A new study shows that "the cloud" covers more and more mainstream America. No fluffy white things in the sky which are also known by names such as cirrus and cumulus, but Internet-based services for storing, sharing and access to data from any device and any location. However, while it is clear that the cloud will integrate, the survey also shows that people on Main Street are still quite vague on cloud computing. In fact, 22 percent of Americans admitted to pretend to know what the cloud is, especially in their jobs and even on a first date
For Citrix, cloud computing is in our DNA - it ' is what we sell to customers and the way we manage our business. For me personally, it's how I live my life, banking and shopping online access to my day-to-day I am not in the office. We could not exist without the cloud. That's why we were curious what mainstream America thinks the cloud, and above all, do they know they are using cloud computing?
This question was so compelling that we decided to find the answer. We worked with Wakefield Research to conduct a survey of 1,000 Americans across the country to find out what they think of cloud computing. The results are surprising, often funny, and definitely worth sharing.
Overall, we found that most Americans are still pretty foggy on the cloud. But the good news is that the more they learn about cloud computing, the more they see the benefits in their personal and professional life
To start it off, the survey asked :. "When you hear" the cloud, "which is the first word or phrase that comes to mind?" Perhaps not surprisingly, only 16 percent thought the cloud as a computer network used to store data from access and share devices connected to the Internet. the majority responded that it is a real cloud ( "white and puffy"), the sky or something related to the weather, such as rain, thunder or a tornado. with this, it is interesting to note that half of Americans, a majority of the millennium, believe that the storm could interfere with their cloud computing. clearly, cloud computing is a topic covered.
to mark more point that people do not really understand the cloud, a third of respondents said the cloud is a thing of the future and 15 percent said it is for the people who work in technology. an important particular, 54 percent claim they never use the cloud. However, 95 percent of those people who think they are not using the cloud actually do on a regular basis. For example:
- 65 percent of online banking
- 63 percent shopped online
- 58 per cent of sites use social networks such Facebook and Twitter [1945004jeuxenligne] 45 percent played
- 29 percent store photos online
- 22 percent music store or online video
- 19 percent use online file sharing services
You get the idea. All of these are cloud-based services. If you have already sent flowers to someone online, update your Facebook profile from your smartphone, paid a bill from your computer or uploaded photos of your children to Instagram, you use the cloud.
This is what is so fascinating about this survey - the huge disconnect between what Americans know (or think they know) and what they actually do when it comes to cloud computing. As technology sector, we must ask whether it is actually important that mainstream America realizes the cloud is now underpins much of their daily lives. Or, is it sufficient that it "works"?
Interestingly, after saying that the cloud is part of the investigation process, the Americans had strong feelings about the benefits of cloud computing.
- Three in five (59 percent) believe the "workplace of the future" will exist entirely in the cloud.
- 40 percent said access to working information while at home in their "birthday suit" is a benefit to the cloud.
- 35 percent said they appreciate the opportunity to share information with people they prefer not to interact with in person.
- 33 percent said it allows them to sunbathe on the beach and accessing computer files at the same time!
it is clear that the cloud let us work so that we have never before.
The survey also revealed America's confidence in the wider economic benefits of the cloud. For example, 35 percent believe that the cloud improves customer engagement for companies, another 35 percent believed that it helps consumers by reducing costs, and almost as many say that the cloud is a catalyst for growth small businesses (32 percent).
in total, this new Wakefield survey shows that cloud computing is rooted in the dominant American culture. While many are still just tuning the technology and its benefits, it is clear that people learn about the many ways cloud computing can improve their lives. We are at the dawn of an exciting next step in the adoption of cloud computing.
It will be fascinating to revisit these results a year from now and see what kind of progress we have made. Meanwhile, you can find all the results of the investigation to http://www.citrix.com/cloud-confusion-survey. Now tell me, how do you define the cloud?
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