Oracle Private-Hybrid Cloud Survey

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1 Oracle Private-Hybrid Cloud Survey Aggregate Research Results IDG Connect February 2016

2 DEMOGRAPHICS

3 COUNTRY Which country do you currently reside in? Switzerland 5% Bahrain 1% Saudi Arabia 5% United Arab Emirates 5% Denmark 5% Norway 5% Finland 6% Lebanon 0.4% Qatar 0.4% Kuwait 0.4% France 11% Russia 11% Germany 11% Sweden 6% United Kingdom 11% Netherlands 6% South Africa 11% 3

4 COUNTRY SUMMARY Denmark 5% Which country do you currently reside in? Switzerland 5% Finland 6% Norway 5% Sweden 6% Netherlands 6% Middle East 12% France 11% Russia 11% South Africa 11% Germany 11% United Kingdom 11% 4

5 ORGANIZATION SIZE Employees 1% How many employees do you have working in your organization? (Select one) Employees 12% 10,000 or More Employees 12% Employees 22% Employees 22% Employees 31% 5

6 PRIMARY JOB TITLE - IT MANAGEMENT Executive VP, Senior VP 10% Which of the below best describes your primary job title? VP 12% CIO, CTO, CDO 22% Manager 31% Director 25% 6

7 INDUSTRY Which of the following best describes your industry? (Select one) Oil/ Gas/ Utility 3% Insurance 3% Health/ Medical/ Pharmaceutical 4% Manufacturing (Computer Related) 4% Construction/ Architecture 4% Communications/ Entertainment/ Media 4% Retail Trade/ E- Tailing 4% Others 19% Education 5% Software/ Computer Services 16% Electronics 7% Finance/ Banking/ Accounting/ Investment 11% Manufacturing (Non Computer Related) 9% Engineering 8% 7

8 SURVEY FINDINGS

9 PRIVATE CLOUD AS ENABLER 100% 92 80% % 40% 20% % Innovate Faster Win Customers Retain Customers Yes No Question 5. Does the private cloud allow you to innovate faster to win or retain customers? (Select one in each column) 9

10 PRIVATE CLOUD AND BUSINESS VALUE Almost all respondents said private cloud allows them to have IT focus on areas that will deliver more business value (94%) No 6% Yes 94% 10

11 VALUE AREAS AND BENEFITS Ability to Scale 68% Integration with Partners and Suppliers Maintaining Required Performance/ Availability Service Levels Security of Customer Information 64% 63% 62% Communication with Prospects and Customers 62% Entry into New Markets or Customer Segments 59% Adaptation to New Customer Requirements 58% Enhanced Customer Experience 44% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% Question 7. What areas of business value see the greatest benefit? (Select one or more) Which is most important? (Select one only) 11

12 MOST IMPORTANT Enhanced Customer Experience 2% Question 7. What areas of business value see the greatest benefit? (Select one or more) Which is most important? (Select one only) Entry into New Markets or Customer Segments 10% Adaptation to New Customer Requirements 14% Ability to Scale 9% Communication with Prospects and Customers 14% Security of Customer Information 19% Integration with Partners and Suppliers 15% Maintaining Required Performance/ Availability Service Levels 17% 12

13 PRIVATE CLOUD ADOPTION 60% % % % Current Two Years At an Intermediate stage Have Taken First Steps e.g. virtualization Mature and Sophisticated No Plans Other (please state) Question 8. How mature is your organization in its adoption of Private Cloud (Select one) Where do feel you will be in two years? (Select one) 13

14 SUCCESSFUL PRIVATE CLOUD DRIVERS Standardization of IT 82% Having Governance Controls in Place 70% Winning the Support of Key Business Decision Makers 70% Strong Relationship with Supplier 46% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Question 9. What are the building blocks of a successful Private Cloud infrastructure? (Select all that apply) Which is most important? (Select one) 14

15 MOST IMPORTANT Strong Relationship with Supplier 11% Question 9. What are the building blocks of a successful Private Cloud infrastructure? (Select all that apply) Which is most important? (Select one) Winning the Support of Key Business Decision Makers 23% Having Governance Controls in Place 33% Standardization of IT 33% 15

16 KEY HYBRID CLOUD DRIVERS Low Barrier to Entry 3% Question 10. If using Hybrid Cloud infrastructure, what is most important (Select one only) Having Governance Controls in Place 13% Scalability 8% Strong Relationship with Supplier 22% Winning the Support of Key Business Decision Makers 29% Cost Efficiency 25% 16

17 DEGREE OF INFLUENCE Multiple Mean Private Cloud Influence Hybrid Cloud Influence Centralized IT Other Business Functions Question 11. How much influence does each functional area have to move from existing systems and platforms to Private Cloud? (Sum to 100) To Hybrid Cloud? (Sum to 100) 17

