Executives Take Charge of Cloud, Still Depend on IT
While a third (32 percent ) of executives agree that the IT department is currently the main driver of cloud adoption, another 45 percent report that individuals business units are ultimately responsible for cloud adoption strategies, according to an article from Forbes and a new survey of 460 IT leaders and senior managers conducted by Capgemini.
However, the article says, just because cloud computing is in more of the hands of the business does not mean it’s run as effectively as possible. The board of directors is seen as both a driver (29 percent) and a blocker (28 percent) of cloud initiatives, suggesting that in many cases “benefiting from the cloud is still being hindered by a lack of appropriate senior level understanding and commitment,” the report states,. “It is safe to conclude that by now the benefits of the cloud are clear and widely understood.”