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Follow on Google News | Red hat Commissioned Cloud Survey Highlights Aggressive OpenStack Adoption Plans by Enterprises84 percent of enterprise IT decision makers surveyed say OpenStack is part of future private cloud plans, Red Hat and IDG Connect survey shows
By: Red Hat Inc. The OpenStackandprivateclouddevelopmentsurvey (http://bit.ly/ Resource management (21 percent); Simplifying IT management (18 percent); Application management (18 percent); and Application migration (18 percent). As organizations work to address these issues, survey results indicate that enterprises are moving, or have plans to move, to OpenStack for private cloud initiatives. Sixty (60) percent of survey respondents indicate that they are in the early stages of their OpenStack deployments, and have either not yet completed the implementation stage or are early in the process. An overwhelming 84 percent of respondents say that OpenStack is part of their future cloud plans. Survey respondents cite management visibility (73 percent); deployment speed (72 percent); platform flexibility (69 percent); better agility (69 percent); and competitive advantage (67 percent) as the unique benefits offered by OpenStack over private cloud alternatives. The top challenges to OpenStack adoption include IT staff skill gaps (32 percent), budget limitations (23 percent), and questions about OpenStack project maturity (11 percent) and where to start (10 percent). Survey data further indicates that decision makers believe OpenStack vendors and system integrators are best-positioned to provide experience, help justify investments, and close employee skill gaps. “The survey findings offer a clear indication that OpenStack is quickly becoming a reality for many IT organizations, and can serve as a viable cloud infrastructure backbone for private cloud,” said Radhesh Balakrishnan, general manager, Virtualization, Red Hat. “The survey shows that business leaders understand that OpenStack can bring improved visibility, speed, flexibility, and agility to the private cloud. As these organizations move to OpenStack-powered clouds, they are looking to IT industry leaders to deliver enterprise-class OpenStack by offering a normalized lifecycle, training and support, and a broad ecosystem of partners and OpenStack-certified solutions that will make their journey seamless.” See an infographic highlighting the results of the 2013 Path to an OpenStack-Powered Cloud survey at http://bit.ly/ Methodology and Demographics IDG Connect conducted an online survey on behalf of Red Hat to understand perceptions of private cloud, and particularly, OpenStack. The survey polled 200 individuals actively involved in IT investment decisions from U.S. companies with at least 1,000 employees. Thirty-five (35) percent of respondents were from organizations with more than 5,000 employees. Respondents represented major verticals, including manufacturing, financial services, healthcare / pharmaceutical, retail, and public sector. ATTACHED: Infographic highlighting the results of the 2013 Path to an OpenStack-Powered Cloud survey About Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat is the world's leading provider of open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to reliable and high-performing cloud, Linux, middleware, storage and virtualization technologies. Red Hat also offers award-winning support, training, and consulting services. As the connective hub in a global network of enterprises, partners, and open source communities, Red Hat helps create relevant, innovative technologies that liberate resources for growth and prepare customers for the future of IT. Learn more at http://www.redhat.com. End
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