18 INFLUENCE FACTORS Multiple Mean 15 We Want to Reduce Costs We Wanted to Provide Faster Business Value We Preferred Private or Hybrid Cloud to Public Cloud A Practical Approach that Let Us Deploy and Get the Benefits of Cloud with Little Risk and Lots of Flexibility We had a Clear Strategy to Move Applications to the Cloud Wherever Possible A Way to Navigate Governance and Security Requirements 5 We had an Aging Datacenter that Needed Modernizing We Want to Enable Staff to Pursue New Areas of Innovation We Deploy Primarily For Test/ Development 0 Private Cloud Hybrid Cloud We Wanted to Experiment and Compare Different Cloud Models A Way to Put Individual Workloads in Optimally Effective Environments Question 12. What weight do you give to each of the following as motivation to move toward Private Cloud? (Sum to 100) To Hybrid Cloud? 18

19 BARRIERS TO ADOPT/EXPAND PRIVATE CLOUD USE Data Security Hardware Costs Software License Costs Virtualization and Automation Integration with Existing Applications Network Design Available Skills Competing Budget Priorities Application Performance Identity Management Executive Management Support Vendor Selection 45% 45% 43% 42% 40% 38% 38% 37% 34% 33% 32% 54% 0% 20% 40% 60% Question 13. What are/were the major barriers you see for your organization as it adopts or expands the use of Private Cloud? (Select all that apply). Which one is the most critical? (Select one only) 19

20 MOST CRITICAL Question 13. What are/were the major barriers you see for your organization as it adopts or expands the use of Private Cloud? (Select all that apply). Which one is the most critical? (Select one only) Virtualization and Automation Challenges 7% Identity Management 5% Executive Management Support 5% Network Design 6% Vendor Selection 6% Competing Budget Priorities 6% Application Performance 7% Available Skills 7% Software License Costs 8% Data Security 24% Integration with Existing Applications 10% Hardware Costs 9% 20

21 BARRIERS TO ADOPT/EXPAND HYBRID CLOUD USE Need to Manage Multiple IT Architectures 60% Network Bandwidth and Management 57% Strong Relationship with IT Supplier 52% Scalability 51% Decide which Workloads Sit where 47% Understand Data Governance Challenges 28% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% Question 14. What are the major barriers you see for your organization as it adopts or expands the use of Hybrid Cloud? (Select one or more) Which is most significant? (Select one only) 21

22 MOST SIGNIFICANT Understand Data Governance Challenges 9% Question 14. What are the major barriers you see for your organization as it adopts or expands the use of Hybrid Cloud? (Select one or more) Which is most significant? (Select one only) Decide which Workloads Sit where 9% Scalability 11% Need to Manage Multiple IT Architectures 21% Network Bandwidth and Management 26% Strong Relationship with IT Supplier 24% 22

23 PRIVATE CLOUD DEPLOYMENT LEARNINGS Standardization of IT Must be in Place First 53% IT Change Management Must be Strong 51% Communication of Strategy to IT Staff is Critical 51% Adequate Staff Skills Must be Added/ Retained 49% Showing Value to the Business is Critical Communication Lines with Executive Stakeholders Must be Good A Phased Approach to Develop Best Practices is Key Defining what is a Private Cloud is a Big Part of the Challenge 47% 43% 42% 38% 0% 20% 40% 60% Question 15. What were the biggest learnings or ah ha moments from your Private Cloud deployment? (Select one or more) What was the most valuable? (Select one only) 23

24 MOST VALUABLE LEARNING Question 15. What were the biggest learnings or ah ha moments from your Private Cloud deployment? (Select one or more) What was the most valuable? (Select one only) Defining what is a Private Cloud is a Big Part of the Challenge 7% A Phased Approach to Develop Best Practices is Key 9% Communication Lines with Executive Stakeholders Must be Good 12% Communication of Strategy to IT Staff is Critical 13% Adequate Staff Skills Must be Added/ Retained 13% Standardization of IT Must be in Place First 17% IT Change Management Must be Strong 15% Showing Value to the Business is Critical 14% 24

25 PRIVATE CLOUD FORMAT Software as a Service 71% Database as a Service 70% Platform as a Service 62% Middleware as a Service 53% Infrastructure as a Service 41% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% Question 16. Which form of Private Cloud do you view as important to your organization? (Select one or more) What will be most important in two years? (Select one only) 25

26 PRIVATE CLOUD FORMAT IN TWO YEARS Question 16. Which form of Private Cloud do you view as important to your organization? (Select one or more) What will be most important in two years? (Select one only) Infrastructure as a Service 16% Platform as a Service 23% Middleware as a Service 9% Database as a Service 27% Software as a Service 25% 26

