Moving to the Cloud: What Our Research Says

Even before the pandemic forced companies across the globe to re-evaluate their technology, most were already aware of the value of moving to the cloud — and many had started or completed the process.

Now that we’ve all transitioned to a digital-first mindset, cloud migration is an even more important priority across industries and sectors. This interest brings with it an awareness of the questions associated with moving to the cloud, such as deciding between full or partial migration, which platform to use, and selecting either lift-and-shift or cloud-native.

For many companies, these uncertainties are compounded by knowledge gaps in comprehensive planning and development, implementation, and post-migration processes. Our Tecknoworks team was particularly interested in how all these factors are affecting companies today, and where they are in their own plans to shift to the cloud.

To find out, we conducted a survey of over 150 executives to determine their company’s current cloud status and future plans.

Moving to the Cloud - Research Summary

Some of the findings include:

• About 10% of companies have not yet migrated at all, even partially
• Among companies that have started, there is an almost even split between lift-and-shift and cloud-native
• About 45% of companies choose to outsource at least part of the project

The report also describes some common setbacks and struggles companies encounter in their quest to migrate.

These include:

• Concerns about speed and security
• Challenges with changing company culture and work processes
• Existing applications not being cloud-ready

Moving to the Cloud - Full Report

To learn more, and to see how your company compares, read the full report here.