Hot Research diagram: Open source software into cloud computing main force

The 2011 Cloud Computing Development Outlook survey, released by three Open-source cloud service providers cloud.com, Bitnami and Zenoss, shows that open source software is becoming increasingly dominant in the cloud computing world. The survey noted that in all of the cloud deployments they surveyed, there were only 3% cloud projects that did not use open source software at all, and 69% of cloud projects used Open-source software where possible.

The above figure is a number of important data extracted from the survey. For the open source community, some other important data is that 58% of the respondents still do not have a cloud computing strategy. Linux is naturally the most important cloud operating system, with a usage rate of over 80%. Surprisingly, however, Microsoft's operating system also has a whopping 66% utilization in cloud deployments.

The survey's rationale for adopting cloud solutions is not surprising: companies have an extraordinary interest in cloud computing. Surveys show that 61% of companies are still in the process of  or planning, some have passed cloud computing (but not yet implemented), 20% have implemented cloud computing, and 20% have not yet developed cloud computing implementation plans.

Saving hardware investment is the first reason many companies accept cloud computing (68%). In addition, faster infrastructure deployment (66%) reduces system management burdens (57%) and is also at the forefront of cloud adoption grounds. The CTO surveyed said scalability (71%) was the main reason they adopted cloud computing. The second is flexibility, which is to dynamically adjust resources according to requirements change (61%).

Of course, impartial readers of the survey need to judge for themselves, since the three companies that sponsor the survey themselves are larger open source businesses.

Cloud computing is one of the most discussed it trends in recent years. Its potential to increase efficiency, improve reliability and the overall impact on enterprise productivity is enormous. And with the development of the ecosystem of cloud computing, understanding the factors that affect the adoption of cloud computing becomes more important so that members of the entire cloud ecosystem can adapt to the needs of cloud users.

The 2011 Cloud Computing Development Outlook report aims to  about the use of virtualization and cloud computing technologies among enterprise users to help the public understand the evolution of cloud computing technology and its services. The survey results from the 2nd quarter of 2011 's survey of more than 500 users in the Bitnami, cloud.com and Zenoss Open source and systems management communities. The goal is to look at the trends in cloud computing technology and provide a reference for deploying virtual infrastructure.

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