The drivers of moving to the cloud are manifold, yet so are the challenges that businesses need to overcome if they are to unlock ROI

Drivers

Blockers

Improved scalability and flexibility

56%

Cloud capabilities continue to better support

customer and/or user experiences

49%

Improved computing capabilities

and workload performance

45%

Enhanced capabilities to better meet

compliance/regulatory requirements

41%

Increased business continuity and resilience

40%

Long term cost saving benefits

40%

Meeting cost expectations

35%

Meeting internal expectations for migration

pace/keeping up with business demands

34%

Meeting security expectations

33%

Meeting application performance expectations

32%

Connecting to heritage or legacy environments

32%

Integrating apps designed for on-premises

environments to public cloud

32%

Drivers

Blockers

Improved scalability and flexibility

56%

Cloud capabilities continue to better support

customer and/or user experiences

49%

Improved computing capabilities

and workload performance

45%

Enhanced capabilities to better meet

compliance/regulatory requirements

41%

Increased business continuity and resilience

40%

Long term cost saving benefits

40%

Meeting cost expectations

35%

Meeting internal expectations for migration

pace/keeping up with business demands

34%

Meeting security expectations

33%

Meeting application performance expectations

32%

Connecting to heritage or legacy environments

32%

Integrating apps designed for on-premises

environments to public cloud

32%

Drivers

Blockers

Improved scalability and flexibility

Meeting cost expectations

56%

35%

Cloud capabilities continue to better support

customer and/or user experiences

Meeting internal expectations for migration

pace/keeping up with business demands

49%

34%

Improved computing capabilities

and workload performance

Meeting security expectations

45%

33%

Enhanced capabilities to better meet

compliance/regulatory requirements

Meeting application performance expectations

41%

32%

Increased business continuity and resilience

Connecting to heritage or legacy environments

40%

32%

Integrating apps designed for on-premises

environments to public cloud

Long term cost saving benefits

40%

32%

Drivers

Blockers

Improved scalability and flexibility

Meeting cost expectations

56%

35%

Cloud capabilities continue to better support

customer and/or user experiences

Meeting internal expectations for migration

pace/keeping up with business demands

49%

34%

Improved computing capabilities

and workload performance

Meeting security expectations

45%

33%

Enhanced capabilities to better meet

compliance/regulatory requirements

Meeting application performance expectations

41%

32%

Increased business continuity and resilience

Connecting to heritage or legacy environments

40%

32%

Integrating apps designed for on-premises

environments to public cloud

Long term cost saving benefits

40%

32%