Organizations gaining competitive advantage through high cloud adoption are reporting almost double the revenue growth and nearly 2.5 times higher gross profit growth than peer companies that are more cautious about cloud computing, according to a recent IBM survey conducted with more than 800 business decision makers and users worldwide.
IBM's survey also revealed that the cloud’s strategic importance to decision-makers, such as CEOs, CMOs, finance, HR and procurement executives, is poised to double from 34 percent to 72 percent – vaulting over their IT counterparts at 58 percent.
The survey found that one out of five organizations is ahead of the curve on cloud adoption and achieving competitive advantage – not just cutting costs and driving efficiency – through cloud computing.
These leading organizations see the benefits of using the cloud - they are 170 percent more likely to use analytics extensively via cloud to derive insights for better business decisions.
In addition, IBM's research found that leading organizations are looking to the cloud to differentiate them from their competitors. In fact, they are 136 percent more likely to use cloud to reinvent customer relationships.
Compared to more cautious cloud adopters, leading organizations are:
· 117 percent more likely to use cloud to enable data-driven decisions
· 79 percent more likely to rely on cloud to locate and leverage expertise anywhere in the ecosystem for deeper collaboration
· 66 percent are using cloud to strengthen the relationship between IT and lines of business and the majority are using cloud to integrate and apply mobile, social, analytics and big data technologies.
The study findings suggest that business and technology leaders should prioritize cloud investments in areas where they can differentiate from the competition.
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