{"id":17356,"date":"2018-07-31T09:09:49","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T09:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.softone.com.cy\/blog\/?p=17356"},"modified":"2019-02-13T12:12:42","modified_gmt":"2019-02-13T12:12:42","slug":"how-can-a-business-develop-in-a-cloud-based-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.softone.com.cy\/blog\/?p=17356","title":{"rendered":"How can a business develop in a cloud-based world?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2015, the total expenditure for cloud services was 30% of the IT budget, while this number is estimated to gradually increase, reaching 47% by 2020. How well prepared is your business for this new era? What are the available options and challenges?<\/p>\n

The adoption rate for cloud computing<\/strong> has reached a critical point. It appears that cloud computing is quickly becoming an important development factor, amounting to a growing percentage of the total IT expenses. Today, 95% of professionals from a wide range of fields claim that their businesses are using some type of cloud technology<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Currently, the prevailing type of cloud development strategy is a hybrid model<\/strong> that firstly appeared in the past few years and involves managing services in both private and public cloud environments<\/strong>. Based on relevant data, 82% of businesses are using different cloud options, with 55% of them preferring a hybrid cloud architecture.<\/p>\n

This strategy allows CIOs to optimize IT, so as to meet different demands for different applications, and at the same time select the right vendor and the right solution based on their needs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Although it has been proven that the emergence of cloud computing is beneficial for businesses<\/strong>, there are certain important challenges that need to be addressed:<\/p>\n