ISLANDIA, N.Y., Aug. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Project and
Portfolio Management (PPM) will play an increasingly vital role in
driving cloud transformation, according to a global, independent
research study, The PPM Cloud Accelerator Report 2011 commissioned
by CA Technologies. Additionally, the survey revealed that over the
next two years, there will be a 13 percent increase in demand for
PPM among organizations to plan and execute successful cloud
initiatives - the highest increase of any software category used to
manage public cloud-related projects.
The survey of 530 organizations in nine countries - Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the
Netherlands, the United
Kingdom and the United
States - also found that 41.5 percent of respondents expect
public cloud use to increase IT project complexity. Part of the
reason for this, the survey reveals, is that the proportion of
public cloud investment bypassing the control of IT will rise by
six percent during the next two years. By adopting PPM solutions,
organizations will be uniquely positioned to manage successful
cloud initiatives, increase business agility and innovation, and
provide visibility and control over their cloud services
portfolio.
"CIOs need to retain visibility and control to ensure the
transformative value of cloud computing does not come at a high
cost," explains Helge Scheil, senior
vice president, CA Technologies. "The report reinforces the view
that PPM solutions are an increasingly important weapon in helping
enterprises handle public cloud investments, application migration
and governance. With PPM, organizations can begin to align
resources, requirements and schedules to continually improve the
innovation lifecycle. Moreover, they can determine what is needed,
accelerate time-to-value for every investment and clearly
demonstrate the transformational value of cloud computing
investments."
Other highlights of The PPM Cloud Accelerator Report 2011
include:
- Use of Cloud-based services is increasing: the proportion of IT
budget invested in public Clouds will rise to 19 percent by end of
2013.
- Cost savings are the primary reason for applications to be
moved to and/or sourced from the Cloud.
- Europe and North America could be neck and neck in public
Cloud adoption by 2013: Europe
will allocate 17.9 percent of their IT budgets to public
Cloud-based services by the end of 2013, compared to 17 percent in
North America.
- Enterprises currently not using PPM solutions recognize the
strategic value PPM could provide in terms of Cloud adoption
decision making, and they anticipate adopting PPM solutions in the
future.
- Large-scale application migration will be hard work for at
least 50 percent of all applications -hence the need for solutions
such as PPM.
About The PPM Cloud Accelerator Report
2011
This global research study was conducted by Ovum, a leading
research and analysis organization, on behalf of CA Technologies.
Ovum conducted telephone interviews on behalf of CA Technologies
with key IT decision makers in 530 organizations worldwide.
The participating countries were Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the
Netherlands, the U.K. and the U.S. The organizations
surveyed ranged in size, industry sector and geography, but
practically all are currently using public Clouds. Industry sectors
included were: education, finance, healthcare and pharmaceutical,
technology, media and telecommunications, manufacturing, public
sector, retail and wholesale services, energy, infrastructure, and
utilities.
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