Cloud Security in 2017
- Ninety percent (90%) of small businesses say their cloud storage is secure, a small increase (+3%) from 2016. (Annual Cloud Storage Survey 2017)
- The majority of small businesses that store customer credit card and banking information (62%) or medical data (54%) in cloud storage say they do not follow industry regulations, despite some regulations being mandatory. (Annual Cloud Storage Survey 2017)
- Over half of small businesses use encryption (60%), employee training (58%), or two-factor authentication (53%) to secure their cloud storage. (Annual Cloud Storage Survey 2017)
- U.S. businesses using the cloud rank security as a top benefit (45%) of cloud computing. (Annual Cloud Computing Survey 2017)
- Nearly 70% of U.S. businesses using the cloud feel more comfortable storing data in the cloud than on a legacy system. (Annual Cloud Computing Security Survey 2017)
- Almost two-thirds of U.S. businesses (65%) follow regulatory standards from the Cloud Security Alliance. (Annual Cloud Computing Security Survey 2017)
Consumer Cloud Usage in 2017
- Almost one-third (32%) of consumers who indicated they use a popular cloud-based application believe they do not use the cloud. (Consumer Cloud Security Survey 2017)
- Over half of consumers who know they are using the cloud (52%) take additional steps toward securing their data in the cloud. (Consumer Cloud Security Survey 2017)
- The largest percentage of consumers (42%) believe that responsibility for cloud security falls on the user and cloud provider equally. (Consumer Cloud Security Survey 2017)
Cloud Spending in 2017
- Over two-thirds (67%) of businesses planned to increase their cloud computing spending in 2017. (Annual Cloud Computing Survey 2017)
- Nearly half of businesses (47%) list “increased cost” as a challenge they encountered with their cloud provider in the past year. (Annual Cloud Computing Survey 2017)
- Over half (56%) of U.S. businesses spend more than $100,000 per year on additional security measures for their cloud. (Annual Cloud Computing Security Survey 2017)
Opinions on Cloud Provider Types in 2017
- The largest percentage of Microsoft Azure users are enterprises (37%) while the largest percentage of Google Cloud Platform users are small- to medium-sized businesses (41%). (AWS vs. Azure vs. GCP Survey 2017)
- 41% of respondents who said Amazon Web Services is their primary provider also use Google Cloud Platform – the highest combination among Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, and Microsoft Azure. (AWS vs. Azure vs. GCP Survey 2017)
The State of DevOps in 2017
- The largest percentage of IT professionals agree with Wikipedia’s definition of DevOps, collected at the time of the survey:
- “DevOps… is a culture, movement or practice that emphasizes the collaboration and communication of both software developers and other [IT] professionals while automating the process of software delivery and infrastructure changes.” (DevOps Survey 2017)
- 80% of IT professionals using the cloud are very or somewhat familiar with DevOps. (DevOps Survey 2017)
- Microsoft Azure is more effective than Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform at facilitating DevOps, according to IT professionals. (DevOps Survey 2017)
- Docker is the most popular tool used to facilitate DevOps, used by 41% of companies that have implemented DevOps. (DevOps Survey 2017)
iCloud Usage in 2017
- Almost half of iPhone users (47%) are only “slightly” or “not at all” confident with storing personal information on iCloud. (iCloud Consumer Survey 2017)
- The majority (66%) of iPhone users know with certainty if any iCloud features are enabled on their iPhone. (iCloud Consumer Survey 2017)
- Fifteen percent (15%) of iPhone users do not know what data they are automatically backing up onto iCloud, which may be a security concern. (iCloud Consumer Survey 2017)
Usage of IoT and AI on the Cloud in 2017
- Nearly 1 in 4 businesses on the cloud (23%) use IoT features. (Annual Cloud Computing Security Survey 2017)
- Nearly 1 in 5 businesses on the cloud (18%) are using artificial intelligence (AI) features. (Annual Cloud Computing Survey 2017)