27 IMPORTANT TECHNICAL AREAS BEFORE DEPLOYMENT Application Integration 62% Systems Management 60% Deployment Architecture 57% Availability Architecture 55% Compelling Business Case 28% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% Question 17. Which of these technical areas were important when you scoped your Private Cloud deployment? (Select one or more) 27

28 IMPORTANCE OF TECHNICAL AREAS AFTER DEPLOYMENT Systems Management 57% Application Integration 56% Deployment Architecture 51% Availability Architecture 49% Compelling Business Case 23% 0% 20% 40% 60% Question 18. And after deployments, which do you feel you required more consideration? (Select one or more) 28

29 PRIVATE CLOUD VENDORS CONSIDERED Microsoft 67% IBM Cisco Oracle 49% 53% 51% HP VMWare 40% 38% Citrix 33% Red Hat NetApp Engineered Systems/ Integrated 18% 23% 26% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% Question 19. Which private cloud vendors were considered during your most recent private cloud deployment? (Select one or more) Which vendor was your primary partner? (Select one only) 29

30 PRIMARY CONSIDERATION Question 19. Which private cloud vendors were considered during your most recent private cloud deployment? (Select one or more) Which vendor was your primary partner? (Select one only) Engineered Systems/ Integrated Infrastructure Specialist e.g. Nutanix 3% Citrix 4% Red Hat 4% NetApp 3% HP 7% VMWare 8% Cisco 11% CSC 0.2% CapGemini Tieto 0.2% Oracle 12% 0.2% First Technology 0.2% Microsoft 29% IBM 16% 30

31 FUTURE PLAN Deploy More Private Cloud Services 71% Deploy More Hybrid Cloud Services 68% Deploy More Public Cloud Services 63% Commercialize Projects and Sell Our Cloud Services to Third-Party Customers 47% Unsure/ Don t Know 10% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% Question 20. Which of these are among your plans for next steps toward a cloud-based infrastructure? (Select one or more) What is the highest priority? (Select one) 31

32 HIGHEST PRIORITY Unsure/ Don t Know 2% Question 20. Which of these are among your plans for next steps toward a cloud-based infrastructure? (Select one or more) What is the highest priority? (Select one) Deploy More Public Cloud Services 16% Commercialize Projects and Sell Our Cloud Services to Third-Party Customers 13% Deploy More Hybrid Cloud Services 32% Deploy More Private Cloud Services 36% 32

33 SURVEY QUESTIONS

34 SURVEY QUESTION 1 Question 1. Which country do you currently reside in? Country Russia United Kingdom South Africa France Germany United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia Yemen Syria Jordan Lebanon Oman Kuwait Qatar Bahrain Netherlands Finland Norway Denmark Sweden Switzerland Other (specify) 34

35 SURVEY QUESTION 2 Question 2. How many employees do you have working in your organization? (Select one) Organization Size Fewer than 10 Employees Employees Employees Employees Employees Employees Employees 10,000 Or More Employees 35

36 SURVEY QUESTION 3 Question 3. Which of the below best describes your primary job title? Primary Job Title IT Management: CIO, CTO, CDO IT Management: Executive VP, Senior VP IT Management: VP IT Management: Director IT Management: Manager IT: Other Other (specify) 36

37 SURVEY QUESTION 4 Question 4. Which of the following best describes your industry? (Select one) Industry Aerospace/Defense Contractor Agriculture/Forestry Communications/Entertainment/Media Construction/Architecture Distribution/Wholesale Education Electronics Engineering Finance/Banking/Accounting/Investment Government/Public Administration/ Military Health/Medical/Pharmaceutical Hospitality Insurance Internet Service Provider Legal Manufacturing (Computer Related) Manufacturing (Non Computer Related) Mining/Construction/Petroleum/Refining Non-Profit Oil/Gas/Utility Publishing/Advertising/Broadcasting/Public Relations Real Estate Retail Trade/E-Tailing Software/Computer Services Transportation (Commercial) Transportation (Public) Other (specify) 37

38 SURVEY QUESTION 5-6 Question 5. Does the private cloud allow you to innovate faster to win or retain customers? (Select one in each column) Private Cloud as Enabler Yes No Question 6. Does the private cloud allow you to have IT focus on areas that will deliver more business value? (Select one only) Private Cloud and Business Value Yes No 38

39 SURVEY QUESTION 7 Question 7. What areas of business value see the greatest benefit? (Select one or more) Which is most important? (Select one only) Value Areas and Benefits Ability to Scale Integration with Partners and Suppliers Communication with Prospects and Customers Maintaining Required Performance/Availability Service Levels Adaptation to New Customer Requirements Entry into New Markets or Customer Segments Security of Customer Information Enhanced Customer Experience Other (specify) 39

