The document discusses the experience of a law firm, Morgan Cole LLP, in adopting cloud services. They implemented Mimecast's unified email management SaaS to achieve objectives like consolidation, archiving solutions, disaster recovery, and centralised management while staying within budget. The cloud services provided flexibility like supporting an acquisition of over 80 users. It helped with business continuity, archiving and retrieval needs. It provided cost savings and risk management while improving utilization. Users provided unsolicited positive feedback about search capabilities and ease of access provided by the cloud services.
81. Plans for the immediate future 29% of respondents report plans to move their first applications to the cloud in the coming year, while 36% plan to increase their use of the cloud. All Respondents Q16 - Which of the following best describes your organisation’s plans for the next twelve months? Base 333 (Considering cloud use at Q15)
82. Uses of cloud computing Q13. Which of the following applications does your company use cloud hosting for? Base: 257 (those reporting cloud use at Q12) UK 88 US 169 Respondents who are using the cloud are most likely to use cloud for email, security, and storage. Uses on individual user desktops, such as scheduling and desktop applications, are less frequently reported. % Using UK US Email 57% 65% Security 48% 54% Storage 50% 50% ERP 35% 46% Email Archiving 30% 48% CRM 25% 50% Sales Management 24% 31% Continuity 30% 27% Desktop Applications 18% 33% Scheduling / Calendars 17% 30% Other uses 2% 4%
83. Uses of cloud computing by company size US respondents’ usage of all categories of cloud applications has increased significantly since the 2009 survey, with security and ERP showing particularly striking increases. Email cloud adoption is driven by mid-size businesses Storage cloud is most popular with enterprise businesses Whilst security is favoured by smaller businesses Q13. Which of the following applications does your company use cloud hosting for? Base: 257 (250 or less: 54, 251-1000: 95, 1000+: 108)
84. Uses of cloud computing: US 2009 vs. 2010 US respondents’ usage of all categories of cloud applications has increased significantly since the 2009 survey, with security and ERP showing particularly striking increases. Changes in awareness of cloud hosting have probably had some impact on these increases in reported use. Q13. Which of the following applications does your company use cloud hosting for? Base: US 169 (2010)
85. Possible applications for the cloud: Applications being considered Q17a Which cloud-based applications a) have you considered/are you considering using? Base 333 (Considering cloud use at Q15), 121 UK, 212 US US respondents lead the UK respondents in every category of cloud application, and are substantially more likely to be planning cloud-based ERP or CRM systems than their UK counterparts. % Considering UK US Email 60% 66% Security 45% 46% Storage 48% 49% ERP 28% 44% Email Archiving 38% 46% CRM 27% 48% Sales Management 31% 32% Continuity 26% 28% Desktop Applications 32% 36% Scheduling / Calendars 23% 26% Other uses 1% 4%
86. Cloud applications being actively researched Q17b Which cloud-based applications B) are you actively researching / have you actively researched? Base 333 (Considering cloud use at Q15), 121 UK, 212 US US respondents also lead UK respondents in active research, with particularly large gaps in ERP and CRM. % Actively Researching UK US Email 52% 54% Security 40% 42% Storage 35% 42% ERP 28% 40% Email Archiving 26% 38% CRM 23% 47% Sales Management 24% 31% Continuity 19% 23% Desktop Applications 21% 33% Scheduling / Calendars 17% 26% Other uses 0% 3%
89. Over to Jeff Justin Pirie @justinpirie blog.mimecast.com [email_address] Cloud Circle London September 16 th 2010 bucklava
90. Identifying value & getting sign-off Jeff Wright Partner & I&T Director Morgan Cole LLP Solicitors [email_address] Cloud Circle London September 16 th 2010