of organisations are moving a variety of capabilities to the cloud. And a majority of them are recognising cost savings and increased profits.

The study found that 88% of cloud users pointed to cost savings and 56% of respondents agreed that cloud services have helped them boost profits. Additionally, 60% of respondents said cloud computing has reduced the need for their IT team to maintain infrastructure, giving them more time to focus on strategy and innovation.

Reducing IT operating costs is only one of several cloud benefits, according to cloud users surveyed by CDW. In fact, organisations implementing or maintaining cloud computing point to increased efficiency (55%), improved employee mobility (49%), increased ability to innovate (32%) and freeing current IT staff for other projects (31%) as the top benefits.

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