40 SURVEY QUESTION 8-9 Question 8. How mature is your organization in its adoption of Private Cloud (Select one) Where do feel you will be in two years? (Select one) Private Cloud Adoption Have Taken First Steps e.g. virtualization At an Intermediate stage Mature and Sophisticated No Plans Other (please state) Question 9. What are the building blocks of a successful Private Cloud infrastructure? (Select all that apply) Which is most important? (Select one) Successful Private Cloud Drivers Standardization of IT Having Governance Controls in Place Winning the Support of Key Business Decision Makers Strong Relationship with Supplier 40

41 SURVEY QUESTION Question 10. If using Hybrid Cloud infrastructure, what is most important (Select one only) Key Hybrid Cloud Drivers Having Governance Controls in Place Winning the Support of Key Business Decision Makers Strong Relationship with Supplier Cost Efficiency Scalability Low Barrier to Entry Question 11. How much influence does each functional area have to move from existing systems and platforms to Private Cloud? (Sum to 100) To Hybrid Cloud? (Sum to 100) Degree of Influence Centralized IT Other Business Functions 41

42 SURVEY QUESTION 12 Question 12. What weight do you give to each of the following as motivation to move toward Private Cloud? (Sum to 100) To Hybrid Cloud? Influence Factors We had an Aging Datacenter that Needed Modernizing We Wanted to Provide Faster Business Value We Deploy Primarily for Test/Development We had a Clear Strategy to Move Applications to the Cloud Wherever Possible We Preferred Private or Hybrid Cloud to Public Cloud We Wanted to Experiment and Compare Different Cloud Models We Want to Reduce Costs We Want to Enable Staff to Pursue New Areas of Innovation A Practical Approach that Let Us Deploy and Get the Benefits of Cloud with Little Risk and Lots of Flexibility A Way to Put Individual Workloads in Optimally Effective Environments A Way to Navigate Governance and Security Requirements 42

43 SURVEY QUESTION 13 Question 13. What are/were the major barriers you see for your organization as it adopts or expands the use of Private Cloud? (Select all that apply). Which one is the most critical? (Select one only) Barriers to Adopt/Expand Private Cloud Use Integration with Existing Applications Available Skills Hardware Costs Data Security Vendor Selection Virtualization and Automation Challenges Software License Costs Network Design Identity Management Application Performance Executive Management Support Competing Budget Priorities 43

44 SURVEY QUESTION 14 Question 14. What are the major barriers you see for your organization as it adopts or expands the use of Hybrid Cloud? (Select one or more) Which is most significant? (Select one only) Barriers to Adopt/Expand Hybrid Cloud Use Scalability Network Bandwidth and Management Strong Relationship with IT Supplier Need to Manage Multiple IT Architectures Decide which Workloads Sit where Understand Data Governance Challenges 44

45 SURVEY QUESTION 15 Question 15. What were the biggest learnings or ah ha moments from your Private Cloud deployment? (Select one or more) What was the most valuable? (Select one only) Private Cloud Deployment Learnings Communication Lines with Executive Stakeholders Must be Good Communication of Strategy to IT Staff is Critical Adequate Staff Skills Must be Added/Retained A Phased Approach to Develop Best Practices is Key Showing Value to the Business is Critical Standardization of IT Must be in Place First IT Change Management Must be Strong Defining what is a Private Cloud is a Big Part of the Challenge 45

46 SURVEY QUESTION Question 16. Which form of Private Cloud do you view as important to your organization? (Select one or more) What will be most important in two years? (Select one only) Private Cloud Format Middleware as a Service Database as a Service Platform as a Service Software as a Service Infrastructure as a Service Other (Please State) Question 17. Which of these technical areas were important when you scoped your Private Cloud deployment? (Select one or more) Important Technical Areas Systems Management Deployment Architecture Availability Architecture Application Integration Compelling Business Case Other (Please State) 46

47 SURVEY QUESTION 18 Question 18. And after deployments, which do you feel you required more consideration? (Select one or more) Relative Importance of Technical Areas Systems Management Deployment Architecture Availability Architecture Application Integration Compelling Business Case Other (Please State) 47

48 SURVEY QUESTION 19 Question 19. Which private cloud vendors were considered during your most recent private cloud deployment? (Select one or more) Which vendor was your primary partner? (Select one only) Private Cloud Vendors Considered Oracle VMWare IBM HP Cisco Microsoft Citrix NetApp Red Hat Engineered Systems/Integrated Infrastructure Specialist e.g. Nutanix Other (Please State) 48

49 SURVEY QUESTION 20 Question 20. Which of these are among your plans for next steps toward a cloudbased infrastructure? (Select one or more) What is the highest priority? (Select one) Future Plan Deploy More Public Cloud Services Deploy More Private Cloud Services Deploy More Hybrid Cloud Services Commercialize Projects and Sell Our Cloud Services to Third-Party Customers Unsure/Don t Know Other (Please State) 49

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