Cloud computing has greatly facilitated the next generation of startups

The potential of cloud computing is not only to deliver low-cost, flexible services to existing businesses and organizations, but also to provide a very good foundation for the next generation of startups.

The survey was conducted by 1300 business executives from the UK and the United States, supported by the Manchester Institute of Business in the UK, and hosted by Rackspace. The survey found that cloud computing is having a lot of positive effects, from cost savings to promoting innovation and so on, http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/7974.html "> Interestingly, most executives in the survey thought , the existence of cloud computing has laid a good foundation for the next generation of startups.

62% of respondents fully or partially agreed that "cloud computing is one of the most critical factors in promoting the development of entrepreneurs and start-ups", and 25% strongly agreed.

Many of the respondents expressed their views based on their past experience, and in fact 43% of the respondents said their companies were just under 3 years old. Most of the companies surveyed (52% per cent) said they could not afford to pay for the local system without cloud computing, or would find it very difficult to build a local system. 43% indicates that the existence of cloud computing makes start-up companies "easier".

Nearly half (49%) of respondents said the use of cloud computing enabled their companies to compete with larger companies.

Cloud computing is the foundation of the New York Times Tom Fredman so-called "DIY economy" The survey also supported this concept, as in the 2011 Forbes article entitled "Cloud Computing or a heavy blow to economic demand," because cloud computing allows entrepreneurs and innovators to start their new careers at low cost Most of the resources they need now have become online services, and some are not even spending at all. Given the current rate of employment, the low cost of cloud computing or the foundation for a start-up is unprecedented in the past. The same applies to departments in large organizations, such as designing new products, without having to go through corporate finance or it approval, which will undoubtedly promote a new entrepreneurial spirit.

As a result, we will see a growing number of very lightweight businesses that are supported by applications that run on other people's data centers.

But it also needs to be noted that as the survey is carried out by cloud service providers, there may be a certain tendency to advertise the positive side of cloud computing. In contrast, a recent survey by the neutral vendor Open Group shows that many executives are losing confidence in the gap between ROI and expectation after the adoption of cloud computing.

Nonetheless, the overwhelming endorsement of cloud computing dominance in the survey shows that cloud computing has a very strong value for small businesses and start-ups. But it is worth discussing how the existing large organizations will be.

The benefits of cloud computing are reflected in IT budgets-two-thirds (66%) of organizations using private or public clouds say cloud services do reduce their IT costs, while nearly 60% (58%) say that it is the most obvious advantage of cloud computing not having to build IT infrastructure at their own expense.

In organizations that say cloud computing lowers their costs, the average reduction is 23%. By calculating the total value of these organizations ' it expenditures, it was concluded that the cost of 500,000 dollars was reduced on average.

Here's a survey of cloud computing benefits:

Cost savings without having to build IT infrastructure--58%

Can effectively control the cost proportion--48%

Easier to deploy, use, and manage--46%

Pay On Demand--45%

Dramatically reduces time to deal with it issues and thus improves productivity--41%

Better control of spending--38%

Cost forecasts are easier to help manage cash flow--36%

Get professional knowledge from cloud service providers--27%

The same level of high-performance service--24% can be used with larger competitive enterprises.

(Responsible editor: Schpeppen)